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Accreditation of Product Certification System
Under the SMTQ project, up gradation of product certification system of BSTI is going on. The target for this up gradation is to achieve accreditation of the product certification of BSTI which will be in accordance with the international standard ISO/IEC Guide 65 (General requirements for bodies operating product certification system).
The implementation of ISO/IEC Guide 65 is not mandatory in the product certification system. We have started implementing it in the voluntary product certification section with a view to achieving accreditation for VPCS.
The required documents have been prepared which are in line with ISO/IEC Guide 65 and which are also supported by IAF (International Accreditation Forum) guidelines.
BSTI has applied for accreditation of the voluntary product certification system to NABCB (National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies), India mentioning those 5 products as the scope of accreditation. In pursuance of the application made by BSTI, NABCB has conducted the pre assessment, office assessment and witness assessment recently.
The accreditation of product certification scheme of BSTI is under active consideration of NABCB.
To ensure the transparency & impartiality in the process of the product certification system BSTI Council has approved the formation of two committees- 1) The Certification Advisory Panel and 2) The Certification Committee. The structures and functions of the two committees are-
Certification Advisory Panel:
| i) | Mr. A B M Khorshed Alam, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Industry. | Convener |
| ii) | Mr. Khondoker Rafiqul Islam, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Industry | Member |
| iii) | Begom Rashida Akhter, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family welfare | Member |
| iv) | Mr. Md. Sadar Ali Biswas, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Commerce. | Member |
| v) | Dr. Md. Ruhul Amin, Assistant Professor, BUET | Member |
| vi) | Mr. Md. Helal Uddin, Director, FBCCI | Member |
| vii) | Mr. M Anwarul Haque, Director, DCCI | Member |
| viii) | Mr. Sayed Rejwanul Kabir, Managing Director & CEO, SME | Member |
| ix) | Mr. Kazi Farooque, President, CAB | Member |
| x) | Mr. Lutfor Rahman Khan, Director (CM), BSTI | Member Secretary |
Functions:
Assist BSTI to develop policies relating to the impartiality of certification activities.
Review all audit findings and make recommendations to the management.
Conduct an annual review of the impartiality of the audit, certification and decision making processes of BSTI and make recommendations.
Advise BSTI and the certification committee on matters affecting confidence in certification, including openness and public perception.
Certification Committee:
| i) | Mr. A K Fazlul Ahad, Director General, BSTI | Convener |
| ii) | Mr. Md. Lutfor Rahman Khan, Director (CM), BSTI | Member |
| iii) | Mr. Md. Jalaluddin Ahmed (Yeamin), Director, FBCCI | Member |
| iv) | Mr. Md. Abdul Baten Miah, Deputy Secretary, Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection | Member |
| v) | Mr. Md. Shariful Alam, Deputy Director (Retd.), BSTI | Member |
| vi) | i) Mr. Kamal Prashad Das, Deputy Director (MPCS), BSTI (for mandatory products) ii) Mr. Md. Nurul Amin, Deputy Director, (VPCS), BSTI (for Voluntary products) |
(One member) Member Secretary |
Functions :
Determination and supervision of the implementation of the product certification policy and procedures in accordance with national and international requirements.
Grant, renew, suspend, revoke or withdraw product certification based on the reports and evidence submitted by the Director (CM)
Review and approve all reports for the grant, extension, withdrawal of certification license
Extend or reduce scope of certification based on the reports and evidence submitted by the Director (CM) Recommend appropriate action in the event of misuse of the certification license and/or certification marks
Make recommendations on legal disputes on certification to the Director General, BSTI for action and decision.
BSTI has started implementing the prepared documents in the voluntary product certification section. To achieve accreditation, BSTI has selected 5 voluntary products as the scope of accreditation in the first phase. The products are i) Protein Rich Biscuit, ii) Wafer Biscuit, iii) Edible Gel, iv) Fruit Drinks & v) Chutney. The reason for choosing the product protein rich Biscuit is to mitigate the demand of World Food Program (WFP) where school going children both in urban and rural areas are fed by this kind of biscuit. The reason for choosing the other four products is that they have a good export potentiality.
BSTI has applied for accreditation of the voluntary product certification system to NABCB (National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies), India mentioning those 5 products as the scope of accreditation. NABCB has accepted the application and conducted a pre assessment program by an assessment team comprising of two assessors on 22-23 December 2010. NABCB already scheduled Office Assessment and witness Assessment staring 30 may 2011. We hope product certification of BSTI will be accredited very soon.
