{"id":23945119,"date":"2023-11-07T10:23:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T09:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eqmc-consulting.de\/project\/establishment-of-a-product-safety-organization\/"},"modified":"2024-11-27T12:01:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T11:01:56","slug":"establishment-of-a-product-safety-organization","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.eqmc-consulting.de\/en\/project\/establishment-of-a-product-safety-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Establishment of a product assurance organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#D9EFFA&#8221; bottom_divider_flip=&#8221;horizontal&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23&#8243; 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