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The British Retail Consortium has launched its revised Global Standard for Food Safety Version 7, which is used by over 22,000 certified suppliers in 123 countries. The new version was developed to address food safety, quality and operational criteria within food manufacturing to ensure greater transparency in the supply chain and improvement of food safety in small facilities where processes are still in development.
In response, Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL) has designed a new training course for manufacturers and retailers to address areas of the new standard, specifically around the issues of risk assessment, traceability and authenticity.
RSSL said that training is an essential part of compliance with the new BRC standard. The new standards highlight both the issue of supply chain integrity and the challenges of cross contamination in light of the horsemeat contamination problems faced in 2013. Where risks have been identified, manufacturers must put in place processes, control measures and where appropriate sampling and analysis, to ensure the integrity of the product.
RSSL's training course "Cross Contamination – A journey from risk assessment to management" involves a high degree of practical delegate interaction and knowledge based learning, according to the company.
“Having been heavily involved in the horsemeat issue and advising the industry, this course has been specifically developed to give delegates both the confidence and ability to help meet the new BRC requirements,” said Barbara Hirst, RSSL consultant, Food Safety and Quality.
In response, Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL) has designed a new training course for manufacturers and retailers to address areas of the new standard, specifically around the issues of risk assessment, traceability and authenticity.
RSSL said that training is an essential part of compliance with the new BRC standard. The new standards highlight both the issue of supply chain integrity and the challenges of cross contamination in light of the horsemeat contamination problems faced in 2013. Where risks have been identified, manufacturers must put in place processes, control measures and where appropriate sampling and analysis, to ensure the integrity of the product.
RSSL's training course "Cross Contamination – A journey from risk assessment to management" involves a high degree of practical delegate interaction and knowledge based learning, according to the company.
“Having been heavily involved in the horsemeat issue and advising the industry, this course has been specifically developed to give delegates both the confidence and ability to help meet the new BRC requirements,” said Barbara Hirst, RSSL consultant, Food Safety and Quality.
