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  • The Changing Face of Product Recall

    • October 22, 2019
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • 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: Nick Edwards
    • 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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  • Never Events – The Recall Stats

    • August 5, 2019
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Articles, crisis management, Product Recall, Product Recall Planning, RQA Group
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  • Food Integrity and Food Safety Culture

    • July 9, 2019
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Articles, Food Defence, Food integrity, Food Safety Culture, Latest News, RQA Group, Training
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    Food Safety Culture and Food Integrity – two hot topics in the industry. Our article aims to clarify the terms and provide some guidance on how to go about implementing them, along with our top ten tips for getting started.

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  • Foreign Bodies – Reducing Recalls

    • March 20, 2019
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Articles, BRC, Food Defence, HACCP, Latest News, Product Recall, RASFF
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    Failure to manage foreign bodies can be costly if it results in a recall, not to mention being unpleasant and the damage it could do to your brand.  With the EU and FDA reporting an increase in foreign body alerts we’ve put together a useful report on the different types of contamination, alert figures from the EU and FDA, and our “Top 10 Measures To Reduce Foreign Body Contamination”.  Click the link below to find out more.

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  • RQA Insight – A snapshot of the Singapore food industry

    • February 13, 2019
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Articles, BRC, Food Defence, Food Safety, HACCP, Latest News, RQA Group
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    If you’ve ever wondered what food safety is like in Singapore, then read on.   We asked one of our consultants, Lileen, to provide some insight into the local food industry.

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  • RQA – Food Threats Guide

    • December 19, 2018
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Articles, Food Defence, Food Safety, HACCP, Latest News, Product Recall, RQA Group, TACCP
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    There are so many terms that relate to similar risks with food contamination and adulteration and it can get very confusing!  This guide tries to provide clarity – click the link below to find out more.

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  • Food poisoning recalls – on the rise in 2018?

    • November 15, 2018
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Articles, Food Safety, HACCP, Latest News, Product Recall, RQA Group, Training
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    With food poisoning related recalls regularly grabbing the headlines this year we decided to take a closer look at the issues, the recall numbers, possible causes and offer some solutions to help you and your business avoid these issues. Click below to find out more.

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  • RQA’s best practice guidance on consumer product safety

    • October 23, 2018
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Articles, Latest News, PAS 7100, Product Recall, RAPEX, RQA Group
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    In light of the EU’s upcoming International Product Safety Week being held in mid-November, we decided to take another look at the latest code of practice from the UK Government on product safety – please click below to read more.

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  • Impact of Product Recall on Share Price – RQA Report

    • September 24, 2018
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Articles, Consulting, crisis management, Economics, Finance & accounting, Latest News, Product Recall, Product Recall Planning, Risk Assessment, RQA Group
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    RQA has studied a number of product recalls carried out by companies that are publicly listed in order to understand the impact of a recall on their share price….

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