Since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak, UK officials have seized millions of substandard face masks at Heathrow Airport. These masks could have put millions at risk for contracting or spreading the Covid-19 virus.

Industry and governmental organizations including the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)—a member of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF), which participates in the U.S. Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP); the Australian Government Department of Health; the Chairman of the Global Harmonization Working Party; and others have contacted IAF CertSearch requesting information on how to verify the validity of ISO 13485 certificates.

IAF CertSearch is the world’s only global database for accredited management system certifications, providing businesses and governments the ability to digitally validate an organization’s certifications to determine if a certificate is valid and if the certification body issuing the certificate is accredited to issue certifications to that standard.

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