The initiative of celebrating the day was launched by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC).
Theme of this year is Accreditation, Improving Food Safety.
In India, the day was celebrated by the Quality Council of India.
The Quality Council of India was established in 1997.
It was set up as a public private partnership based on the Netherlands model.
It was set up by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal trade.