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5th Jan 2011 by Alex Briggs
According to the latest ISO survey, ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System Standard) certification is up 70% year on year, with ISO/IEC 27001 (IT Security Management System Standard) certification being up by 40% in 2009 as compared to 2008.
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21st Dec 2010
LRQA is proud to announce that they are now accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for FSSC 22000 the global food safety standard.
10th Nov 2010
Global Product Manager Food at LRQA, Cor Groenveld, provides insight from what has been happening on day one of this eagerly awaited global food event via a webinar podcast. Hear what he has to say now!
3rd Sep 2010
Cut-backs in food safety and hygiene training may be setting up a ‘food poisoning time bomb’, suggest results of a survey from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), reported by foodnavigation.com.
24th Aug 2010
IUoFST president Geoffrey Campbell-Platt said the award recognises efforts to sustain traditional foods and bring them to a wider number of consumers. “Cargill has been recognised for its food safety leadership, its collaboration and commitment to improving access to food and to ensuring food safety through education,” he said.
23rd Jul 2010
A study looking at the views of staff and managers at food plants on HACCP has identified preparation for future regulation as the key motivating factor and staffing the number one challenge.
13th Jul 2010 by Alex Briggs
Waitrose, the UK supermarket retailer, is set to audit all of the suppliers for the new Heston Blumenthal range.
According to this FoodManufacture.co.uk article, “The products will be sourced from “existing Waitrose suppliers who are known and trusted”, a Waitrose spokeswoman said.
21st Jun 2010 by Alex Briggs
Jon Poole, the recently appointed new chief executive of the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST), told FoodNavigator.com that the industry needs to be pro-active and not reactive. In this FoodNavigator article, Poole said, “There’s a lot we can do by being pre-emptive.”
28th Apr 2010
A recent article on foodbusinessnews.net looks at the recent Deloitte’s 2010 Food Safety Survey results which shows that nine out of 10 consumers believe the number of food recalls initiated are on the rise.
13th Apr 2010
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) said the number of such breaches rose to 219 last year, an increase of 24 per cent from 2007.
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