Having delivered the first BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 7 Courses for 2015 I realised how significant the changes to the standard are. The changes clearly reflect the retailer’s mind-set and what they expect from the supply chain. Supply chain management is where F...
Read MoreAt the end of 2014 the LSS Network was officially 10 years in existence so it was fitting that we had a small celebration (lent was ignored for 1 day). I shared with the group the first official photo of the Network members taken back in 2004 but the reaction was so severe that ...
Read MoreYou may have seen the article on Pádraic Ó Máille in yesterday’s Irish Times Health Supplement. I would highly recommend the book he wrote to anyone in any walk of life. It is a wonderful story well told, intertwined with great advice and tips that will help you through the ...
Read MoreApril 2015 We have spent the last ten years refining our HACCP systems and now retailers are requiring TACCP (Threat Analysis Critical Control Point) and VACCP (Vulnerability Analysis Critical Control Point). Do threats and vulnerabilities have to be dealt with through a separa...
Read MoreMany people start every year with great dreams and goals only to end the year with many of them unfulfilled and great plans that never got off the page. The reason is simple – the achievement of goals requires one thing above all others, Smácht. It’s the Irish word f...
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