Market Surveillance Alert: Safety Gate Warnings and PPE
Product safety monitoring in the European Union market continues uninterrupted through the Safety Gate system (formerly known as RAPEX). This rapid alert system for non-food hazardous products within the EU enables national market surveillance authorities to share information and take coordinated action across borders. In July 2026, the EU issued numerous recall notices covering consumer,…
A New Era for PPE: The EU Has Updated Its Harmonized Standards
The European Union’s framework for the conformity assessment of personal protective equipment (PPE) is being reshaped. On June 16, 2026, the European Commission published Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1279 on harmonized standards supporting the PPE Regulation (EU) 2016/425. The new decision repeals the previous Decision (EU) 2023/941, while allowing certain standards to remain in effect…
The global PPE market continues to grow in 2026: “smart” equipment and sustainability take center stage
The personal protective equipment (PPE) market continues to grow in 2026; reports published this year by industry research firms point to both an increase in market size and a technology-driven transformation. Although estimates of market size vary among organizations, the overall trend is the same. According to Fortune Business Insights data, the global PPE market…
New Working Capital Regulation for PPE Market Surveillance and Conformity Testing
The regulations governing the Revolving Fund Enterprise, which is affiliated with the General Directorate of Occupational Health and Safety under the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, have been published in the Official Gazette. The regulations list the enterprise’s revenue-generating activities one by one and explicitly include personal protective equipment within their scope. According to…
USB Certification Visited the Paintistanbul and Busworld Trade Shows
USB Test Inspection Laboratory and Certification Services Inc. participated in the Paintistanbul and Busworld Turkey trade shows, held on June 19 at the Istanbul Exhibition Center, with the aim of closely monitoring industry developments and expanding its market network. Our company was represented at Paintistanbul—one of Eurasia’s largest gatherings in the fields of paint, chemistry,…
USB Certification Team Participated in TURKLAB Workshop
On 14 May 2026, a workshop on “TURKLAB – Inter-Laboratory Standardization Study”, an important platform for increasing quality, reliability and compliance in the laboratory sector, was held. On behalf of USB Certification; Laboratory and Notified Body Manager Z. Yeşim Eryılmaz, Physical Analysis Laboratory Unit Officer Z. Cansu Coşkun and Customer Relations and Sales Specialist Ayşegül…
ISO/IEC 17020:2026 Revision Published: New Era Begins for Inspection Organizations
On March 27, 2026, the new version of the ISO/IEC 17020 standard (ISO/IEC 17020:2026), which has a critical place among international conformity assessment standards, was published. According to TÜRKAK’s official announcement, this revision, which replaces the ISO/IEC 17020:2012 standard previously in force, brings significant changes to the structure and functioning of inspection bodies. Purpose of…
