What is TSLC, and how is it related to Kiwa ASI?

TSLC is a Canadian certification body that specializes in CanadaGAP. It became part of Kiwa ASI in January 2026. Working in partnership with ASI Food Safety, it is licensed by the CanadaGAP program to certify in every Canadian province and in the United States.

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Who Is Kiwa? The Global Group Behind Kiwa ASI

Q: What does Kiwa stand for?

KIWA was originally an acronym for Keuringsinstituut voor WaterleidingArtikelen, which Kiwa translates as “Institution for the Examination of Waterworks Articles.” Dutch drinking water companies set it up in 1948 to examine everything that could come into contact with drinking water. The company has since dropped the acronym and simply uses the name Kiwa.

Kiwa is an independent testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company, founded in the Netherlands in 1948 and headquartered in Rijswijk. It has more than 12,000 employees in more than 35 countries and has been part of the family-owned SHV group since 2021. Kiwa ASI has been part of Kiwa since December 2022.

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The company

What Is Kiwa?

Kiwa is an independent testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company. Through assurance, testing, inspection, certification, training, consultancy and data services, it helps customers show that their products, services, processes, management systems and people can be trusted. Its motto is “Creating trust, driving progress.”

Kiwa's service lines are testing, inspection, certification, training, consultancy, digital solutions and calibration. It keeps its training, consultancy and data services strictly separate from its inspection and certification work, and it says it is not involved in manufacturing, trading or any other activity that could compromise its impartiality. Kiwa N.V. is a member of the TIC Council, the international association of independent testing, inspection and certification companies.

Where Kiwa works

Kiwa's global areas of expertise are construction and infrastructure; digital and cyber solutions; energy transition; food, feed and agriculture; industrial services; medical devices; radio, wireless and electrical equipment; sustainability; and water. Kiwa ASI belongs to the food, feed and agriculture side of the group, which Kiwa describes as covering the whole food chain, from farm to fork, with offices in 24 countries across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia (kiwa.com, July 2026).

Kiwa creates trust by contributing to the transparency of the quality, safety and sustainability of products, services and organisations as well as of personal and environmental performance.

Kiwa's mission kiwa.com, Mission & vision

Key figures

Kiwa in Numbers

Kiwa has grown quickly through organic growth and acquisitions: from about 1,150 employees in 2011 to 12,433 at the end of 2024. As of September 2026, Kiwa's testing directory lists 80 laboratories with more than 3,000 testing capabilities; they belong to other Kiwa companies, and Kiwa ASI doesn't offer lab testing. According to SHV, Kiwa's 2025 revenue was about $1.9 billion (€1.7 billion), up 14% in euro terms.

$1.9BRevenue in 2025About €1.7 billion, up 14% in euros (SHV Annual Report 2025)
12,000+Employees12,433 at year-end 2024 (Kiwa key figures)
35+Countries with officeskiwa.com, September 2026
200+LocationsOffices and testing laboratories (kiwa.com, September 2026)

Kiwa revenue, 2019 to 2025 USD million

2019: 584 (USD million)
2020: 642 (USD million)
2021: 743 (USD million)
2022: 1,170 (USD million)
2023: 1,448 (USD million)
2024: 1,596 (USD million)
2025: ~1,900 (USD million)

Kiwa reports in euros; converted to U.S. dollars at each year's average EUR/USD rate (ECB). 2019 to 2024: Kiwa key figures (€521.6 million to €1,474.8 million). 2025: about €1.7 billion (SHV Annual Report 2025), so that bar is approximate.

Sources: Kiwa key figures, About Kiwa, Kiwa's testing directory, SHV Annual Report 2025 and ECB annual average EUR/USD rates (2019: 1.1195, 2020: 1.1422, 2021: 1.1827, 2022: 1.0530, 2023: 1.0813, 2024: 1.0824, 2025: 1.1300). Checked September 30, 2026.

History

From Dutch Drinking Water to Global TIC

Kiwa started with one job: checking everything that touches drinking water in the Netherlands. Over 75 years it grew into an international testing, inspection and certification group.

1948: Founded by the Dutch drinking water companies

The water companies wanted every item that could come into contact with drinking water examined. KIWA stood for Keuringsinstituut voor WaterleidingArtikelen, or Institution for the Examination of Waterworks Articles. Approved products could carry the Kiwa mark.
1990: Renamed Kiwa N.V.

Accredited by the Dutch Certification Council in 1984, the institute shortened its name to Kiwa N.V. in 1990 to reflect its wider work in water, construction and the environment.
1998: International growth begins

Kiwa opened in Germany and Belgium, followed by Italy in 1999, and later expanded to the UK, China, Scandinavia, Spain and Turkey.
2006: Independent from the water companies

Kiwa's water research arm became a separate institute (today KWR Water Research Institute), and ABN AMRO Participaties took over Kiwa from the water companies. In 2011 NPM Capital became lead investor, backing an international buy-and-build strategy.
2014: Food, feed and farm certification grows

BCS Öko-Garantie, an organic certification body founded in Nuremberg in 1992, joined Kiwa, extending its food, feed and farm reach in Germany, Latin America and China. It followed the 2013 addition of the UK's Product Authentication Inspectorate, today Kiwa Agri Food.
2015: Inspecta joins

Adding Inspecta, which had branches across Scandinavia, the Baltic states and Poland, created a group of about 4,000 specialists.
2021: Part of SHV, and into North America

Kiwa joined the family-owned SHV group. The same year it entered North America with solar test lab PV Evolution Labs (now Kiwa PVEL) and, in December, Intega's U.S. and Canadian engineering companies.
Kiwa ASI
2022: Vinçotte, $1 billion, and ASI

Belgium's Vinçotte became part of Kiwa in May, and Kiwa's revenue passed $1 billion (€1.1 billion) for the first time. On December 1, Kiwa announced its merger with St. Louis-based ASI.
Read the 2022 announcement
2023: 75 years and a new CEO

Kiwa celebrated its 75th anniversary, and Luc Leroy succeeded Paul Hesselink, CEO since 2003, on October 1.
Kiwa ASI
2024: NQA joins; more certification choices for ASI clients

Kiwa added NQA (USA, UK and India) and other U.S. businesses in November. ASI clients gained access to BRCGS, IFS and FSSC 22000 certification through Kiwa group certification bodies.
Kiwa ASI
2026: TSLC joins, and ASI becomes Kiwa ASI

In January, Canadian CanadaGAP certification body TSLC became part of Kiwa ASI. In February, Kiwa announced ASI's new name, Kiwa ASI, and said the new identity would officially debut at the SQF Unites conference in St. Louis in March.
How ASI became Kiwa ASI

Sources: Kiwa's “75 years of trust” timeline and news releases, SHV and NPM Capital annual reports and releases, and KWR. Checked September 30, 2026.

Ownership

Part of SHV, a Family-Owned Group Since 1896

Since 2021 Kiwa has been part of the SHV Family of Companies. SHV Holdings N.V. is a privately held, family-owned group founded in 1896 as a coal trading company and headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands. In 2025 it had 60,255 employees in 72 countries and net sales of about $24 billion (€21 billion).

SHV's companies are SHV Energy (energy distribution), Nutreco (animal nutrition and aquafeed), Kiwa (testing, inspection and certification), NPM (private equity), Makro (cash-and-carry wholesale), Mammoet (heavy lifting and transport) and ONE-Dyas (oil and gas production, 49% owned).

SHV agreed in July 2021 to take over Kiwa from NPM Capital, SHV's own investment company, with Kiwa's management to hold a minority stake, and Kiwa joined SHV that October. Before that, the Dutch drinking water companies owned Kiwa until 2006, followed by ABN AMRO Participaties and, from 2011, NPM Capital and Kiwa's management.

SHV does not in any way interfere in the primary TIC processes of Kiwa, where customers and authorities rely on the impartial technical competences, judgements and decisions of Kiwa staff.

SHV shv.nl, company profile of Kiwa

Sources: shv.nl, SHV's Kiwa profile and SHV annual reports 2021 and 2025. Checked September 30, 2026.

North America

Kiwa in North America

Kiwa entered North America in 2021 and now works through a group of specialized companies from more than 80 locations across the region. Two of its nine U.S. companies serve the food sector: Kiwa ASI, which provides food safety audits, certification and training, and NQA, whose certifications include ISO 22000.

In Canada, CanadaGAP certification body TSLC has been part of Kiwa ASI since January 2026. Kiwa also has food and agriculture offices across Latin America, including Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile. When ASI joined the group, Kiwa pointed to that region's strong connection to the U.S. market.

In August 2026 Kiwa signed an agreement to bring CSA Group's Toronto-based testing, inspection and certification business into the group. As of September 2026, the deal was subject to approvals.

Kiwa's U.S. group companies
Company	What it does	Sector
Kiwa ASI	Food safety audits, certification and training, based in St. Louis, Missouri	Food
NQA	Management system certification, including ISO 22000 for food	Food and other sectors
Kiwa PVEL	Solar module reliability testing laboratory	Energy
Kiwa PI Berlin	Technical advisor for solar and battery storage projects	Energy
Kiwa PPI	Energy engineering and quality assurance	Energy
Raba Kistner	Engineering consulting	Construction and infrastructure
Sequoia Consultants	Construction quality assurance and control in the western U.S.	Construction
T2 Utility Engineers	Subsurface utility engineering	Utilities
Unitek Technical Services	Supplier quality services	Supply chain quality

Kiwa ASI

How ASI Became Kiwa ASI

ASI joined the Kiwa Group in December 2022, when Kiwa announced its merger with St. Louis-based ASI LLC to strengthen Kiwa's food, feed and farm certification presence in the United States. Tyler Williams succeeded Charray Williams as ASI's CEO in January 2023.

In September 2023 Alfonso Capuchino joined the Kiwa Group as Global Technical Director for Food, Feed and Farm and joined ASI as VP of Certification. In 2024 ASI clients gained access to BRCGS, IFS and FSSC 22000 certification through Kiwa group certification bodies.

In January 2026 TSLC, a Canadian CanadaGAP certification body, became part of Kiwa ASI. A month later Kiwa announced ASI's new name, Kiwa ASI, and said the new visual identity would officially debut at the SQF Unites conference in St. Louis in March 2026. The company's operational core remains in St. Louis. Meet the team on our About Us page.

We are a North American gateway to Kiwa’s vast global network, offering our clients seamless access to international standards while maintaining the personalized service they deserve.

Tyler Williams CEO, Kiwa ASI (February 2026)

What it means for you

What Being Part of Kiwa Means for Your Certification

Kiwa describes Kiwa ASI as its North American food safety and certification company. For you, that means one U.S. team to talk to about SQF, CanadaGAP, BRCGS, IFS, FSSC 22000 and PrimusGFS, backed by Kiwa group certification bodies for the GFSI programs Kiwa ASI doesn't certify itself.

It also means being clear about who issues each certificate. Kiwa ASI's own certification body, ASI Food Safety, LLC, is accredited by ANAB to ISO/IEC 17065 for SQF and CanadaGAP; CanadaGAP audits and certificates are handled by TSLC, the CanadaGAP-licensed certification body that is part of Kiwa ASI. For BRCGS, IFS, FSSC 22000 and PrimusGFS, the certificate comes from the Kiwa group certification body that holds that program's approval, and Kiwa ASI is your point of contact.

Diagram: SHV Holdings owns Kiwa N.V., and Kiwa ASI is part of Kiwa. SQF certificates are issued by Kiwa ASI's certification body, ASI Food Safety, LLC; CanadaGAP certification is delivered by TSLC, a Kiwa ASI company, under ASI Food Safety's ANAB accreditation. BRCGS certificates are issued by Kiwa Ltd (trading as Kiwa Agri Food) or Kiwa España SLU, IFS by Kiwa España SLU, FSSC 22000 by Kiwa VERIN B.V., and PrimusGFS by Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie. Kiwa España SLU certificates are moving to Kiwa Ltd, with the transfer expected to begin by the end of December 2026. — Kiwa ASI in the Kiwa group, and who issues each certificate. Select the diagram to open it full size.

Who issues your certificate
Program	Certificate issued by	Accreditation or approval	Kiwa ASI's role
SQF (Food Safety Codes, Edition 9, and Quality Code)	ASI Food Safety, LLC (Kiwa ASI)	ANAB, ISO/IEC 17065 (ID 1222)	Kiwa ASI's own accreditation
CanadaGAP	TSLC (a Kiwa ASI company), the CanadaGAP-licensed certification body	ANAB (ID 1222), under ASI Food Safety, LLC	Kiwa ASI's own accreditation
BRCGS (Food Safety; Storage and Distribution)	Kiwa Ltd, trading as Kiwa Agri Food (UK); Kiwa España SLU for Food Safety only	UKAS (No. 0072); ENAC	Listed BRCGS office of both
IFS (Food, Broker, Logistics)	Kiwa España SLU	ENAC	Kiwa España's IFS-listed U.S. office
FSSC 22000	Kiwa VERIN B.V., licensed by Foundation FSSC	RvA (C684)	Your point of contact
PrimusGFS	Kiwa BCS Öko-Garantie	Licensed by PrimusGFS	Your point of contact

Certificates moving to Kiwa Ltd. Kiwa plans to transfer the IFS and BRCGS certificates issued by Kiwa España SLU to Kiwa Ltd. The transfer process is expected to begin by the end of December 2026.

Program details: SQF, CanadaGAP, BRCGS, IFS, FSSC 22000, PrimusGFS. Other Kiwa companies hold approvals for programs such as USDA organic (Kiwa BCS), MSC (Kiwa AS for chain of custody, Kiwa España for fisheries), ASC (Kiwa AS) and GLOBALG.A.P. (Kiwa's crop scopes exclude the U.S. and Canada); Kiwa ASI doesn't issue those certificates.

All consulting services are offered through ASI Training and Consulting, LLC. All activity is conducted separately from our accredited certification body, ASI Food Safety, LLC, in order to safeguard against any conflicts of interest. See consulting services and our complaints and appeals process.

From the archive

Press release December 1, 2022 Kiwa

ASI LLC Joins Kiwa Group to Expand Food, Feed & Farm Certifications in the United States

Kiwa welcomes American food safety leader

RIJSWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS: Kiwa announced its merger with St. Louis-based ASI LLC to significantly strengthen Kiwa's United States footprint in food, feed and farm certification.

The announcement named Tyler Williams, then ASI's chief technology officer, to succeed CEO Charray Williams from January 1, 2023, and Richard Stolk, Kiwa's global director for the Food, Feed & Farm sector, as President of the Board of ASI LLC. Kiwa said adding ASI would let it offer customers a one-stop shop for food- and feed-related certification services on all continents, and strengthen its presence in Latin America, given the region's strong connection to the U.S. market.

Read the full announcement in the Kiwa ASI newsroom or Kiwa's original release on kiwa.com. Titles and roles are as of December 2022.

Frequently Asked Questions About Kiwa

Who is Kiwa?

Kiwa is an independent testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company founded in the Netherlands in 1948 and headquartered in Rijswijk. As of September 2026 it has more than 12,000 employees in more than 35 countries (kiwa.com), and it has been part of the family-owned SHV group since 2021. Kiwa describes Kiwa ASI as its North American food safety and certification company.

What does Kiwa stand for?

KIWA was originally an acronym for Keuringsinstituut voor WaterleidingArtikelen, which Kiwa translates as “Institution for the Examination of Waterworks Articles.” Dutch drinking water companies set it up in 1948 to examine everything that could come into contact with drinking water. The company has since dropped the acronym and simply uses the name Kiwa.

Who owns Kiwa?

Kiwa is part of SHV, a privately held, family-owned Dutch group founded in 1896 and based in Utrecht. SHV agreed in July 2021 to take over Kiwa from NPM Capital, SHV's own investment company, and Kiwa joined the SHV Family of Companies in October 2021. Kiwa's management was to keep a minority stake.

Is ASI Food Safety part of Kiwa?

Yes. ASI joined the Kiwa Group in December 2022, when Kiwa announced its merger with St. Louis-based ASI LLC, and the company was renamed Kiwa ASI in 2026. Its accredited certification body is still ASI Food Safety, LLC.

Why did ASI change its name to Kiwa ASI?

Kiwa announced the rebrand in February 2026 as a key milestone in ASI's integration with the Kiwa Group. CEO Tyler Williams called adopting the Kiwa name “the natural next step in our journey.” Kiwa said the new visual identity would officially debut at the SQF Unites conference in St. Louis in March 2026.

Is Kiwa ASI still based in St. Louis?

Yes. Kiwa ASI is at 500 NW Plaza Dr, Suite 700, St. Ann, Missouri 63074, in the St. Louis area. When the company adopted the Kiwa name in 2026, Kiwa ASI said its operational core remains in St. Louis. You can reach the team at 1 (800) 477-0778 or US.Info@kiwa-asi.com.

How big is Kiwa?

Kiwa has more than 12,000 employees working in more than 35 countries from over 200 locations, including offices and testing laboratories (kiwa.com, September 2026). According to SHV's 2025 annual report, Kiwa's revenue was about $1.9 billion (€1.7 billion) in 2025, up 14% in euro terms. For 2024, Kiwa reported €1,474.8 million in revenue (about $1.6 billion) and 12,433 colleagues.

Which Kiwa companies operate in the United States?

As of April 2026, Kiwa lists nine U.S. group companies: Kiwa ASI, Kiwa PI Berlin, Kiwa PPI, Kiwa PVEL, NQA, Raba Kistner, Sequoia Consultants, T2 Utility Engineers and Unitek Technical Services. Kiwa ASI and NQA serve the food sector; the others work in solar and energy, engineering, construction, utilities and supplier quality.

Does SHV influence Kiwa's certification decisions?

No. SHV states that it “does not in any way interfere in the primary TIC processes of Kiwa,” where customers and authorities rely on the impartial judgement of Kiwa staff. Kiwa itself says it is strictly independent and isn't involved in manufacturing, trading or other activities that could compromise its impartiality.

Does being part of Kiwa change who issues my certificate?

It depends on the program. SQF certificates are issued by Kiwa ASI's own certification body, ASI Food Safety, LLC, under its ANAB accreditation (ISO/IEC 17065). CanadaGAP certification is delivered by TSLC, the CanadaGAP-licensed certification body that is part of Kiwa ASI, under ASI Food Safety, LLC's ANAB accreditation. BRCGS, IFS, FSSC 22000 and PrimusGFS certificates are issued by other Kiwa group certification bodies, such as Kiwa Ltd (trading as Kiwa Agri Food), Kiwa España SLU, Kiwa VERIN B.V. or Kiwa BCS, and Kiwa ASI is your point of contact. Kiwa plans to transfer the IFS and BRCGS certificates issued by Kiwa España SLU to Kiwa Ltd. The transfer process is expected to begin by the end of December 2026.

Are Kiwa ASI's consulting and certification services separate?

Yes. Kiwa ASI's consulting is offered through ASI Training and Consulting, LLC, which operates separately from the accredited certification body, ASI Food Safety, LLC, to guard against conflicts of interest. Kiwa likewise keeps its training, consultancy and data services strictly separate from its inspection and certification work.

Who leads Kiwa?

Luc Leroy has been Kiwa's CEO since October 1, 2023. He succeeded Paul Hesselink, who had led Kiwa since 2003. Kiwa ASI is led by CEO Tyler Williams.

Is Kiwa a member of the TIC Council?

Yes. Kiwa N.V. is listed in the TIC Council's members directory. TIC Council is the international association of independent testing, inspection and certification companies; its members commit to a compliance code that is verified by an external audit every year.

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Accreditation & Impartiality

ASI Food Safety, LLC (Kiwa ASI) is accredited by ANAB to ISO/IEC 17065 for SQF and CanadaGAP certification. BRCGS, IFS, FSSC 22000 and PrimusGFS certificates are issued by Kiwa group certification bodies. All consulting services are offered through ASI Training and Consulting, LLC. All activity is conducted separately from our accredited certification body, ASI Food Safety, LLC, in order to safeguard against any conflicts of interest.