True, an odd statement when taken out of context, but add:
"The standard is NOT intended to be a proof of the quality of goods or services, and no business or organisation may ever imply that it is.
ISO 9000 simply demonstrates that a business can produce a consistent standard of quality."
I have not been audited for quality of product, only the paper trail that shows that I am following the ISO guidelines and I feel that is the thought being conveyed.
What I am looking for is who or what body controls the ISO guidelines and then sets the certification requirements making this registrar or that registrar the registrar that can bestow that piece of paper on your system that says all requirements have been met. So far I find two factions that are saying their way is right, but I can't find any information that discredits one or the other.
As I said when joining this group, my background is as a machinist who has worked his way through the company with no "formal" quality training. I don't know all the buzz words and don't care to learn them. I'm just trying to find the answer to my question about the validity of the certificate issued by one or the other accreditation groups.