Product Certification
KOSHER CERTIFICATION
It is a set of biblical dietary guidelines followed by people of the Jewish faith, Muslims and other Christian groups such as Seventh Day Adventists.
It is interesting, that statistics show that the majority of kosher consumers are not Jewish! As a mater of fact not even any religious group at all! The majority of kosher consumers are regular, ordinary people that perceive kosher to be “cleaner”, “better” & “healthier”! Which certainly may be the case, but isn't what kosher means!
With our Kosher Consulting Services we help you get more out of your existing kosher program or if you are not presently certified, we will match you up with the one that can best promote your product or services potential. We do not certify ingredients or products- there are already many fine kosher certifiers that do that. What we will do is guide you towards choosing the most suitable one for your unique needs.
HALAL CERTIFICATION
HALAL is an Arabic word meaning lawful or permitted. The opposite of Halal is Haram, which means unlawful or prohibited. Halal and Haram are universal terms that apply to all facets of life. However, we will use these terms only in relation to food products, meat products, cosmetics, personal care products, food ingredients, and food contact materials. While many things are clearly Halal or clearly Haram, there are some things which are not clear. These items are considered questionable or suspect and more information is needed to categorize them as Halal or Haram. Such items are often referred to as Mashbooh, which means doubtful or questionable.
The benefits of Halal certification are clear: knowing a product is Halal certified means they don't have to bother checking all the ingredients. They can purchase the product with the assurance it does not contain anything that is haram or doubtful.
ROHS
The RoHS directive aims to restrict certain dangerous substances commonly used in electronic and electronic equipment. Any RoHS compliant component is tested for the presence of Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg), Hexavalent chromium (Hex-Cr), Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), and Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). For Cadmium and Hexavalent chromium, there must be less than 0.01% of the substance by weight at raw homogeneous materials level.
To certify to the above compliances, these substances must not be intentionally added to the product AND cannot exceed the following maximum allowable levels as a trace substance:
- Lead (Pb): < 1000 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): < 100 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): < 100 ppm
- Hexavalent Chromium: (Cr VI) < 1000 ppm
- Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB): < 1000 ppm
- Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE): < 1000 ppm
- Bis(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP): < 1000 ppm
- Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP): < 1000 ppm
- Dibutyl phthalate (DBP): < 1000 ppm
- Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP): < 1000 ppm
The following steps are involved for ROHS certification.
- Documentation Review: Review Bill of Materials, assembly drawings, Materials Declarations for each component and product, test reports and Conformance Certificates.
- Audit: Inspect all manufacturing processes needed to meet RoHS compliance for the six restricted substances.
- Testing: On-site portable XRF testing is done to determine values of the six restricted RoHS substances.
- Certification: After successful audit, a RoHS certficate is issued.