Re: Notified Body Surprise Audits Required in 2014
Not all notified bodies list suppliers on certificiates
Ronen: Critical supplier is the key term that could potentially allow/require audit back to raw material supplier, take for example orthopaedic implants, certainly the form and shape is critical, however the material, it's processing and consequential composition and microstructure are also critical. A manufacturers sub contractor may only machine down a bar received by a foundry,