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  • “Coronavirus Pandemic Update for Food Businesses” – read our latest article

    • April 9, 2020
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Articles, Coronavirus, Covid-19 Coronavirus, Food Safety, Latest News
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  • RQA Webinar – product recalls in the new “normal”

    • March 23, 2020
    • Posted by: Emma Barnett
    • Categories: Articles, Business plans, Covid-19 Coronavirus, crisis management, Latest News, Product Recall, Risk Assessment, Webinars
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    RQA MD, Vince Shiers, talks about product recalls in the new “normal”.

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  • It’s Not Easy To Be Green

    • February 25, 2020
    • Posted by: Emma Barnett
    • Categories: Articles, Business Continuity Planning, Food Defence, Food integrity, Food Safety, Food Safety Culture, Latest News, Product Recall, Product Recall Planning, Risk Assessment, Training
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    It is not news that romaine lettuce has been the the subject of several E. coli recalls, with significant impact to human health and safety in the past two years alone. Our experts have reviewed the situation and made suggestions on what can be done to help prevent a similar issue in the future.

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  • RQA Group webinar – MD, Vince Shiers talks about “never events” and product recalls

    • February 19, 2020
    • Posted by: Emma Barnett
    • Categories: Articles, Latest News, Product Recall, Product Recall Planning, Risk Assessment, RQA Group, Webinars
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  • Top 20 tips for business continuity in a global health emergency

    • February 5, 2020
    • Posted by: Emma Barnett
    • Categories: Articles, Business Continuity Planning, Crisis Communications, crisis management, Latest News, RQA Group, Social media crisis
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    The outbreak of the current coronavirus reminds us of the impact public health emergencies can have on businesses so we’ve put together a brief guide on steps a business should take to ensure continuity of supply for as long as possible.

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  • Our MD, Vince Shiers, looks back at 2019 and ahead to recall in 2020

    • January 3, 2020
    • Posted by: Emma Barnett
    • Categories: Articles, Latest News, Product Recall Planning, RQA Group, Social media crisis
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    Vince Shiers, MD of RQA Group talks about the work we do and looks back at the major events and articles of 2019.

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  • RQA Group’s Top Ten Weakest Links in Allergen Management

    • December 12, 2019
    • Posted by: Emma Barnett
    • Categories: Allergens, Articles, crisis management, Food Safety, Food Safety Culture, HACCP, Latest News, Product Recall, Risk Assessment, RQA Group, Training
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    Allergy Management from RQA

    Allergen-related recalls are always in the headlines and with some recent serious and tragic cases where allergic reactions have proven fatal, they are very much in focus with the authorities and auditors too. So, what do the recall numbers tell us in Europe, Australia and the US? Click below to read our article on allergen management.

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  • Key Factors of Social Media Crisis Management

    • November 5, 2019
    • Posted by: Emma Barnett
    • Categories: Articles, Crisis Communications, crisis management, Latest News, Product Recall, RQA Group, Social media crisis
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    From how to prepare to how to handle and recover from a social media crisis, read on to find out more.

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  • The Changing Face of Product Recall

    • October 22, 2019
    • Posted by: Emma Barnett
    • Categories: Articles, Automotive, crisis management, Product Recall, Product Recall Planning, RAPEX, Risk Assessment, RQA Group, Supply Chain Risk Management
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    This article highlights the increase in recalls in the automotive industry due to the ever increasing complexity of vehicles. 

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  • After The Decision To Recall

    • September 9, 2019
    • Posted by: Emma Barnett
    • Categories: Articles, crisis management, Product Recall, Product Recall Planning, RQA Group
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    You and your recall team have made the decision to recall. But what happens next? In this paper we explore some of the challenges still to be faced in executing an effective product recall. How do you remove products from stores? How and when do you notify the authorities? What do you do with recalled stock?

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