Homenews2017February

  • GMA Selects RQA’s Food Forensics Laboratory as Partner

    • February 23, 2017
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Category: International, Laboratory Testing, RQA Group
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    GMA Selects RQA’s Food Forensics Laboratory as Partner

    The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), the trade organization from the USA representing the world’s leading food, beverage and consumer products companies and associated partners, have selected RQA’s Food Forensics Laboratory as their partner lab for all product sample testing, effective January 1st, 2017. After an extensive review of several outside laboratories, GMA determined that RQA was

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  • Unusual Product Recalls Round-Up

    • February 13, 2017
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Category: Product Recall, Product Recall Planning, RQA Group, Training
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    Here are just a few of the more unusual product recalls that we have come across recently! Ann Summers Recall Ann Summers have issued a precautionary recall on their “black power wand” after a number of isolated incidents were discovered where the wires in the cord have become exposed after “prolonged use”. The company are

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  • Don’t forget the basics!

    • February 13, 2017
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Category: Food Safety, HACCP, Product Recall, RQA Group, Training
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    foreign body - basic food safety

    In recent times considerable effort and budget has been assigned, quite rightly, to supply chain concerns following large scale food fraud and authenticity cases (e.g. horsemeat and peanut in cumin).  However, there is growing concern in the industry that this may be at the expense of controlling “the basics”.  In our article on foreign body

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  • Malicious Tampering – Are your systems robust?

    • February 13, 2017
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Category: Food Defence, Food Safety, HACCP, Product Recall, RQA Group, TACCP
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    Food Safety - Malicious Tampering – Are your systems robust?

    Malicious tampering is not a common occurrence but over the years there have been many instances where products have been deliberately contaminated, some causing, or having the potential to cause, death or serious injury. One key example is the Tylenol case in 1982 where the pain-killers were replaced with tablets laced with cyanide, which resulted

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