ACCREDITATIONS · APPROVALS · SCOPES

Accreditations and approvals.

QSI is accredited by IAS and by the Saudi Accreditation Center, and licensed by the SFDA. Each reference number is stated below with the standards and sectors it covers, its validity, and the certificate behind it. Every SAAC accreditation can be checked directly on the accreditor's own public register.

ACCREDITATION EXPLAINED

How accreditation works.

Nobody in this chain certifies themselves. Each link is assessed by the one above it, and every link on this page carries its real reference number.

INTERNATIONAL ARRANGEMENT

IAF MLA

The international arrangement under which accreditation bodies recognise each other, so an accredited certificate travels across borders.

ACCREDITATION BODIES

IAS · SAAC

The bodies that assess QSI itself for competence, impartiality and consistent process, and publish the exact scopes QSI may certify.

CERTIFICATION BODY

QSI Cert

Audits the management system, reviews the file independently and makes the certification decision under the accredited scopes.

THE RESULT

Your certificate

A certificate backed by the whole chain, entered in the register, ready to be quoted to any buyer or authority.

FIG. 01 · THE CHAIN OF ACCREDITATION · OVERSIGHT FLOWS TOWARD THE CERTIFICATE

THE REGISTER OF RECOGNITION

Accreditation references.

Each sheet carries the reference number, governing standard, effective dates and scope as they appear on the certificate.

IASReg. MSCB-203

International Accreditation Service

International accreditation for the management-system certification body

IAS accredits QSI CERT CO as a Management System Certification Body against ISO/IEC 17021-1:2015, the international requirements for bodies that audit and certify management systems. IAS is a signatory to the IAF Multilateral Recognition Arrangement, so a QSI certificate carries weight across borders.

RegistrationMSCB-203

Accreditation criteriaAC477

StandardISO/IEC 17021-1:2015

Accredited since24 April 2020

Effective date21 March 2025

Cycle4-year IAS accreditation cycle

Legal entityQSI CERT CO

Registered officePO Box 246049, Riyadh 11312, KSA

ISO 9001:2015ISO 14001:2015ISO 45001:2018ISO 22000:2018

View the certificate (PDF)

SAACISO/IEC 17021 accreditation

Saudi Accreditation Center

The Kingdom’s national accreditation body

SAAC is the national accreditation authority of Saudi Arabia. It assesses QSI itself for competence, impartiality and consistent process, and publishes the exact scopes QSI is accredited to certify. Nexus Labs, the QSI group laboratory, additionally holds SAAC accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 for testing and calibration.

StandardISO/IEC 17021-1:2015 (certification bodies)

QMS scopeN-QMS-00013 · ISO 9001:2015

EMS scopeN-EMS-00025 · ISO 14001:2015

OHSMS scopeN-OHS-00028 · ISO 45001:2018

FSMS scopeN-FSMS-00021 · ISO 22000:2018

LaboratoryNexus Labs · ISO/IEC 17025

CoverageKingdom of Saudi Arabia

ISO 9001:2015ISO 14001:2015ISO 45001:2018ISO 22000:2018

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SFDALicence CB-2024-FO-0011

Saudi Food & Drug Authority

Regulatory licence to operate as a conformity assessment body

The SFDA licenses QSI CERT CO as a Conformity Assessment Establishment for Quality Systems for Establishments under the Kingdom’s Conformity Assessment Regulation. In practice this is QSI’s SFDA-facing food safety work, delivered against ISO 22000 and HACCP. This is the reference to quote in supplier and regulator conversations.

Licence numberCB-2024-FO-0011

Licence typeConformity Assessment Establishment

Licensed scopeQuality Systems for Establishments

Delivered againstISO 22000:2018 · HACCP

Commercial registrationCR 7036470453

Issued13 / 10 / 2024

Valid to12 / 10 / 2027

Legal entityQSI CERT CO

ISO 22000:2018

View the certificate (PDF)What the SFDA licence means

SASOMS-CB 0015

Saudi Standards, Metrology & Quality Org.

Approved conformity assessment body

SASO, the Kingdom’s standards and quality organisation, lists QSI as an approved Conformity Assessment Body. This approval underpins management-system certification recognised by Saudi authorities and buyers.

Approval referenceMS-CB 0015

StandingApproved Conformity Assessment Body

AuthoritySaudi Standards, Metrology & Quality Organization

CoverageKingdom of Saudi Arabia

ISO 9001:2015

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WHAT EACH ACCREDITATION COVERS

Accredited scopes, by standard.

Accreditation is granted for named standards in named sectors. Every line states the sectors it actually covers, and every SAAC line can be checked against the accreditor's own public register.

2accreditation bodies11accredited scopes6checkable on a public register

ISO 9001:20152 accreditations

IASMSCB-203

Engineering Services

Per IAS accreditation, NACE rev. 2 / IAF ID 1Valid to 4-year IAS cycle, subject to periodic assessment

SAACN-QMS-00013

Food products, beverage and tobacco
Wholesale and retail trade, repairs of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods
Transport, storage and communication

Saudi ArabiaValid to 13 / 10 / 2027Certificate

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ISO 14001:20152 accreditations

IASMSCB-203

Engineering Services

Per IAS accreditation, NACE rev. 2 / IAF ID 1Valid to 4-year IAS cycle, subject to periodic assessment

SAACN-EMS-00025

Food products, beverage and tobacco
Wholesale and retail trade, repairs of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods
Hotels and restaurants
Transport, storage and communication

Saudi ArabiaValid to 26 / 04 / 2029Certificate

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ISO 45001:20182 accreditations

IASMSCB-203

Engineering Services

Per IAS accreditation, NACE rev. 2 / IAF ID 1Valid to 4-year IAS cycle, subject to periodic assessment

SAACN-OHS-00028

Food products, beverage and tobacco
Wholesale and retail trade, repairs of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods
Hotels and restaurants
Transport, storage and communication (Limited to dangerous goods)

Saudi ArabiaValid to 28 / 04 / 2029Certificate

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ISO 22000:20182 accreditations

IASMSCB-203

Food Manufacturing
Catering
Production of Food Packaging and Packaging Material

Per IAS accreditation, NACE rev. 2 / IAF ID 1Valid to 4-year IAS cycle, subject to periodic assessment

SAACN-FSMS-00021

Food manufacturing
Distribution
Provision of transport and storage services

Saudi ArabiaValid to 08 / 10 / 2027Certificate

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FSSC 22000 v61 accreditation

IASMSCB-203

Food Manufacturing (Subcategories C0, CI, CII, CIII, CIV)
Catering
Production of Food Packaging and Packaging Material

Per IAS accreditation, NACE rev. 2 / IAF ID 1Valid to 4-year IAS cycle, subject to periodic assessment

ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (testing laboratory)1 accreditation

SAACN-T-00607Nexus Labs (QSI group laboratory)

Food and agricultural

Saudi ArabiaValid to 10 / 12 / 2027Certificate

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ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (calibration laboratory)1 accreditation

SAACN-C-00592Nexus Labs (QSI group laboratory)

Mass measurements
Mechanical measurements
Temperature measurements
Chemical measurements

Saudi ArabiaValid to 29 / 07 / 2029

Scan to verify

FIG. 02 · EVERY LINE CHECKABLE AT THE ACCREDITOR’S OWN REGISTER · SCAN OR TAP

PARTNER STANDING

Partner programmes.

Where QSI works under another body's scheme, that is stated plainly. Partnership is not accreditation: the scheme and the mark stay with the scheme owner.

Regional audit partner

NSF

QSI is a regional audit partner conducting audits for NSF. This is partner standing, not an accreditation of QSI: the scheme, the mark and the certification remain with NSF.

Halal certification partner

Halal Research Council

QSI works with the Halal Research Council on halal certification. The scheme and the mark stay with the scheme owner.

BUYER PROTECTION

Why accreditation matters.

A credible certification body is itself assessed for competence, impartiality and consistent process. For a factory manager, that means the certificate is less likely to be challenged during supplier approval, tender review or regulator-facing checks.

Before choosing a certification body, ask what recognition applies to your standard, sector and scope. The safest answer is specific: reference number, standard, scope and status. Every number on this page is built to be quoted back to a buyer or an authority.

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