Certifications & Patents

Anyone can say "quality".
We prove it by number.

To us, a certificate is not a frame on the wall but a promise anyone can check. So every number, issuing body and date is written out below. Click a certificate to see the original at full size.

01 ISO Certification

Quality and environment: two international standards

First certified in 2014 and maintained ever since. The certified scope is Development and Manufacturing of Hand warmer, Hot pad, Body warmer.

Quality Management

ISO 9001:2015

Certificate
QI765723
First issued
23 December 2014
Renewed
22 December 2023
Valid until
29 November 2027
Issued by
ICR (International Certification Registrar Ltd.) · IAS accredited · IAF MLA · IAF code 23

Environmental Management

ISO 14001:2015

Certificate
EI430423
First issued
23 December 2014
Renewed
22 December 2023
Valid until
29 November 2027
Issued by
ICR · IAS accredited · IAF MLA · IAF code 23

02 KC Safety Confirmation

Five KC Safety Confirmations, by brand

Under Korea's KC Safety Confirmation scheme, a product is tested by an accredited laboratory against the safety standard and then declared. It covers POPORANG, Loyalty Hot Pack and Mom's Hand, with adhesive and non-adhesive types declared separately.

Issued by KTC (Korea Testing Certification Institute) · Safety standard: Safety Confirmation Safety Standards, Annex 68 Heat Pack (KATS Notice 2017-032)
Korean safety confirmations for consumer products carry no expiry date.
DocumentDeclaration no.ProductTypeDate
B683D5001-25002POPORANG hot packNon-adhesive15 Oct 2025
B683D5001-25003Loyalty Hot PackNon-adhesive15 Oct 2025
B683D5001-25004Mom's Hand warmerNon-adhesive15 Oct 2025
B683D5001-25001Mom's Hand adhesiveAdhesive15 Oct 2025
B683D5001-26006Loyalty Hot Pack adhesiveAdhesive2 Feb 2026

03 Children & Materials

Products for children, and the raw material too

Children's Product Safety

POPORANG Mini hot pack

Safety-confirmed as a heat pack for children (incl. pocket warmer) under Korea's Special Act on the Safety of Children's Products.

Confirmation
CB155D0001-4001
Issued
FITI Testing & Research Institute · 5 July 2024
Valid until
4 July 2029
Standard
Safety Confirmation Safety Standards, Annex 15

Raw Material · Recycled Product

Cast iron powder — Shinwoo Besteel

The iron powder at the heart of our hand warmers is cast iron powder certified as an Excellent Recycled Product, obtained by our supplier Shinwoo Besteel Co., Ltd. The certificate is held in Shinwoo Besteel's name, not WINIST's.

Certificate
No. 16032010
Issued by
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Valid
20 January 2025 – 19 January 2029
Item
Recycled cast iron powder from cast iron cutting chips, 60 mesh

04 Patent & Trademarks

Our technology and our names, registered

Patent

Korea's first anti-static patent

WINIST holds Korea's first anti-static patent.

위니스트WINIST, Korean script
WINISTEnglish mark
Loyalty Hot PackBrand mark
Mom's HandBrand mark
POPORANGBrand mark

All five trademarks are registered with the Korean Intellectual Property Office.