How about EN 15593 - is there any further news on the 'European' Packaging Standard Roland?
Hello Simon!
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EN 15593
Packaging - Management of hygiene in the production of
packaging for foodstuffs - Requirements
Emballages - Management de l'hygiène dans la fabrication
des emballages destinés aux denrées alimentaires -
Exigences
Verpackung - Hygienemanagement bei der Herstellung von
Lebensmittelverpackungen - Anforderungen
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This standard is ready now. It is in status "Formal Vote" that means the national standard organisations, like BSI, DIN and so on, has to say "accepted" or "not accepted". There is a great acceptance!
The standard will released in early 2008
EN 15593 is very interesting for companies which have requirements to have a hygienesystem, but no reqiurements for BRC/IoP.
The reason is, it is a european standard and not a standard of british retailers.
As an auditor I have some companies that will change from BRC/IoP to EN 15593 and one company which will have both, BRC/IoP and EN 15593.
Best regards
Roland