ISO certification, standards, accreditation bodies - resources and useful information

Useful Links

ISO certification, standards, accreditation bodies - resources and useful information

Welcome to our Useful Links page, your go-to resource for essential TQCSI and industry connections. Here, you’ll find a list of links that provide valuable insights and support for your certification journey. 

Whether you’re looking for industry standards, regulatory information, or partner organisations, our collection has you covered. Explore these links to enhance your understanding and streamline your path to certification.


Industry Links

See the links below for resources and useful information regarding standards, certification and accreditation bodies.

  • Standards Australia is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit standards organisation, specialising in the development and adoption of internationally-aligned standards in Australia.  
  • Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) is an independent statutory agency established by the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 (FSANZ Act). FSANZ are at the centre of the world class bi-national food regulation system that protects the ‘safe food’ brand for Australia and New Zealand.
  • Exemplar Global Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation that services and supports the conformity assessment industry (auditors, trainers and certification bodies). TQCSI’s Training Partner, JLB, is an Exemplar Global certified TPECS Training Provider. 
  • The Joint Accreditation System of Australia & New Zealand (JASANZ) commonly known as JASANZ, are a trans-Tasman independent, non-profit accreditation body that provides internationally recognised accreditation services that create economic benefits. TQCSI is now the largest JASANZ accredited certification body in the world.
  • JASANZ Register allows anyone in the world to search for an organisation’s certification status. Consumers, stakeholders and interested parties can search the register by organisation name, location, accreditation body, type of certification, and more.
  • Foundation FSSC is the global non-profit and independent Scheme owner to provide trust and deliver impact to the consumer goods industry. Foundation FSSC supports industries in implementing food and social management systems that are aligned with the ISO management system approach. TQCSI offer certification to FSSC 22000, a food safety management system developed by Foundation FSSC. 
  • The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) collaborates with the world’s leading consumer goods companies to help ensure safe food for people everywhere. GFSI is a Coalition of Action from The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), bringing together food retailers and manufacturers from across the CGF membership and an extended food safety community to oversee third-party food safety standards for food business operators globally.
  • The ISO 9001 Auditing Practices Group, ISO 9001 APG, is an on-line source of papers on auditing quality management systems the audit process.  The ideas, examples and explanations given reflect the process-based approach and risk-based thinking that are essential for auditing the requirements of ISO 9001 Quality management systems requirements. 
  • IBISWorld provides trusted industry research on thousands of industries worldwide. Using analysts to leverage economic, demographic and market data, IBISWorld helps organisations of all types make better business decisions.