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When Corona struck, on-site auditing became difficult, if not impossible. Our auditors had to make some fundamental changes to be able to service customers. Bert van Erkel, Lead Auditor at Kiwa, tells how the practice of remote auditing with Teams has accelerated recently.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the EU has postponed the date of application of the EU Medical Devices Regulation by one year. The Medical Devices Directives transitional period has also been extended.

Kiwa has launched a quality mark for the review of COVID-19 Preventive measures for organizations that wish to have their COVID-19 measures tested against the applicable (inter)national requirements and any additional guidelines.

Being a leader in quality and reliability also includes compliance, proper conduct and living up to a high moral standard. To ensure we do, Kiwa is working according to a Conduct and Compliance framework.

Both organizations and consumers are increasingly aware of the impact of their actions on the environment. ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 certification helps companies to have a more sustainable business.

Kiwa Norway now offers worldwide accredited certification in accordance with the most recognized international standard for sustainable seafood, MSC - Chain of Custody.

Guusje Fonville is test engineer at Kiwa. As business for a lot of companies continues during these times, our test work also does. Guusje tells how she performs her work taking the necessary health and safety measures into account.

In order to contribute to the fight against the corona pandemic, Kiwa Primara GmbH (part of Kiwa Germany) has expanded its capacities regarding testing of medical devices and components.

Today, April 7, it's International Beaver Day! In our corporate identity, the beaver, plays an important role. That is why we also like to pay attention to this steady, friendly and hard-working creature on this special day. 

The Emergency Medical Communication Center (AMK) Nord-Trøndelag in Namsos, Norway, is now ISO 9001 certified. The audit was conducted without the physical presence of the auditor. Both AMK Nord-Trøndelag and Kiwa Norway are positive about this way of remote auditing.