Category Archives: Food Safety & Hygiene

28
May

BRC Food Standard: Issue 7 coming up

Dr. Thijs Willaert Food Safety & Hygiene, Revisions 2 Comments
The BRC Global Standard for Food Safety, the internationally recognized standard of the British Retail Consortium, is currently being revised. If the BRC adheres to its timeline, Issue 7 of the standard will be published by January 2015. The audits according to the new standard will take place from July 2015 onwards. At the moment, the initial consultation …
31
Jan

365 Group, SIS Natural and Meghri Cannery obtain GC-Mark for product hygiene in Armenia

Dr. Thijs Willaert Food Safety & Hygiene, News No Comments
For retailers in the food sector, the choice for a particular supplier depends to a crucial extent upon assurances regarding product hygiene and food safety. It therefore does not suffice for suppliers to implement high standards of hygiene – they also need to be able to prove it. That is exactly what three Armenian companies have now done: they opened …