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Using HACCP to reduce risk in your Food Business

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland recently published a report to state that they received 2,739 complaints in 2015 relating to poor hygiene standards in food premises and the selling of unfit food. 643 complaints  related to the condition of the food premises and 1,052 compla...

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‘All organisations are perfectly aligned to get the results they get’

This quote is from Arthur Jones, an Australian born sociologist, author and former editor of Fortune Magazine and it reminds me of the old saying that ‘we get the politicians we deserve’. SQT has been fortunate to work with some excellent organisations in the Lean Six Sigma a...

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Frances Killeen from SQT wins Spotlight Award

We were thrilled to learn that our Materials Manager – Frances Killeen – won a Spotlight Award (launched by One4All and Dublin Chamber of Commerce) which recognises the best employees in Ireland. One4all’s Group Marketing Manager, Aoife Davey said: ‘The standard...

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The 7 Challenges of Implementing ISO 14001

ISO 14001 certification is of immense value. Implementing this environmental management system has been shown to directly lead to more efficient use of resources and less waste. This is an extremely easy way to increase profitability. It has also been proven to reduce the risk of...

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Food Safety Culture

The 2014 Fonterra Clostridia Botulinum contamination incident needs to be a sober lesson to all Dairy manufactures as to the importance of Food Safety. Food Safety is something many take for granted until it is gone. I have read many Quality publications over the years where the...

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