The Certification Process
All the evaluations performed by TÜV SÜD América de México, S.A. de C.V. Division Management Service are based on the regulations contained in ISO/IEC 17021:2011 “Conformity Assessment – Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of quality management and/or environmental systems." Additionally, the evaluations performed of food safety management systems take into consideration the requirements indicated in ISO/TS 22003:2007 “Food safety management systems – Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of food safety management systems.” All the conformity assessment processes carried out by TÜV SÜD América de México, S.A. de C.V. Division Management Service apply the requirements contained in the mandatory documents of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF).
A flow chart illustrating the certification process over a three-year cycle is presented below:
