ISO 9000 History


Prev The antecedents for the ISO 9000 standards are:

  • 12th century hallmarking of silver
  • MIL STD 9858A. The US Dept of Defence standard for quality control which led to the NATO standard (1968) and the Ministry of Defence (UK) Def.Standard 05/21 (1973)
  • BS 5179 - the BSI guide to non-military quality assurance
  • BS5750 issued in 1979. In the 1980's many other countries adopted quality standards based on the 5750 specification
  • ISO issued ISO 9000 in 1987 building on the specification of BS 5750. A new BS5750 was issued in 1987 completely reflecting the ISO standard
  • In 1987 also, CEN - the European standards body, adopted ISO 9000 as EN29000

Thus a manufacturer on Route 66 in Winslow, Arizona can have confidence in buying services from a food testing laboratory in Winslow, Buckinghamshire whose operation is ISO 9000 accredited.

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