AsiaInspection, a leading provider of quality control services for businesses importing from Asia, today announces the AsiaInspection 2011 Q4 Barometer, a quarterly synopsis of Asia-based manufacturing and the quality control services industry. Inspection Failure Rates Show China Food Danger Critical AsiaInspection figures show in 2011 51% of food inspections conducted in Mainland China failed. While [...]
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1 in Every 2 Food Inspections Failed in China in 2011
January 25th, 2012 by Tony
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ISO Certifications on the increase with ISO 22000 leading the way
December 6th, 2011 by Tony
The latest edition of The ISO Survey of Certifications, for 2010, underlines the global market relevance of ISO’s management system standards for quality, environment, medical devices, food safety and information security revealing an increase in certificates of 6.23 %, a worldwide total of 1 457 912 certificates and users of one or more of the [...]
EFSA brushes off French on safety of bisphenol A and confirms review of opinion in 2012
December 1st, 2011 by Tony
At the request of the European Commission, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published a statement on bisphenol A (BPA) in response to September 2011 reports by the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (Anses). Scientific experts on EFSA’s Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids (CEF) [...]
FSSC 22000 publishes revised FSSC 22000 scheme
October 30th, 2011 by Tony
The Food Safety System Certification 22000 scheme (FSSC 22000) has published the revised FSSC 22000 scheme documents on www.fssc22000.com. The certification scope of FSSC 22000 has been extended with Food Packaging Material Manufacturing according the recent publication of the PAS 223 and the scheme is brought in line with the new GFSI Requirements. The revised [...]
Rock Farm Dairy recalls milk and cream
October 13th, 2011 by Tony
Rock Farm Dairy is recalling some date codes of milk and cream products after consumers complained about a taint and odour. No harmful health effects have been reported but if you have bought any of the products, do not eat them. The Agency has issued a Product Recall Information Notice. The following products, with ‘use [...]