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– 16th Mar 2010 by Alex Briggs
China has vowed to clampdown on food safety issues across the supply chain. In this Food Quality News article, China’s Vice Minister of Agriculture Wei Chao’an said,
Our agricultural products overall are safe and of high quality, but we must also recognize that while we transition from traditional to modern farming, many of our operations remain scattered, production methods are still backward and our supervision lags behind.
Event: 9th Apr 2010 – 14th Apr 2010
The Conference for Food Protection promotes food safety and consumer protection.
Event: 12th Apr 2010 – 14th Apr 2010
Food Safety Summit is the largest and most established food safety and defense exposition in North America on food safety, quality assurance and food security.
– 11th Mar 2010
An article on QSRweb looks at the food safety concerns and also delves into a recent survey which found that 40 percent of respondents were at least as concerned about food safety as they were a few years ago.
– 10th Mar 2010
Washington-based Make Our Food Safe sites a CBS News series poll that found only one in three Americans feels the food they buy is safe.
– 26th Feb 2010 by Alex Briggs
On the final day of February, LRQA’s Food Month, we bring you an interview with Catherine Francois, Director Food Safety Programmes, Consumer Goods Forum. Catherine is one of the most influential figures in the world of food safety. This podcast features her thoughts on certification, the GFSI’s role in harmonising global food safety standards and the Global Food Safety Conference.
– 22nd Feb 2010
Our blogger for day 16 is Luiz Bueno da Silva, LRQA São Paulo Business Centre Manager. Luiz has been with the Lloyd’s Register Group since 1975. He joined LRQA in 1991 and was named Sao Paulo Business Centre Manager in 2007.
– 22nd Feb 2010
Even with the falling birth rates and emigration, some Asian countries are struggling to feed the poor. Poverty and hunger may cause political instability and will slow down economic growth. The UN also noted that food stability will be a key issue to the Asian growth story.”
Our blogger today is Richard Gunawan, Area Business Development Manager LRQA Asia.
– 22nd Feb 2010
Our blogger today is Cor Groenveld. Cor talks about his recent food safety webinar.
– 18th Feb 2010
ISO 22000, PAS 220 and FSSC 22000 are changing the world of Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) assessments.
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