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STAREGISTER accredited to ISO 17021

March 23, 2015, CHICAGO
STAREGISTER International Inc. announced that it has been granted accreditation, complying to the requirements of ISO 17021 “Conformity assessment - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of management systems”, by the International Accreditation Service (IAS).

The scope of accreditation includes, among others, the following certification disciplines:
1. Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001)
2. Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001)
3. Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSAS 18001)
4. Food Safety Management Systems (ISO 22001)
5. Information Security Management Systems (ISO 27001)

The scope extends, to include specialized standards like ISO 29990: Learning services for non-formal education and training/Basic requirements for service providers, Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) Best Practice Guidance, Regulation EC/No761/2001: Voluntary participation by organizations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), OIC/SMIIC1: General Guidelines on Halal Food, IOC/T.33: Quality Management Guides for the Olive Oil Industry/Olive Oil Mills/Packing Plants/Pomace Oil Extraction Industry/Refineries, AGRO1: Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points System (HACCP), AGRO2: Integrated Management System for agricultural production, ELOT 1435: Management systems for advertisers, media, marketing companies, ELOT 1434: Management systems Requirements for organizations of the automotive sector organizations, ELOT 1417: Management systems Requirements for Agricultural Tourism, ELOT 1429: Project Management Capability Of Public Sector Organizations.

“This is a tremendous achievement” stated STAREGISTER CEO Mr. Vural Osman, and he added: “We are glad to extend our accreditation beyond ISO 17024 to ISO 17021 and we know that our customers will have access now to a variety of additional certification services. To earn IAS Accreditation, STAREGISTER was required to pass a rigorous set of quality standards and assessments.”

The International Accreditation Service (IAS) is a nonprofit, public-benefit corporation that has been providing accreditation services since 1975. As one of the leading global accreditation bodies, based in Los Angeles, United States, IAS is a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) signatory of the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperati on (APLAC) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC). IAS is also a Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) signatory of the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC) and the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).

STAREGISTER International Inc., headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a Certification Body operating regional representation offices at Izmir/ Turkey, Athens/Greece, St. Petersburg/Russia, Karachi/Pakistan and Seoul/Korea. STAREGISTER is already accredited to ISO 17024 by the American accreditation body IAS and is a signatory of International Personnel Certification, IPC MLA.

For more information you can contact STAREGISTER at www.staregister.org/Contactus.htm