Gareth Lloyd-Jones, MD of Ecowise, a hygiene and sanitation company servicing the food sector, voiced his concern over food safety risks owing to Walmart importing food products.
Read more...The BRC published Issue 6 of the Global Standard for Food Safety in July 2011 and the new Issue 6 Standard will be used for all audits from 1 January 2012.
Read more...Von Holy Consulting hosted the second of their one day Listeria Workshops to highlight this organism and inform delegates about how it can be controlled and managed in South African food businesses. Nicola Brook reports back after the event, which was held in Johannesburg.
Read more...Staff training is a recognised major part of addressing product manufacturing safety risks – and the food sector is no exception. An appropriate level of investment in training should deliver clear bottom line benefits – whereas under-spending to save money will have exactly the opposite result.
Read more...Just how important is hand washing for food hygiene? Saschsa Rother, of Basan South Africa, gets down and dirty with the subject.
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