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ISO 22000

Cor Groenveld reports from day 2 of the GIFSQ event

12th Nov 2010 by Cor Groenveld

Day Two of the CIFSQ Event, November 2010 – podcast blog from Cor Groenveld, Global Product Manager Food at LRQA.

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Webinar: FSSC 22000: the supply chain solution for food safety management

26th Oct 2010

Cor Groenveld hosted yet another successful LRQA food webinar, covering FSSC 22000. Available for viewing and downloading now!

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Webinar: FSSC 22000: the supply chain solution for food safety management and certification

Event: 21st Oct 2010 by Sarah Whitworth

This online webinar, taking place on the 21st October, features one of the world’s leading food safety experts, Cor Groenveld, talking about the global food standard FSSC 22000. REGISTER today!.

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Waitrose audits new suppliers

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.

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Food Industry needs to be proactive – in both actions and communications

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.”

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Nine out of 10 consumers believe number of food recalls are rising

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.

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LRQA Food Safety Link of the Day – April 28, 2010

28th Apr 2010 by Alex Briggs

Dr. James L. Marsden is Regent’s Distinguished Professor of Food Safety and Security at Kansas State University. His blog post, “Ten things government can do to help small plants improve food safety”, is our link of the day today.
Find out how LRQA is actively helping organisations manage their food safety risks,

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China to focus on Food Safety in 2010

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.

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Catherine Francois, Director of Food Programmes, Consumer Goods Forum, Interview

26th Feb 2010 by Alex Briggs

Catherine Francois, Director of Food Programmes, Consumer Goods Forum, Interview 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.

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Words into Actions – moving from inspections to process based Assessments

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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