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  • RQA Product Recall Planning Article Published in the BCI’s Continuity Magazine

    • July 19, 2016
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Latest News, Product Recall, Product Recall Planning
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    RQA Product Recall Planning Article Published in BCI’s Continuity Magazine

    Click here to read the article on product recall planning that was written by Vince Shiers, RQA Group MD, and published in the BCI’s Continuity magazine.

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  • RQA Group Retained as a Global Product Recall Consultant by CFC Underwriting Ltd.

    • July 19, 2016
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Consulting, Latest News, Product Recall, RQA Group
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    RQA Group Retained as a Global Product Recall Consultant by CFC Underwriting Ltd.

    RQA Group is pleased to announce that they have been retained as a global product recall consultant by CFC Underwriting to support their product recall insurance policy holders. CFC is a specialist Lloyds MGA providing insurance for business in over 60 countries.

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  • Food Crime & Threat Levels

    • July 18, 2016
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Food Defence, Food Safety, Latest News, RQA Group
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    Supply chain vulnerability, threat assessments (TACCP) and food defence
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  • Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Update

    • July 18, 2016
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Food Defence, Food Safety, Latest News
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    Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)

    Foodborne illness occurs across the globe and our global food supply is open for improvement. This can be demonstrated in the news of recent outbreaks and recalls of prepackaged foods and other foods, such as nuts and spinach.

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  • Unusual Product Recalls

    • July 18, 2016
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Latest News, Product Recall, RQA Group
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    Unusual Product Recalls - marijuana illegal pesticides

    The first ever marijuana recall was issued on 12th February 2016 after it was discovered that the cannabis producer had been fined for using illegal pesticides. Two US States voted to legalise marijuana for adult use in 2012; Washington and Colorado. With the legislation came much regulation of the new industry by state governments, including specific requirements regarding pesticide usage.

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  • RQA Training Checklist

    • July 1, 2016
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Latest News, Uncategorized
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  • RQA in BBC Interview on Product Recall

    • February 22, 2016
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Latest News, Product Recall
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    Vince Shiers, MD for RQA Group in BBC Interview on Product Recall

    Vince Shiers, the MD for RQA Group, was interviewed on two different BBC radio shows regarding recent product recalls. Click on the links below to hear the interviews:

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  • Food Defence in BRC, IFS and SQF

    • January 22, 2016
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Food Defence, Latest News, TACCP
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    Food Defence in BRC, IFS and SQF

    As mentioned in the RQA newsletter last month, the BRC Food standard, Issue 7 mentions risk 97 times. In contrasts, the word threat is only present once; in the context of historical and developing threats to the supply chain.

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  • RQA MD Vince Shiers interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live

    • January 22, 2016
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Latest News, Product Recall, RQA Group
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    RQA MD Vince Shiers interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live

    RQA MD Vince Shiers was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live discussing some of the latest product recall cases. Click here to hear the interview.

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  • Insurance and Risk – Product recall interview

    • January 22, 2016
    • Posted by: Nick Edwards
    • Categories: Latest News, Risk Assessment, RQA Group, Training
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    Business continuity plans, simulation exercises and reviews.
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