May 2012 - SQT Training

BRC Global Food Safety Standard Issue 6

The recent revision of the Global Food Safety Standard is perhaps the most significant revision to date where an attempt has been made to simplify the standard yet make it more effective at controlling hazards within the manufacturing environment. Many people would be very criti...

HACCP versus FMEA

When I ask people who attend my HACCP training courses what feeling do you get in your gut when you hear the word HACCP, a nice warm fuzzy feeling, or a knot? The vast majority, be they the most competent technical manager or a production supervisor who is reluctantly sitting in ...

ISO 13485 Medical Devices – Quality Management Systems – Requirements for regulatory purposes

I have noticed on training courses this year that the recent publication of EN ISO 13485:2012 (Medical Devices – Quality Management Systems – Requirements for Regulatory purposes) is causing some confusion. ISO 13485 :2003 is still the global standard. This is due fo...