The GOB is a public trust, a foundation, chartered to the protection of communities and consumers, our Charter. We are authoritatively empowered by the Government of the State of California entrusted by the Department of Justice as determined by the Federal Department of the Treasury.

The seal-marks of the GOB Platform means that your organization has gone through a process that demonstrates competence in its role & responsibility in carrying out the Charter within its own supply chain with impartiality

Our vision is to make a difference through organizations seeking to confirm that their business-critical processes and government-regulatory activities are robust (compliant, efficient, effective, safe, un-compromised commitment) in adherence to the Charter.

Our mission is to maintain a global network of skilled resources with impeccable integrity and credentials who are ready to assist to the protection of consumers through accreditation and recognition activities for training - education, quality, food safety, environmental, testing, research, medical, healthcare... and to carry high competence of individuals and activities involved in supporting the Charter.

GOB Third Party Directory Recognition and Accreditation Directory
To inquire for a GOB-accredited third party such as certification body (CB) please inquire by contact us or visiting our Register and Listing page.

We are a consumer-centric entity with a primary purpose to live by and promote our Charter which states that any signatories or bearers of the GOB Platform will relentlessly pursue institutionalization of best practices byway awareness, information and regulatory affairs practices that are unerringly aimed at un-compromised protection for communities and consumers.

For regulatory affairs nature, the application of benchmarks for the protection of communities and consumers is of utterly importance, and arriving to a definition, a benchmark is something that serves as a standard by which others may be measured or judged. A standard is something established by authority, custom or general consent as a model or example; something set up and established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, weight, extent, value or quality.

The basis for signatories and bearers attest their unerringly consumer-centric commitment through benchmarks that are based on regulations through the application of ISO/IEC 17020, TS 22003, ISO/IEC 27006, ISO/IEC 17024, ISO Guide 65, ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 15189 so that they attest and may provide certification in accordance with:

• Quality Management System such as ISO 9001
• Environmental Management System such as ISO 14001
• Quality Management System for Medical Devices including ISO 13485
• Quality Healthcare Management System based QMS 9001-15189
• Food Safe Management System including ISO 22000
• Food Safe Management System HACCP (Spanish “APPCC”)
• Information Security Management System such as ISO/IEC 27001
• OHSAS, Occupational Health & Safety Management System such as OHSAS and 29 CFR 1910
• Social Responsibility and Social Accountability, based Management System Practices applying guidance ISO 26000
• Product Marking applying ISO 65 and national equivalents
• Laboratory Testing, Quality Management Systems for specialty sectors, accredited ISO 1589 and ISO/IEC 17025
• Inspections based ISO 17020,
• Compliance Regulatory Requirements as permitted by law, and
• Other internationally recognized and generally accepted benchmarks to benefit consumers