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Discover how Kiwa’s Digi-Tags is transforming asset safety and data management. With a simple QR code scan, field technicians, safety managers, and engineers can access real-time information, documents, and safety records—streamlining inspections, reducing risk, and ensuring compliance across industries.

CPR-2024 is not just about what you provide, but why. The updated regulation goes beyond compliance, setting a clear path toward sustainable, circular, and transparent construction practices. Digital product passports, environmental data in the DOPC, and strengthened oversight will shape the industry.

Under Article 52 and Annexes IX through XI of the Medical Device Regulation (MDR), it is the legal manufacturer's responsibility to select the appropriate conformity assessment route. However, as a Notified Body, we often observe confusion regarding what these assessments entail and which route is best. The correct choice depends on the device classification and the level of control the manufacturer maintains over design and production.

At Kiwa Assurance, we recognize that innovation is a constant in the medical device industry. But change comes with responsibility—especially when it comes to maintaining compliance under the MDR and ISO 13485. That’s where our Notification of Change (NoC) process plays a vital role.

In close collaboration with innovation partner SkyeBase, Kiwa is setting new standards in intelligent yard inspection services. Combining the use of drones, data and specialized AI technology with experience-based human insight, we can guarantee that even the largest industrial sites remain safe, efficient, and future-proof.

Discover how Equans Digital is transforming industrial operations by bridging IT and OT, enhancing safety, and building digital trust. Learn why cybersecurity is the next evolution of operational safety.

In a world where transparency and integrity are non-negotiable, Chain of Custody (CoC) certification is becoming a strategic asset for food businesses. Whether you're handling fresh produce or seafood, CoC standards like GLOBALG.A.P. and MSC help ensure that certified products remain authentic, traceable, and undiluted throughout the supply chain.

For seasoned professionals in food safety and quality, this isn’t just a supply chain. It’s a risk landscape. Every product represents a journey through raw materials, feed, farming, processing, packaging, logistics, and retail. And every step must be controlled, certified, and transparent.

At Kiwa Assurance, we recognize that innovation is a constant in the medical device industry. But change comes with responsibility—especially when it comes to maintaining compliance under the MDR and ISO 13485. That’s where our Notification of Change (NoC) process plays a vital role.

With the introduction of the revised Construction Products Regulation (CPR), a lot is changing for manufacturers of construction products. The updated CPR will take effect gradually, depending on the product group. But what exactly does this European legislation entail? What can you expect? And why is it smart to start preparing now?

Hydrogen is powering the future of mobility and energy storage—but getting your tanks and components certified is complex. Kiwa offers a complete solution, guiding manufacturers from design and testing to certification and production quality assurance, ensuring safety, compliance, and global market readiness.

Ever wondered what it takes to ensure products are safe, reliable, and certified? Follow Jürgen Koeneman, Kiwa’s Product & Installations Engineer, as he takes you behind the scenes of inspections, installations, and quality checks that protect homes and businesses worldwide.

Hydrogen’s future depends on safety — at Kiwa’s hydrogen laboratory, we test and certify tanks under extreme conditions to ensure reliable, leak-tight, and market-ready solutions.

Any medical device that makes use of software, or is a software in itself (MDSW), could potentially fall under the Regulation 2024/1689 (informally known as ‘AI act’), if the software, or part of it, meets the definition as laid down in this Regulation*. For devices falling under the AI Act, the deadline of August 2, 2027, is fast approaching, considering the timelines for conformity assessment.  

As a medical device manufacturer, choosing the right Notified Body is a critical strategic decision. You need a partner that not only understands the regulatory landscape but also operates with the highest standards of quality. It's not just about ticking boxes, it's the bedrock of trust we build with you, the medical device manufacturer, ensuring that when we give a medical device the thumbs up, it's genuinely safe and performs as it should.

Food safety is a non-negotiable priority for Astra Sweets, a confectionery producer with sites in Belgium and the Netherlands. For over a decade, the firm has been relying on our colleagues at Vinçotte Belgium, part of the Kiwa Group, to maintain the highest food safety standards – ensuring compliance as well as reaping tangible business benefits.