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Certification Audit

What is Certification Audit?

A formal assessment conducted by an accredited certification body to determine whether an organisation's management system meets the requirements of a standard such as ISO 27001, ISO 9001, or ISO 22301.

Audit

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as certification audit. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on certification audit

Requirements naming certification audit across 3 standards, quoted from the control text.

FSSC 22000 certification + audit process. CERTIFICATION BODY (CB) accreditation: CBs must be accredited under ISO/IEC 17021-1 + ISO 22003 + the FSSC 22000 scheme requirements; major CBs include SGS + Bureau Veritas + DNV + DEKRA + TUV SUD + LRQA + others.

FSSC-Audit-Certification-3PAO · FSSC 22000 Audit, Certification Cycle, Unannounced Audits and 3PAO Auditor Competency

GLI-33 implementation roadmap. ROLES: (a) HEAD OF COMPLIANCE or CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER (CCO) - strategic regulator-relationship + multi-state + multi-jurisdiction; (b) HEAD OF SPORTS BOOK + RISK MANAGEMENT + ODDS - operational platform ownership;

GLI33-Implementation-Roadmap-Roles-Tooling · GLI-33 Implementation Roadmap, Organizational Roles, Tooling and Metrics

GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 certification + audit + compliance architecture. CERTIFICATION BODIES (CBs): ~140 accredited CBs operating in 130+ countries; CBs must hold ISO/IEC 17065 product certification accreditation + meet GLOBALG.A.P.

GGAP-Certification-CB-Auditing-MajorMinorMust · GLOBALG.A.P. IFA v6 Certification Bodies, Audit Lifecycle and Compliance Categories

Questions people ask about certification audit

What is Certification Audit?
A formal assessment conducted by an accredited certification body to determine whether an organisation's management system meets the requirements of a standard such as ISO 27001, ISO 9001, or ISO 22301.
Why is Certification Audit important for compliance?
Certification Audit is a key concept in Audit. Understanding certification audit helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Certification Audit?
Certification Audit appears in the requirement text of FSSC 22000 - Food Safety System Certification, GLI-33 - Gaming Laboratories International Event Wagering Systems, GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6. Across these standards we have identified 3 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Certification Audit?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how certification audit applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how Certification Audit applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.