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Supply chain

Industry leaders discuss FSSC 22000 at LRQA Food Forum Sao Paulo –

2nd Sep 2011

The third blog from the LRQA Food Forum, Vel Pillay, Manager Food Safety Programs, LRQA Americas, discuss FSSC 22000.

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LRQA becomes first certification body to be accredited by UKAS for ISO 28000 Certification

30th Aug 2011

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has today announced that Lloyds Register of Quality Assurance (LRQA) has become the first certification body to be accredited for ISO 28000 certification.

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Linpac chooses independent third party verification to measure RTP carbon footprint

20th Jul 2011

Linpac Allibert, part of the UK-based Linpac Group, makes returnable transit packaging (RTP), manufacturing a range of reusable plastic containers and pallets for storage and distribution in supply chains across Europe.

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Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance certifies Carrefour’s headquarters in Belgium to international food-safety standard

Event: 24th Mar 2011 by Alex Briggs

Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) has certified Carrefour’s Belgian headquarters to the latest international standard for food safety in a testament to the emphasis that global retailers are placing on driving food safety throughout their supply chains.

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LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Episode 10 – Interview with GFSI’s 1st Chairman of the Board

15th Mar 2011 by Alex Briggs

In the 10th and final episode of the 2011 LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Fons Schmid, the Global Food Safety Initiative’s (GFSI) first Chairman of the Board and currently the Independent Chairman of the Board of Stakeholders of the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC) talked to our editor about the key issues facing the food sector. He took a look back at some of the historical issues and how those have been addressed by the sector, some of the issues that the sector is currently facing as well as looking ahead to the issues that will define the food sector over the coming years.

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LRQA Business Assurance Food Safety Blog, February 2011

28th Feb 2011 by Cor Groenveld

Certification was a recurring theme throughout the GFSI Conference in London. With “Developing” a food safety culture the overall theme of the conference, the links between the two topics is the focus of today’s blog.

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LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Episode 6

16th Feb 2011

This episode is taken from a questions and answers session at the Global Food Safety Initiative Technical Committee meetings in London, where questions were put forward from Anders Nillson, LRQA Sweden.

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LRQA launches Food Sector Video for GFSI Conference

16th Feb 2011 by Alex Briggs

With the opening of the world’s most important food safety conference, The Global Food Safety Conference, LRQA has launched a food sector video.

In the video, Cor Groenveld, LRQA’s global food expert, Mark Overland, Cargill’s Global Director, Certification and Mike James, LRQA’s Managing Director talk about the benefits of taking a process-based management systems approach to addressing risks across the food supply chain.

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LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Episode 3

3rd Feb 2011

LRQA Food Safety Podcast Series 2011, episode 3, is an interview with Cor which took place on the final day of the European Manufacturing and Safety Forum in Holland. Listen to the podcast below.

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LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Episode 2

3rd Feb 2011 by Cor Groenveld

LRQA Food Safety Podcast Series 2011, episode 2, is an interview with Cor which took place at the end of day one of the European Manufacturing and Safety Forum in Holland.

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