The catastrophic floods in mid-July caused damage, some of it severe, to farms, producers and feed companies in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Belgium and the Netherlands. Due to contaminated water, specific risks can result for the production of fruit, vegetables and potatoes...
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IFS and QS launch joint co-branding for selected working documents
Quality assurance and safe food are the common goal of QS and IFS. To achieve this goal, the highest hygiene requirements must be met in the food chain. In cooperation with experts, comprehensive guidelines and suuporting documents are being prepared for both standards with the aim of providing...
Paper of incident animal husbandry and transport: Facilitated presentation of...
As part of the incident and crisis management, QS scheme participants must inform their coordinator immediately about critical incidents, provided that they are relevant for the QS scheme. The paper of incident helps livestock farmers and transporters in the QS scheme to notify QS and, if...
June 2021 - Overview of new QS scheme participants
Every month, new companies decide to participate in the QS scheme and thus give a signal to their customers that all their operational processes are checked by independent certification bodies.
Laboratory performance assessment reveals optimization potential
93 laboratories from 16 countries participated in the first laboratory performance assessment in 2021, a record number of participants. In addition to 73 approved laboratories, the participants also included 16 laboratories in the recognition process and 4 third-party laboratories whose...
May 2021 - Overview of new QS scheme participants
Every month, new companies decide to participate in the QS scheme and thus give a signal to their customers that all their operational processes are checked by independent certification bodies.
April 2021 - Overview of new QS scheme participants
Every month, new companies decide to participate in the QS scheme and thus give a signal to their customers that all their operational processes are checked by independent certification bodies.
March 2021 - Overview of new QS scheme participants
Every month, new companies decide to participate in the QS scheme and thus give a signal to their customers that all their operational processes are checked by independent certification bodies.
QS revises control plan aflatoxin B1 - Changed risk classification for Serbia
With effect from 10 March 2021, QS has revised the control plan for aflatoxin B1. The version valid with immediate effect contains a new risk classification for Serbia.