ST. LOUIS — Safety certification provider Kiwa ASI acquired TSLC, a Canadian certification body with experience in CanadaGAP audits and certifications. The acquisition expands Kiwa’s presence in Canada and the agricultural and cannabis sectors.
TSLC is one of five approved, licensed certification bodies for the CanadaGAP program.
Frank Schreurs, president and managing director at TSLC, will add his 40 years of food safety and quality experience to Kiwa. Schreurs was a founding member of the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) On-Farm Food Safety Committee, creators of the CanadaGAP Program, and he played a key role in the program’s early adoption, leading one of the first certification bodies to offer CanadaGAP audits in 2009.
In 2022, ASI became a Kiwa Company, expanding from an SQF Certification Body to offering several other GFSI programs like BRCGS, FSSC22000, IFS, and more. This agreement with TSLC allows Kiwa ASI to continue its strategic growth in inspections and certifications, while adding to Kiwa’s global footprint in food, feed, and agriculture sectors in North America.
Clients of TSLC will continue to receive uninterrupted service from their existing audit and certification team.
