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Safety

High levels of lead in Chocolate cause Supply Chain concern

8th Aug 2008 by Alex Briggs

This Food Navigator article highlights the continued problems in global food supply chains.

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Novelty lighters banned

20th Mar 2008

On 11 March the Commission decided to ban the sale of non-child resistant and novelty lighters to consumers enters into force.

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China’s food safety guarantee

5th Mar 2008

After a year of food scares, China tries to assure the world that food for Olympians will be safe. John Vause reports. See the video on CNN.

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National Food Event in the Netherlands

Event: 12th Mar 2008 – 13th Mar 2008

LRQA will be present at the event with a stand and Cor Groenveld will deliver a presentation on the subject “Food Standards: current situation and future developments”. This presentation will not only cover food safety and quality, but also sustainability, security and supply chain assurance.

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FSA begin consultation with food and beverage manufacturers over health and safety rules

27th Feb 2008

The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has begun consultation with food and beverage manufacturers over their progress in bringing plastic packaging contact materials in line with health and safety rules.

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Toy safety assurance program endorsed by TIA Directors

19th Feb 2008

Business Wire reports that a meeting in conjunction with its annual Toy Fair in New York City, the Toy Industry Association’s (TIA) Board of Directors unanimously endorsed the general direction of a proposal for a new toy testing and safety verification system for toys sold in the U.S. market.

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UK looks to single labelling system for foods

25th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs

The UK government is announing plans on simplifying food labelling. This article examines the plans to tackle obesity through a new labelling system.

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Are ethical food labels telling the whole story?

14th Jan 2008 by Alex Briggs

Organic or fairtrade? Sustainable or certified? With so many labels on food, clothes and white goods, it’s a miracle that we make it to the checkout before closing time. This article in the Observer takes a look at some of the labels out there. Which ones live up to their eco credentials?

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Is your beer safe?

30th Oct 2007 by Alex Briggs

Anheuser Busch has denied serious allegations by Greenpeace that their Budweiser beer contains traces of a genetically engineered strain of rice known as “Liberty Link”.
Liberty Link is a series of strains of GM rice from Bayer CropScience. Some of the strains are banned in a number of markets around the world for human consumption, but not in the US.
Due to Anheuser Busch’s position as the largest single purchaser of American rice, Greenpeace claims that the group had a responsibility to ensure it was fully aware of how it is sourcing ingredients.

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New Food Safety Website for smaller firms

2nd Oct 2007 by Cor Groenveld

Small and medium food companies often struggle with food safety requirements. The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) has created a website to help small and medium size firms better manage their food safety.

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Climate Change

The Climate Change section is your one stop shop for news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other climate change resources.

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Supply Chain

The Supply Chain Assurance section covers news, blogs, podcasts, standards, events and resources on supply chain issues.

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Food

The Food section focuses on issues of food safety and the food supply chain, and provides news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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CSR

The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) section focuses on current CSR issues which face all companies all over the world. This information is provided to you via six sections: news, blog posts, podcasts, resources, standards and events.

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Product Conformity

The Product Conformity section contains news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and resources covering Product Conformity and other European Union related issues.

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Carbon Labelling

The Carbon Labelling section was launched in sync with the Check-out Carbon report, June 2008. The section contains information on news, blogs, podcasts, events, standards and other carbon labelling resources.

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