ISO 9001 / QS Registered

The term “registered” is sometimes used in North America where the rest of the world (and sometimes in North America) the term “Certified” is used. This is why the terms “registrars” and “certification bodies” are sued for the audit companies that perform these audits. So, the term registered is not necessarily obsolete, but can be confusing for some companies, especially outside of North America. The “QS registered” is not really a term used any more as this was mostly attributed to automotive.

What you should scrutinize more is what your labels are sued for. For instance, if you are labeling products that they are “ISO 9001 registered” this is not correct, as ISO9001 certifies the management system and not the products. For more details on how the certification marks and labeling can be used you should talk with your certification body (or registrar) on the rules for using certification labels.