Scope of Accreditation
- HEIACert Quality Management System has been established and implemented following the principle of international standard ISO/IEC 17065 (Management Requirements – Option A),
- ISO/IEC 17065 is the leading internationally accepted standard for certification bodies operating a product certification system. It is accepted all over the world as the indicator that a certification body is competent.
- HEIACert follows the ISO/IEC 17065 standard requirements in product certification operations.
Since 4th of November 2018, HEIACert had been accredited against ISO/IEC 17065 by an American Accreditation Body: IAS (International Accreditation Service).
GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard (IFA): Crops Base (CB) Sub-scope: Fruits & Vegetables (FV) Version 5
- Option 1 Individual Producer [one site] & Option 1 Individual Producer Multisite without implementation QMS.
Since 7th of May 2020, HEIACert has been expanded the scope of accreditation to cover:
GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard (IFA): Crops Base (CB) Sub-scope: Fruits & Vegetables (FV) Version 5
- Option 2 Producer Group.
HEIACert Certification of Accreditation and Scope of Accreditation
Please check HEIACert accreditation status using (PCA-134) in the IAS Website. http://www.iasonline.org
Please check the GLOBALG.A.P. Website. http://www.globalgap.org
G.G. Module Add on: HEIACert now, is provide a GRASP Assessment service “from 1 June 2020”.
HEIACert also is going to established an integrated QMS according to the international standards ISO/IEC 17065 (for product Certification Services) and ISO/IEC 17021 (for Management System Certification Services).
- The Management System Certification Scope will be: Quality Management System “ISO 9001” and Food Safety Management System “ISO 22000”
Refer to HEIACert Quality Manual – Version 2.0