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From May 2021, new European rules for medical devices (MDR) will apply. The MDR has major impact on the medical sector. It will bring great benefit, but also great challenges for all economic operators involved.

Safety comes first at Tusenfryd, one of Norway's largest amusement parks, with approximately 500,000 visitors annually. Every spring, just before the season opens, all amusement park rides are inspected by Kiwa.

New Year’s Eve, concerts, bonfire night: many celebrations bring with them spectacular fireworks displays. Certified pyrotechnics expert Ron de Koster makes sure fireworks go off safely.

David Flores, organic auditor at Kiwa BCS in Ecuador tells how he experiences and values his job and how organic certification contributes to society.

With the phasing out of oil and natural gas, the question arises as to whether there is still a future for existing natural gas networks and what alternatives could be. A promising viable solution: polymers, or in other words plastic and the piping systems made from them.

Water covers more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface. It is vital to sustain life, and fundamental to industry. For World Water Day 2021, we look at the challenges we face, and how Kiwa is helping.

Technology continues to evolve exponentially, leading to more efficient and productive industrial processes, but also bigger cybersecurity risks. How do you protect organizations' key processes and critical infrastructure?

For use in mobile applications such as transportation, H2 must be kept compressed under extremely high pressure. These are the eight key elements in the robust H2 infrastructure of the future.

Hydrogen is one of the main energy sources for a sustainable future. To use hydrogen, it must be kept under high pressure. This places additional demands on the mobility infrastructure.

There is no sector in the world that handles so much personal data as the healthcare industry. Information security is therefore an important part of patient safety. ISO 27001 certification can help organizations with that.

Quality of food products is not the only aspect taken into consideration by consumers and distributors. Something invisible and untouchable is becoming more and more important: the history, safety and sustainability of products.

Quality of food products is not the only aspect taken into consideration by consumers and distributors. Something invisible and untouchable is becoming more and more important: the history, safety and sustainability of products.

A collective trademark is a distinctive sign of characteristics of products. "Tradizione e sapori di Modena" is a fine Italian example of this.

Ronny Mendelsohn, auditor at Kiwa: “The audit process is a team effort, a collaboration between customer and auditor, to achieve the same goal: improving and maintaining a high level of quality.”

A business is only as strong as its employees. With these five top tips you can develop your staff in a way that benefits them – and your company.

Auditing helps companies improve products, sharpen processes and build trust with customers. But what does auditing really entail, and why is it so important?