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Standards

Food Safety Guidelines put more pressure on food processors

– 27th Jun 2008

The global sourcing of ingredients and products along with recent factory recalls has led to increased calls from consumers for more rigorous safety programmes and close monitoring of suppliers

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Introduction to ISO 22000

– 23rd Jun 2008 by Alex Briggs

http://22000-tools.com/what-is-iso-22000.html

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Richard Wilding Supply Chain Podcast - Episode 2

– 9th Jun 2008

This podcast is episode two of a three part series. The series is made up of interviews with Professor Richard Wilding from Cranfield University, one of Europe’s top supply chain management experts.

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ISO 9001 is not Rocket Science - Dispelling the “Myths” of ISO 9001

– 27th May 2008

This is a four piece article written by Bretta Kelly, President CIS WWSG, that describes a common sense approach of how to implement or revise an ISO 9001:2000 management system.

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Medical Devices Directive Update 2007/47/EC

– 14th Apr 2008 by Simon Emeny

The European Commission has announced a pilot program, to examine the changes that will result form the adoption of the Medical Devices Directive.

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Popular gadgets hit shelves pre-installed with viruses

– 20th Mar 2008

Some of the hottest new electronic devices are being found to contain factory pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, send spam and perform other nefarious tasks that make the systems easy targets for hackers.

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New report helps make sense of the voluntary carbon offset market

– 13th Mar 2008

The Stockholm Environment announces the release of a comprehensive
new report on the voluntary carbon offset market.

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New machinery directive in 2009

– 10th Mar 2008

When the new Machinery Directive comes into force at the end of 2009 there will be a requirement that fixings for fixed guards must be retained when the guard is removed.

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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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Case Study: Using a risk assessment model in a quality management system

– 28th Feb 2008

“In today’s Quality Management systems, the ability to control and correct processes is key to maintaining a high level of compliance within an organization”, says pharmaceuticalonline.com.

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