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BRC Global Standards for companies in the Food Sector

In 1998 the British Retail Consortium (BRC) developed and introduced the BRC technical standard and protocol for companies supplying retailer branded products, namely: BRC Global Standard for Food Safety. This document is now on its fifth edition. Three other BRC Standards have s...

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Which Quality Auditor course?

A common question we get asked is “Should I attend the five day Quality Management Systems Auditor / Lead Auditor or the two day Internal Quality Auditor training course?” The answer really depends on what level of involvement the individual will have in Quality Management Sy...

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Food Allergen Alerts

Photo owned by KirkOls (cc) There have been seven Food Allergen incidents identified by the FSAI in the past two months. All related to undeclared allergenic content on the product label as follows: One incident of undeclared soya in Yogurt Raisins and Milk Chocolate Raisins O...

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Lean Six Sigma includes more than the usual suspects!

Lean Six Sigma has expanded its horizons to more than the usual suspects in terms of Projects. Traditionally, it was all about manufacturing and improving quality or reducing cycle times. However our Blackbelt and Greenbelt HETAC Programs have included some very unique and divers...

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Environmental Management

The Green Hopitality Award (GHA) is funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the National Waste Prevention Programme. The focus and aim of the Green Hospitality Award is to ‘green Irish hospitality’ and it is now recognised as one of the most successf...

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