False Claims of Accreditation
| Date | Organization Name | Location | Relevant Information |
|---|---|---|---|
January, 2022 | Lox Agency (https://www.loxagency.com) | Sulaymaniyah City, Iraq | Jan 2022 - IAS no longer accredits LMS Certification Pvt. Ltd and its certified client Lox Agency based in Sulaymaniyah City, Iraq has confirmed on January 12, 2022 that it no longer issues any certificates with the IAS logo. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Consulting Engineering Bureau & Laboratories (CEL) (http://www.cel-egypt.com) | Cairo, Egypt | CEL is not accredited by IAS and is fraudulently claiming to be accredited by IAS. IAS is following-up and further action will be noted. |
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. |
