Category: Health & Safety
New standard in the cookstoves series just published
Polluting stoves and open fires kill millions every year. A new standard dedicated to clean and safe cookstoves has just been published, providing a valuable platform for the industry to grow.
Top 10 misconceptions about sanitation
Sanitation is the most important function that will happen in every single factory, packinghouse, deli, or restaurant every single day.
World Mental Health Day 2018
World Mental Health Day 2018 is observed on October 10 across the world. This year, the theme of World Mental Health Day is young people and mental health in a changing world.
Xylella plant host list almost doubles following EFSA database update
EFSA has completed two pieces of work that substantially expand knowledge and understanding of Xylella fastidiosa, the plant pathogen that is attacking fruit trees and other plants in parts of Europe.
FDA: Pesticide levels in most domestic and imported foods meet EPA legal limits
This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issues the results of its fiscal year 2016 Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program.
Training schedule update
Upcoming training and ISO Certification opportunities with ContinuityLink this fall.
Toilets that save lives: a new International Standard to help
More than 2.3 billion people across the world lack access to basic sanitation services, including 892 million who defecate in the open. Hundreds of thousands of young children die each year from diseases as a result.
The new phones that are stuck in the past
These sleek, downgraded cell phones are meant to promote mental wellbeing – by turning the clock back to the pre-smartphone era.
Set the Standard – ISO 13485 – Medical devices
ISO 13485 - Medical Devices - is an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for a quality management system specific to the medical devices industry.
How to drink from the enormous lakes in the air
Attempts to conjure water ‘from thin air’ might offer relief for drought-ridden regions – and it could even help the rest of us go off-grid.
How pesticide misuse is killing Africa’s wildlife – National Geographic
This animated video explains why pesticides are misused and how Africa’s wildlife is affected.
New International Standard for determining infant formula ingredients just published
ISO is developing a series of standards for verifying many of the ingredients, to demonstrate the product is safe for consumption and contains what it says on the tin.