Organisation certification

Assurance for responsible nutrition practice

Organisation certification evaluates whether defined governance, competence, evidence and service controls are established, implemented and maintained within the approved scope.

A multidisciplinary nutrition research team working in a laboratory

Applicable organisations

Certification is scoped to the service and operating context

01

Nutrition service providers

Organisations delivering nutrition assessment, advisory, wellbeing or programme services within a defined client and jurisdictional scope.

02

Food and nutrition enterprises

Businesses requiring assurance over nutrition governance, evidence, claims, product controls or responsible communications.

03

Education providers

Institutions delivering assessed nutrition learning, professional development or specialist training programmes.

04

Research and technical bodies

Organisations conducting, reviewing or communicating nutrition-related research and technical work.

Assessment framework

What is examined

  • Governance, accountability and defined responsibility for the certified activity.
  • Competence criteria, appointment, supervision and continuing professional development.
  • Evidence policies, technical review, record integrity and correction procedures.
  • Client or user communications, consent, claims and scope limitations.
  • Quality controls, complaints, incidents, corrective action and management review.
  • Legal and jurisdictional awareness relevant to the defined scope.

Certification scope

The certificate states exactly what was assessed

The certified scope identifies the legal entity, included sites or services, applicable standard and any material limitations. Affiliated entities, subcontracted services and activities outside that scope may not be represented as certified.

Changes in ownership, key personnel, service model, location, technology, claims or legal status must be notified where they may affect continuing conformity.

Eligibility

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Initial review considers the legal entity, services, sites, jurisdictions and intended use of certification.

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