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BRC Global Standards

BRC Global Standards Issue 6 Guidance – Part 1 – Senior Management Commitment

We at MQM have decided that it would be helpful to all those certificated food processors out there, and those who might wish to become certificated to the BRC Global…

Announcements

Best before, Use By and Display Until dates

I would not be surprised if the average consumer was left even more confused by the media, including BBC Breakfast this morning. Even the Freesat “text” service seemed to indicate…

Food Hygiene

Hand washing failure

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…

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Botulism outbreak in France

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…

Food Hygiene

Stomach Upsets

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),…

General

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…

BRC Global Standards

New – BRC Global Standards Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 6 Update

We are pleased to announce that we are offering a new course: The 1 day BRC Global Standards Global Standard for Food Safety Update course is recommended for those processors…

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And now India gets tough!

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…

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China gets tough on food safety

Some may say that, at last, and after the recent incidents that have damaged its food industry’s reputation with food incidents such as the melamine in powdered milk debacle, China…