BRC Global Standards Issue 6 Guidance – Part 3 – HACCP
BRC Global Standards Issue 6 Guidance – Part 3 – HACCP
Following our last post we continue our guidance on implementing a BRC Global Standards Global Standard Issue 6 compliant HACCP Plan. Section 2.3 Describing the Product I’m often asked…
Vomit polished cutlery in New York!!
The scene: Late evening – a pub / restaurant in New York. A drunken man vomits into a glass which spills onto the table. A waiter takes off the table…
FSA recall – product packaged in unapproved premises
This product recall has highlighted the importance of the mandatory requirement to seek premises approval before any food handling commences. The current EU Food hygiene regulations (853/2004) are quite clear on this….
BRC Global Standards Issue 6 Guidance – Part 2 – HACCP
HACCP Last time we covered the extra requirements (over Issue 5) for section 1 – Senior Management Commitment This time we shall start to look at the BRC Global Standards…
A very interesting, or perhaps alarming, summary within the European Cleaning Journal has been released concerning the failure of food handlers to wash their hands. The survey was carried out…
The Food Standards Agency is reporting on an outbreak from pastes contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, the bacterium behind the deadly botulism disease. The product has not been distributed within the…
The results of some very interesting research has just been released by the Food Standards Agency. The study looked at the impact of all cases of Infectious Intestinal Disease (IID),…
Food Standards Agency report – Food safety behaviours in the home
The Food Standards Agency has released the final report called Food Safety behaviours in the home. This lengthy report makes fairly grim reading overall concerning people’s awareness of food safety…
Food Quality news.com also reports that India’s new Food Safety and Standards Act will provide a mechanism for consumers to lodge complaints for prosecution against food adulteration. The new act…