IQC - The Key to Business Success
IQC the Institute of Quality and Control is the largest private certification body in Israel and operates according to the international rules for certification bodies:
ISO/IEC 17021-1 and ISO/IEC 17065 . We certify management systems: QMS – Quality Management Systems, EMS – Environmental management Systems,
FSMS – Food Safety Management Systems, MD – Medical Devices Quality Management Systems, and Product Certification.
IQC the Institute of Quality and Control was privatized in 2003 after acting for 44 years as a public body. With the privatization, IQC has developed and strengthened and has become a group that includes companies which operate in the following sectors: certification for quality and product standards and inspection in various fields.
IQC the Institute of Quality and Control is accredited by RVA, the Dutch Accreditation body for ISO/IEC 17021-1 (C560) & ISO/IEC 17065 (C574), IQC is also accredited by Accredia, the Italian Accreditation body for ISO/IEC 17021-1 (02227) These accreditations are internationally recognized.
Both RVA and Accredia are signatories to the MLA (Mutual Lateral Agreement) as part of the IAF (the International Accreditation Forum). An accredited certification body promotes the IAF`s vision of “certified once accepted everywhere”.
IQC the Institute of Quality and Control is accredited by ISRAC for ISO/IEC 17025 (465)
IQC the Institute of Quality and Control has cooperation agreements with international certifying bodies:
IQC is the exclusive subcontractor in Israel for the largest international certifying body, Bureau Veritas Certification.
IQC represents additional international certifying bodies including:NSF-ISR for aerospace and defense (AS9100), NSF for BRCGS Global food standards, and BRCGS Global packaging standards.
IQC’s certificates are recognized by Israel’s Ministry of Defense. In order to be a supplier for the Ministry of Defense, an organization must fill out a technological specification form and have it verified by their auditor.
IQC Certification specializes in the following sectors:
Quality Management System – ISO 9001
Environmental Management System– ISO 14001
Green Building standard 5281 (IQC is a member of the Israeli Council for Green Building)
Occupational Health and Safety – ISO 45001
Agriculture standards: BRCGS Food, TESCO Nurture, GLOBALG.A.P, Medical Cannabis, Organic inspection and approval.
Food Safety and Quality – FSSC22000, ISO 22000, HACCP, BRCGS Food, BRCGS Packaging
Information Security – ISO 27001, ISO 27799, ISO 27018, ISO 27017, ISO 27032, ISO 27701
Medical Devices – ISO 13485
Transportation – Israeli standard 9301
Aviation – AS 9100
Cosmetics – ISO 22716