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GFSI Announce Consultation for SQF Scope Extension for Storage and Distribution

Nov 10 2014 07:07 PM | Simon in

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recently announced the launch of its global stakeholder consultation for the SQF Extension of Scope for Storage & Distribution.



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FSA Survey of Allergen Labelling

Nov 07 2014 06:57 AM | Simon in

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) recently conducted a survey examining allergen advisory labelling on pre-packed processed foods sold in the UK. The survey also sought to quantify the level of allergens resulting from cross-contamination and establish whether the type of advisory labelling used related to the level of allergen present.



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Consultation launched for BRC Packaging Standard Issue 5

Oct 27 2014 05:33 PM | Simon in

As part of the natural review cycle of the BRC Global Standards suite the BRC have recently released the BRC Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials Requirements consultation document for the Issue 5 update.



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FSSC 22000 announces Quality Management Systems extension

Oct 27 2014 03:46 PM | Simon in

Commencing early 2015 FSSC 22000 will be adding a separate module for the certification of Food Quality Management Systems (QMS), based on ISO 9001 to its existing auditing and certification structure. This will allow organizations to be FSSC 22000 audited and certified for Food Safety & Quality Management Systems.



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Introducing the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) standard

Oct 19 2014 07:23 PM | bacon in

"We must plant the sea and herd its animals using the sea as farmers instead of hunters. That is what civilization is all about - farming replacing hunting".
- Jacques Cousteau (1910-1997)

 

Indeed we have, as reported in the last FAO Fisheries & Aquaculture publication, wild captured seafood is maintaining an even level and seemed to have reached its limitations, however, aquaculture production has recently eclipsed wild captured seafood harvest levels.



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New water-based rapid test for Total Aflatoxin

Aug 26 2014 07:56 PM | Simon in

Romer Labs®, a leading global food-safety diagnostic company, introduces its new AgraStrip® Total Aflatoxin Quantitative WATEX test kit. The new water-based method will allow food, feed and grain producers to test for aflatoxins without using organic solvents, such as methanol, which are expensive, flammable, and must be disposed as hazardous waste.



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Trace Analytics launches The AirCheck Academy™

Aug 22 2014 07:00 PM | Trace Analytics in

Have Compressed Air Quality Questions? The AirCheck Academy™ has the Answers.

 

Let’s face it…compressed air testing for the food and beverage industry is not easy to navigate. What should your concerns be? Is testing compressed air really necessary? Is the testing you do now appropriate for your compressed air use? You can find information to help you answer these questions and more at the AirCheck Academy™. By the way, it is FREE!



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bioMérieux’s TEMPO® BC Assay Gains AOAC Approval

Jul 29 2014 06:10 PM | Simon in

bioMérieux, a world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics, has recently been granted AOAC Research Institute approval for its TEMPO® BC, an automated quality indicator test for the fast enumeration of Bacillus cereus group bacteria in food products. The rigors of the AOAC third-party validations provide food professionals with added assurance for high-performance testing standards.



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Romer Labs® Collaborates with Feed the Future Initiative

Jul 28 2014 06:47 PM | Simon in

Romer Labs, a leading supplier of food safety diagnostics solutions has partnered with the Feed the Future Innovation Lab For the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss based at Kansas State University to donate mycotoxin testing supplies to their USAID project.



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Compressed Air - How Clean is Yours?

Jul 20 2014 07:02 PM | Trace Analytics in

Compressed air is used widely in the food industry in devices such as pneumatic valves, and in product handling and packaging systems. Often it is an integral component of Clean-in-Place (CIP) systems as a carrier of steam. It is important that compressed air systems function effectively. The purity of compressed air is vital for ensuring product and work surfaces in direct and indirect contact with the product, do not become contaminated.



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BRC Extension of GFSI Scope for Storage & Distribution

Jun 20 2014 08:00 PM | Simon in

This week GFSI announced the launch of its global stakeholder consultation for the BRC Extension of Scope for Storage & Distribution. GFSI have invited stakeholders to comment on the process that BRC, the Benchmark Committee Leader and the Benchmark Committee Members have been involved in over the past months.



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