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Influence of Quality Infrastructure

5 years ago
Stevon Gordon
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FOOD HYGIENE

6 years ago
Stevon Gordon

People have the right to expect the food they eat to be safe and suitable for consumption. Foodborne illness and foodborne injury are at best unpleasant; at worst, they can be fatal. But there are also other consequences. Outbreaks of foodborne illness can damage trade and tourism, and lead to ...

Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI)

7 years ago
ABBS

The International System of Units, universally abbreviated SI (from the French Le Système International d’Unités), is the modern metric system of measurement. Long the dominant measurement system used in science, the SI is becoming the dominant measurement system used in international commerce.

THE ANSWER TO THE GLOBAL QUALITY CHALLENGE: A NATIONAL QUALITY INFRASTRUCTURE

7 years ago
ABBS

Industrial countries rely on many standards and technical regulations for their trade-related activities. If developing countries wish to enter the global market, they must be able to count on standards-related facilities including access to standards and technical regulations, metrology, ...

“Metrology – in short” 3rd edition

7 years ago
ABBS

The main purpose of “Metrology – in short” 3rd edition is to increase awareness of metrology and to establish a common metrological frame of reference. It is meant to provide users of metrology with a transparent and handy tool to obtain metrological information. Today’s global economy ...

ISOfocus 124 - Transport trends

7 years ago
ABBS

An overview of recent trends and near-term prospects for the transport sector at a global level, as well as the long-term outlook for standards in the industry (maritime, air and land).

Informative Bulletin of the Inter-American Metrology System - OAS

8 years ago
ABBS

INFOSIM is a publication issued by the Inter-American Metrology System (SIM), financed as a part of the project "Enhancing National Measurement Infrastructure in the Americas" of the Organization of American States (OAS). Partial or full reproduction by any means of its contents is ...

Understanding Codex

8 years ago
ABBS

The best traditions of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have encouraged food-related scientific and technological research as well as discussion. In doing so, they have lifted the world community’s awareness of food ...

ISO Focus 116 - The service economy

8 years ago
ABBS

This issue looks closely at the work ISO technical committees are doing in developing standards for IT service management, consulting, tourism and training.

RELATED ORGANISATIONS

CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ)

Bridgetown, Barbados

International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Geneva, Switzerland

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

Geneva, Switzerland

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International

Pennsylvania, United States

Codex Alimentarius (CODEX)

Rome, Italy

Food and Agriculture of the United Nation (FAO)

Rome, Italy

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