In 2009, forty enterprises of the Vitebsk region certified their production for compliance with the ISO 9001 quality management system. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Vitebsk Center for Standardization, Metrology and Certification. Among those that underwent certification are SOOO "Fortex - Water Technologies", Vitebsk House-Building Combine, Vitebsk Regional Printing House, etc. In total, the ISO 9001 system has been implemented in 219 enterprises in the region. Enterprises in the food industry are actively working to improve product quality. Thirty of them have already implemented a quality and food safety management system based on risk analysis and critical control points (HACCP), including in 2009 - at SOOO "Prodbiznes", Verkhnedvinsk Butter and Cheese Plant, Vitebsk Confectionery Combine "Vitba", and the Postavy District Union Cooperative Industry Combine.