False Claims of Accreditation
| Date | Organization Name | Location | Relevant Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | NHCA Signapore (https://www.nhcasingapore.com/) NHCA India (franchisee of NHCA Singapore) (https://nhca.in/) | Singapore, India | Neither NHCA Singapore nor its franchisee NHCA India are accredited by IAS but are referring to accreditation by IAS on their websites. IAS will be reaching out to them to remove incorrect and fraudulent reference to IAS accreditation. Further updates will be noted here. |
| September 2022 | Intercert (https://intercert.hr/) | Vukovar, Croatia | Intercert.hr is claiming accreditation by IAS under MSCB-121, which was an organization based in USA. MSCB-121 is no longer accredited by IAS as of March 2022. IAS has no relationship with this entity in Croatia and has contacted them to remove incorrect and fraudulent reference to IAS accreditation. Further updates will be noted here. |
| August, 2022 | QMIcert | QMICert is not accredited by IAS but is referring to accreditation by IAS. QMICert is using the IRCA registered site to send out these fraudulent messages through an individual named Priya Singh with a return email address of info@qmicert.com . Buyer beware! | |
| August, 2022 | Rexusbet/Rexusbet207 (https://www.rexusbet207.com/) and (https://www.rexusbet.com ) | Turkey and Online | It has come to our attention that Rexusbet and Rexusbet207, gambling websites, are making reference to IAF and IAS accreditation on their website. IAS has no relationship with this organization and has reached out to them to remove reference to our accreditation. We will continue to monitor this issue and further updates will be noted accordingly. |
| July, 2022 | Infinite quality services (IQS) (https://iqs.com.qa/) | Doha, Qatar | It has come to our attention that Infinite Quality Services (IQS, Qatar) is making reference to IAS accreditation on their website. IAS has no relationship with this organization and has reached out to them to remove reference to our accreditation. They have claimed relationship with other IAS accredited entities; however, none have disclosed IQS as an approved subcontractor to IAS. We will continue to monitor this issue and further updates will be noted accordingly. |
| June, 2022 | Certifier’s Bureau, A division of Cope Point Consultants (https://www.certifiersbureau.com/) | Dubai, UAE| Bengaluru, India| Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | It has come to our attention that Certifier’s Bureau is using the IAS logo on their website. IAS has no relationship with this organization and has reached out to them to remove the IAS logo, and reference to our accreditation. IAS will continue to monitor this issue and further updates will be noted accordingly. Update August 2022 – Certifier’s Bureau has taken prompt action by removing the IAS logo from their website. IAS will continue monitoring the website, and will remove this post when appropriate. |
| June, 2022 | LMS Certification Ltd. (www.lms-cert.net) | Great Manchester, England | LMS was previously accredited by IAS. In 2021, LMS voluntarily decided to pursue accreditation with another IAF signatory. In June 2022, IAS was informed that LMS continues to market its IAS accreditation and using the IAS accreditation symbol on its website. LMS is not authorized or permitted to continue using IAS accreditation. IAS is currently working with LMS and have asked them to remove unauthorized display of IAS logos and references to IAS accreditation. Further updates will be noted. |
| June, 2022 | ACS Canada (https://canadacerts.ca/about-us/) | Victoria, BC, Canada | IAS was notified that ACS Canada is falsely claiming accreditation by IAS under MSCB-158 and using the IAS accreditation symbol without authorization. IAS is investigating this matter and further actions will be noted. |
| May, 2022 | Maritime Academy Training Center (https://maritimeacademytrainingcenter.com/accredited-by) (https://internationalmaritimestraining.com/about-us/) | London, United Kingdom| Long Island City, New York | Maritime Academy Training Center is not accredited by IAS. It has come to our notice that this organization is making claim to IAS accreditation, and using the IAS logo on their website. IAS is following up with the organization, and further actions will be noted. |
| April, 2022 | IASP International Academy of Security Protection ( https://www.profesyonelkoruma.com/referanslarimiz) | Istanbul, Turkey | It appears that IASP International Academy of Security Protection is an ISO 9001 certified organization through an IAS accredited MSCB. However, they are currently displaying the IAS corporate logo and IAF MLA mark on their website. The use of such logos is not permitted. IAS is currently working with the CB in question and have asked IASP to remove unauthorized display of IAS logos and IAF MLA mark as well. Further updates will be noted. |
| March, 2022 | The Global Standards (https://theglobalstandards.org) | Dwarka, New Delhi, India | TGS International Certification (The Global Standard) is not accredited by IAS. It has come to our notice that this organization is fraudulently claiming IAS accreditation by issuing forged accreditation certificates. IAS is following up and further action will be noted. |
February, 2022 | Bronzino Engineering, P.C. (http://www.bronzinoengineering.com/special_inspections.html) | East Setauket, New York | IAS no longer accredits Bronzino Engineering, P.C. It has come to our notice that this organization is making claim to accreditation in February 2022. IAS is following up and further action will be noted. |
| December, 2021 | National Council of Medical and Paramedical Sciences (https://ncmps.ac.in/) | West Bengal, India | National Council of Medical and Paramedical Sciences is not accredited by IAS but is making reference to accreditation by IAS to ISO/IEC 17024 on its website. IAS is following up and further action will be noted. |
| October, 2021 | QE Building Co. (https://qebuildings.com) | United States | QE Building Co. is not accredited by IAS and is using the "IAS accredited" symbol without authorization. IAS is following-up and further action will be noted. |
| October, 2021 | Testing Machine Service Centre (http://www.testingmachine.org) | Howrah, India | Testing Machine Service Centre is not accredited by IAS and is using the IAS logo without authorization on it's website and calibration certificates. IAS is following up and further action will be noted. Update March 2022: Testing Machine Service Centre has acknowledged and regret the unintentional use of IAS logo. They have provided written commitments regarding update of their website and stationary documents. Noting the inconvenience caused, they have committed to non-usage of IAS logo without authorization. IAS will continue to monitor their activities for a duration of time. |
| June, 2021 | AlliedCert (Pty) Ltd (https://alliedcert.com/) | South Africa | Allied Cert Pty Ltd is not accredited by IAS and is fraudulently issuing certificates with IAS logo. IAS is following-up and further action will be noted. |
May, 2021 | Aztech Materials (http://www.aztechmaterials.com/field-services/) | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Aztech Materials Testing (formerly SIA-104) is falsely using the IAS logo on their website. Their accreditation is cancelled. |
April, 2021 | JS Certification Services | Delhi, India | JS Certification Services is not accredited by IAS and is fraudulently issuing certificates with IAS logo and other AB logos as well. IAS is following-up and further action will be noted. |
| April, 2021 | AFKOM PROJE DANIŞMANLIK VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ (https://www.afkom.com.tr) | Istanbul, Turkey | AFKOM PROJE DANIŞMANLIK VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ. is packaging COVID prevention surgical masks with the logo of IAS as well as reference to ISO logos. A notice to remove all references as noted above has been sent AFKOM. The usage of IAS logo and/or ISO symbol implying the certification of the product inside the packaging or on the product itself is incorrect. |
| March, 2021 | Testwave | Sparks, NV, USA | Testwave is not accredited by IAS and is fraudulently listing the IAS symbol on their website |
| December, 2019 | GQMS Control Private Ltd | Visakhapatnam, India | GQMS is not accredited by IAS and is fraudulently issuing certificates with IAS logo. |
| December, 2019 | Mark Global | Delhi, India | Mark Global is not accredited by IAS and is fraudulently issuing certificates with IAS logo. |
