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Episode 10, LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:08:41 +0000

In Episode 10, the final one in the LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation, Kate Ives, AccountAbility, Helen McTaggart, the Co-operative and Solitaire Townsend, Futerra Communications talk about the key findings from the "What Assures Consumers" research.

Episode 9, LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:54:23 +0000

In Episode 9 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, Helen McTaggart rom the Co-operative talks about the What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn Report. She also talks about some of the key issues that the Co-operative is dealing with regarding CSR and climate change.

CIES Food Safety Conference 2010

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:41:59 +0000

This year the event will follow on from the Global Challenges discussed in Barcelona in February 2009 to look at: ‘Connecting the Pieces - A Global Food Safety Framework for the 21st Century’.

IFSQN release documentation package to support BRC/IOP Packaing and Packaging Materials Standard

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:17:20 +0000

IFSQN has released a comprehensive documentation package for companies seeking to implement a Technical Management System to meet the requirements of the BRC / IOP Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials.

LRQA Business Assurance ISO 14001 Podcast - ALcontrol Case Study

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:24:29 +0000

ALcontrol is one of Europe's leading environmental and food testing organisations. David Doherty, ALcontrol's Health & Safety and Environmental Manager talked to us about their ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems implementation and certification. Listen in as David talks about tangible benefits, internal and external, financial and non-financial, short and long-term, that ALcontrol's LRQA certified ISO 14001 EMS has delivered.

LRQA Food Safety Webinar Technical PART 12

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:06:06 +0000

Part 12 of the LRQA Food Safety Webinar is also from the technical presentation of Cor Groenveld. Here he talks about sections 6-8 of PAS 220:2008. the sections dedicated to Utilities, Waste Management and Equipment suitability.

LRQA Business Assurance Quote of the Day, 18 August, 2009 FOOD SAFETY

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:47:17 +0000

Last year the world had a wake-up call with the sudden oil and food price rises. While we know the price of our food, the full environmental costs and the costs to our health are significant and hidden. We need a radical rethink of how we produce and consume our food.

UK Environment minister, Hilary Benn

LRQA Food Safety Webinar, PART 11, TECHNICAL

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:52:00 +0000

The latest part of the LRQA Food Safety Webinar to be uploaded is PART 11. Part 11 is also from Cor Groenveld's PAS 220:2008 technical presentation. In this 3 minute segment, Cor talks about section 4 and 5 of the specification, including construction and premises outlay issues.

Episode 6, Carbon Footprinting, LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:45:10 +0000

In episode 6 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, carbon footprinting and "green issues" are discussed. Featured are Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation, Sandy Sutherland, LRQA and Solitaire Townsend, Futerra Communications.

LRQA Food Safety Webinar, PART 10, TECHNICAL

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:00:06 +0000

Part 10 is the second part of Cor Groenveld's technical update webinar on PAS 220.

LRQA Food Safety Webinar, PART 9, TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:00:18 +0000

Following on from the first 8 parts of the Food Safety Issues and Standards Webinar, the second set of videos will be from the technical session of the webinar. Part 9 is the beginning of the technical webinar from Cor Groenveld, one of the world's leading food safety experts.

Death in Chocolate Vat brings Health and Safety to forefront in Food Industry

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:25:28 +0000

This Food Navigator article highlights the seriousness of health and safety for food manufacturers. With 3 deaths in the UK over the past few months, many firms in the Food sector are looking at OHSAS 18001 certification as a way to help them manage their risk and reduce health and safety incidents.

Episode 4, INDEPENDENT ASSURANCE, LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:18:04 +0000

In Episode 4 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, the importance of independent assurance in restoring consumer trust in organisations and government is highlighted. Featured are Harriet Lamb, Fairtrade Foundation, Helen McTaggart of the Co-operative, Alan Knight and Kate Ives, AccountAbility, Sandy Sutherland, LRQA and Solitaire Townsend, Futerra Communications.

LRQA Food Safety Webinar, Parts 5-8 Video Files

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:12:06 +0000

The recent LRQA Food Safety Webinar is now available in smaller segments, starting with the opening session, "Food Safety Issue and Standards" being broken down into 8 individual video files. This post contains 5-8. Click on any of the images below to view that section of the webinar. Here is also the link to sections 1-4 .

LRQA Food Safety Webinar Parts 1-4 Video Files

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:38:22 +0000

LRQA Food Safety Webinar now available

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:23:13 +0000

The July 1st Food Safety Webinar from LRQA is now available for listening, viewing and downloading. The entire session is available as a recorded Webex here. You can also view the webinar in parts with each of the sections being uploaded individually. The first sections will be uploaded tomorrow, covering all of the opening session, "Food Safety Issues and Standards."

Food Safety Webinars Engage Large Global Audience

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:55:08 +0000

The second LRQA Food Safety Webinar, “FSSC 22000 Certification” brought some of the world’s largest global brands and LRQA together, with LRQA’s Global Food Expert, Cor Groenveld, delivering two interactive 90 minute web-based seminars.

Episode 3 LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:14:20 +0000

In Episode 3 of the 10-part LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series, Solitaire Townsend, co-founder and Chief Executive of Futerra Communications, offers insight into what businesses need to do to rebuild consumer trust, as well as the role that 3rd parties have in consumer decision making. Solitaire is one of the UK's leading experts on environmental communications. In recognition of her work on environmental and sustainability issues, Solitaire was named as one of the original 15 "London Leaders" by then Mayor Ken Livingstone.

Risk Managers crucial to restoring Trust

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:06:04 +0000

Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (AIRMIC) next chairman, Paul Howard, was recently interviewed by Sue Copeland for this article in Strategic Risk Magazine.

At a time when resources are even scarcer, risk managers are going to have to be much smarter in the solutions we offer and really review the cost benefit of any situation.

Food Safety Requirements making life difficult for smaller organisations

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:38:19 +0000

This Guardian article highlights the pressures that new food safety regulations and standards are putting on smaller organisations. The three main findings of the article are: New food safety rules could encourage mergers Added standards benefit big producers, hurt small players Smaller processors, exporters, handlers under pressure

Upcoming Food Safety Webinar - FSSC Certification

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:30:44 +0000

Last few days to register onto the Free Food Safety Webinar hosted by LRQA.

Danisco sees Sustainability leading Triple Bottom Line

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:20:58 +0000

According to this FoodNavigator.com article, Danisco’s new sustainability chief, Jeffrey Hogue, will look to build more value from company policies and seeing results on the bottom line – as well as for the environment and local communities.

Business Assurance Links of the Day, June 24th 2009 - Social Media

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:30:39 +0000

Follow Business Assurance at our YouTube! page, on our Twitter page , on the video sharing site, Vimeo and another video sharing site, Veoh .

FSSC 22000 Certification and what it means to you

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:27:25 +0000

LRQA launch the second FREE Food Safety Webinar which will cover, the new Global Food Safety Scheme for Food and Food Ingredient Manufacturing, FSSC 22000

Business Assurance Link of the Day, June 19, 2009 (Food Safety) - Half of over 60’s do not take “use by” food labels seriously

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:27:41 +0000

http://www.tenby-today.co.uk/tn/news.cfm?id=24475&headline=Food%20safety%20warning%20for%20over%2060s

Episode 2 LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:36:52 +0000

Episode 2 of the 10 part LRQA Business Assurance "Trust and Transparency" Podcast Series. This episode focuses on the "Accountability Gap" that was highlighted in the What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn Report. The research for the report was conducted in the UK by YouGov, commissioned by AccountAbility , sponsored by the Co-operative and supported by LRQA. The "AccountAbility Gap" refers to the difference between what consumers think an organisation's responsibility is and how well they are at living up to that responsibility.

LRQA Webinar - Food Safety Series, Part 2 - FSSC 22000 Certification

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:44:40 +0000

Following on from the initial LRQA Food Safety Webinar in April, 2009, the second FREE webinar features an update on: The new Global Food Safety Scheme for Food and Food Ingredient Manufacturing, FSSC 22000.

Episode 1 LRQA Business Assurance Trust and Transparency Podcast Series

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:05:47 +0000

The 10 part "Trust and Transparency" podcast series is here! Harriet Lamb of The Fairtrade Foundation starts the series with her insight on what it takes for organisations to rebuild consumer trust. She also talks about Fairtrade and how they have done during the current economic downturn. She also shares her thoughts on the What Assures Consumers in an Economic Downturn report, the latest in a series from AccountAbility, sponsored by the Co-operative and supported by LRQA.

BPA Debate highlights need for Trust and Transparency

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:20:27 +0000

The current BPA debate that is raging around the world is an example of how quickly consumer trust can be destroyed, and how difficult it can be to regain it. Currently, both sides of the debate (the critics who believe the evidence clearly shows that BPA leads to significant health problems and the regulators around the [...]

May 22, 2009 Thought of the Day - Food Safety

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:09:17 +0000

Our Business Assurance Thought of the Day today helps bring the US Food Safety situation into perspective. According to Ohio.com,

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US government agency solely responsible for auditing food manufacturing locations across the US did not conduct any audits at all in 2007-2008 in California, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming.

The 9 Foodborne Illnesses in Detail

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:18:54 +0000

This CalorieLab story takes a look at the most dangerous and common 9 foodborne illness. The story takes a look at each illness, where it comes from and even which groups are the most susceptible.

China urged to increase food safety in the supply chain

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:12:40 +0000

Many Chinese food companies lag behind foreign firms in ensuring food safety, partly because consumers do not trust safety certification, said experts yesterday.

www.businessassurance.com launches new Asia specific section

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 05 May 2009 09:53:14 +0000

We now have 9 sections in total, with the Asia specific section joining Climate Change, Food, Supply Chain, CSR, Product Conformity, Risk, Management Systems and Business Continuity.

Webinar to address the key issues regarding food safety today - ISO 22000 and PAS 220

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:13:29 +0000

This FREE LRQA webinar features one of the world’s leading food safety experts, Cor Groenveld. Cor is the chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Food Safety Certification, the organisation that is currently developing FSSC 22000, the certification scheme covering ISO 22000, the global food safety standard and PAS 220, the recently published document [...]

Chocolatiers to address Supply Chain in battle to reduce waste

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:34:32 +0000

Chocolatiers are set to look beyond the Easter period in their efforts to meet the demands of their stakeholders to reduce waste. In devising new industry measures for retail chains and manufacturers, Waste Resources Action Programme (WRAP), a UK government backed programme, says it has begun to look at wider issues of food and material waste across the supply chain.

LRQA Food Safety Webinar - ISO 22000 and PAS 220

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:35:58 +0000

This webinar features one of the world's leading food safety experts, Cor Groenveld. Cor is the chairman of the Board of the Foundation for Food Safety Certification, the organisation that is currently developing FSSC 22000, the certification scheme covering ISO 22000, the global food safety standard and PAS 220, the recently published document that addresses specific food manufacturing requirements that were not included in ISO 22000.

Business Assurance Thought of the Day, April 17, The Cost of Getting it Wrong

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:52:24 +0000

With Food Safety at the top of the agenda for governments, organisations and individuals, the risk to brands that get it wrong has never been greater. The costs of assuring the food supply chain have been seen by some as "too high" or "not necessary." The example of the Plainview Peanut Company's $14.6 million fine highlights once again the true costs of "getting it wrong."

Kraft speaks out on Customised Food Safety Assurance

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:28:13 +0000

Kraft, one of the world’s largest food brands, has spoken out on the importance of an effective, customised food safety management system. A company spokesman said, To be effective, food safety plans must be tailored to each particular product and manufacturing condition. He also added that Kraft was committed to continious improvement, stating There is no [...]

Business Assurance Thought and Link of the Day, March 31st, 2009: Food Safety

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:25:19 +0000

Todays thought and link of the day both refer to a new report, Keeping America's Food Safe.

Only one percent of imported foods are currently inspected, even though approximately 60 percent of fresh fruits and vegetables and 75 percent of seafood Americans consume is imported.

Obama says Safety of Food Supply “fundamental responsibility of Government”

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:08:38 +0000

Each year, about 76 million people in the United States are sickened by contaminated food, hundreds of thousands are hospitalized and about 5,000 die, public health experts estimate. US President Barack Obama has named a new FDA head and deputy, as well as outlined budgetary plans that will place Food Safety at the top of the agenda.

A new international standard for traceability

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 04:38:35 +0000

ISO 22005 is the new international standard for traceability in the food and feed supply chain. Traceability is a must throughout the whole feed and food supply chain, in particular as a part of the emergency management process when quality or food safety problems with raw materials or finished products occur. When an organisation is able to rapidly trace back ingredients or finished products, risks and costs involved with quality and food safety defects will be reduced. The standard is part of the ISO 22000 family and it provides tools to implement an effective traceability system as part of a food safety / quality management system.

US Food Safety Consumer Confidence at all time Low

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 04:28:14 +0000

Consumer confidence in the safety of the US food supply has dropped sharply in the wake of the current salmonella outbreak, with fewer than one in five now saying that they feel the supply is safer now than a year ago. With only 22.5 percent saying that the nation’s food supply has become safer, confidence in American food is the lowest it has been.

International acceptance of Food Safety Standard ISO 22000 set to grow

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:15:47 +0000

Breaking news at the event was the submission of the ISO 22000 / PAS 220 certification scheme for GFSI (retailer) approval.

Food Terrorism tops 2009 Safety scare list

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:18:46 +0000

For 2009, Bill Marler, food safety advocate and managing partner of law firm Marler Clark, asked the food safety community to weigh in on the most pressing food safety challenges. Top of the list was globalization, including the possibility of "economic or chemical terrorism", which may not directly intend to scare people but is the intentional adulteration of the food supply motivated by profit, as in the case of the recent melamine scare in China.

Ethical Supply Chain Video Podcast Series, Episode 4

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:14:14 +0000

Chris Anstey, Global Outreach Director for the Global Social Compliance Program is the interviewee for the 4th and final episode of the BusinessAssurance.com Ethical Supply Chain Video Podcast Series. Chris talks about the importance of ethics and transparency for brands looking to protect both their profits and their reputation.

Food Labelling Rules get more complex

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 09:32:44 +0000

Genetically modified? Organic? Country of Origin? Those are some of the questions that US regulators and food producers are sorting through in their push to increase transparency in food product labelling. This article highlights some of those issues, with an in-depth look at the organic debate, genetically modified products and the labelling of country of origin of food products.

German Corporate Partnership sets out to answer, “What does sustainable production actually mean?”

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:43:12 +0000

This Food and Drink Europe article talks about the new set of criteria and standards for sustainable fruit and veg production that BASF Corporation is developing for German supermarket chain Rewe. Named Crop Protection, the new standards aim to give sustainability assurances throughout the food chain, right through to consumers.

CIES Food Safety Conference 2009

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:39:03 +0000

The CIES Food safety Conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain from 6 - 8 February 2009. It is a unique annual event, bringing together over 500 food safety specialists from over 50 countries

Bolstering Consumer Confidence: Identifying Third Party Food Safety Audit Criteria

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:00:25 +0000

While the United States enjoys the safest, most abundant food supply in the world, some consumers are questioning this fact in the wake of recent meat, produce and processed food recalls. Bolstering consumer confidence is the responsibility of every stakeholder in the value chain.

72% of Americans want changes to produce safety activities

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:33:29 +0000

72% of Americans want the federal government to establish new safety standards for the growing, harvesting, processing and distribution of fresh fruits and vegetables even if they increase costs, according to a national survey commissioned by the Produce Safety Project (PSP). "Consumers don't want the produce section of their grocery stores to be casinos where they roll the dice on their family's health and safety," said Jim O'Hara, PSP director.