Today's consumers seek to look better, feel better, gain more energy, improve their health, and strengthen their performance in daily activities and sports. This implies that they need to feel better as they age, and that illness will be prevented as much as possible.
The July/August 2012 issue of ISO Focus+ explores key issues arising from the health and wellness trend. A portfolio of articles highlights the progress and usefulness of ISO standards aimed at ensuring quality and safety (and beauty) in this growth industry.
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“International Standards provide a framework for the world.”
This is the view of Paul Bulcke, CEO of Nestlé, one of the world’s leading nutrition, health and wellness companies, in an exclusive interview.
Tastes may differ, but health requirements and minimum standards are the same the world over. International Standards, therefore, help to shape our company so that we can be a global player with globally recognized terms of reference.
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ISO has just completed work to provide identical structure, text and common terms and definitions for management system standards of the future. This will ensure consistency among future and revised management system standards and make integrated use simpler. It will also make the standards easier to read and, in so doing, be understood by users.
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Chris Hillis, Managing Director of DHL Express Switzerland, and Roman Bisig, Managing Director of DHL Freight Switzerland, sit down with ISO Focus+ to discuss the role of International Standards and how the company benefits.
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From medicines to airplane parts, trade in counterfeit products amounts to over USD 500 billion annually – about 5% to 7% of world trade – and the numbers are growing every year. The results are dangerous goods, premature failures, more expensive legitimate products and a loss of confidence.
Published in English and French, ten times per year, ISO Focus+ covers the complete range of ISO International Standards: technical, management, good practice and conformity assessment, and for products, services, processes, systems, materials and professionals.
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In 2010, ISO Focus+ replaced two ISO magazines, ISO Focus and ISO Management Systems. These magazines are no longer in print but you can download pdf copies of them by following the links above.
