BRC Global Standards Food Safety Europe 2013
BRC Global Standards Food Safety Europe 2013
An excellent opportunity for food safety professionals, managers and food business owners to learn about the latest thinking in food safety assurance, including the opportunity to participate in the break-out…
Major US recall of hard boiled eggs
The FDA has reported a major recall of specific lot dates of hard cooked eggs in brine, sold to distributors and manufacturers, after laboratory tests confirmed the presence of Listeria…
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme – a milestone reached
The Food Standards Agency has reported a flurry of activity by the local authorities across England which has resulted in the milestone of more than 250 local authorities joining this…
Food Safety – the missing link
HACCP International spoke very successfully at the recent BRC Global Standards Global Conference in London to introduce the certification of the food safety status of equipment, materials and services sold…
SALSA – the alternative choice for certification
We are quite often asked by SME food businesses whether SALSA (Safe and Local Supplier Approval) is a viable alternative to a more in depth standard such as the BRC…
BRC Global Standards Issue 6 Guidance – Part 5 – Auditing & Corrective Actions
Last time we looked at the requirements for HACCP within Issue 6 of the BRC Global Standards Global Standard for Food Safety. In these notes we begin to look at…
Co-operative Consortium announced
MQM Consulting is absolutely delighted to announce that it has joined a Consortium of like minded professional organisation providing services to the food and related industries. The Consortium was set…
No confirmed cause of Clostridium botulinum outbreak
Food Quality News reports that a spokesperson from the Food Standards Agency has said that no confirmed cause of the family outbreak from the Lloyd Grossman Korma sauce, produced by…
Public remain concerned about hygiene standards in restaurants
The European Cleaning Journal contains an interesting article about consumer attitudes to staff hygiene in restaurants. It generally showed that there is still, overall, a low level of consumer confidence…