The Sudanese Accreditation Council (SDAC) participated in the programme of principles and guideline for the assessment and use of voluntary third -party assurance organized jointly by Arab Industrial Development, Standardization and Mining Organization (AIDSMO) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) which was held in Amman during the period 30 august-01 September 2022.
The programme aimed to share awareness among regulatory and stakeholders in the Arab region about voluntary third-party accreditation programs (vTPA) by focusing on the principles and guidelines issued by the Codex Alimentarius, in addition its aimed to exchange theoretical and practical knowledge on the subject and its implementation in other countries, and to develop a regional approach to apply these principles for evaluating and using the voluntary accreditation programs in the Arab countries.