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The National Sustainable Food Summit

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 13:17:46 +0000

The National Sustainable Food Summit is in Sydney 3-4 April.

National Sustainable Food Summit – Cor Groenveld, LRQA Global Product Manager Food Services, talks about how food safety delivers on sustainability

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:54:26 +0000

Food safety is, I think, still top priority in the food supply chain and I think for the coming years it will remain top priority in the food supply chain. But what you see more and more is that sustainability issues like food security, like child labour, like environmental issues, they become more and more important.

National Sustainable Food Summit – Safe and Sustainable Food Supply Chains podcast

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:21:46 +0000

The National Sustainable Food Summit is in Sydney on 4 April. Cor Groenveld - LRQA Global Product Manager Food Services - will be speaking on how management systems and audits support a sustainable food supply chain. In the run up to the event, Cor shared his insight on many of the key issues affecting this key area of the food sector

LRQA Americas addresses – Integrating a holistic approach to deliver a Food Safety Culture and Food Safety Management

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:23:58 +0000

I believe that employees must not only be made aware of the big picture, but must also understand the vision and objectives of the organization and their responsibility vis-à-vis food safety. My experience has also shown that a well-thought-out management system to help achieve this objective is crucial.

ACP Video Case Study

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:12:07 +0000

ACP Video Case Study

The VanDrie Group Video Case Study

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:10:29 +0000

The VanDrie Group Video Case Study

Food Sector Video

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:04:41 +0000

Food Sector Video

Food Video Podcast Series 2012, Episode 2

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:25 +0000

LRQA Business Assurance Food Video Podcast Series 2012, Episode 2

LRQA Americas discusses – How training can drive a food safety culture

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:33:59 +0000

Training plays a critical role in assuring food safety. We can take our cues from recent work done by the GFSI. With the objective to improve food safety systems across the globe, the GFSI developed a tool kit to help food suppliers meet GFSI recognised certification schemes.

Why third party audits are good for food safety

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:25:29 +0000

In the US, two food safety crises over the past three years have led certain interested parties to question the role and even complicity of both second and third party certification industry in managing risks in the food supply chain – LRQA discusses independent third party audits and why they are a good for food [...]

Food Video Podcast Series 2012, Episode 1

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:55:03 +0000

Food Video Podcast Series 2012, Episode 1

LRQA Business Assurance looks at The Future of Food Safety Audits and Certification

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:42:06 +0000

Manufacturers and retailers see the benefits of a harmonised approach and they are more and more willing to work together. This is essential because this is the only way to achieve harmonisation.

Podcast: GFSI Global Food Safety Conference Day Two Collaboration & Harmonisation

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:08:26 +0000

Welcome to the LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series. On day two of the GFSI Global Food Safety Conference in Orlando, collaboration and harmonisation remain two of the most dominant themes. We talk to Fons Schmidt, the independent chairman of the Board of Stakeholders of the Foundation of Food Safety Certification, the owners of FSSC [...]

LRQA Business Assurance looks at The Future of Food Safety Audits and Certification

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:25:51 +0000

I would like to talk about the trends in the food supply chain – mainly related to audits and certification. I think the organisations in the food supply chain are ready now to harmonise. Manufacturers and retailers see the benefits of a harmonised approach and they are more and more willing to work together. This [...]

Harmonisation & Auditor Competency – LRQA Business Assurance on how these both Improve Performance & Reduce Risk

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:10:33 +0000

When you look at LRQA’s auditors and our approach at audits, we are intensively training our people to make sure that they have a management system process based approach.

Stakeholder Engagement and Developing a Food Safety Culture Highlight Day One of 2012 GFSI Conference

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:58:06 +0000

Over 900 delegates from 47 countries discussed food safety, collaboration across the food supply chain and management systems on day one of the GFSI Food Safety Conference in Orlando, Florida.

LRQA Business Assurance looks at how the Harmonisation of Standards has driven food safety across the supply chain

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:47:39 +0000

I believe that the harmonisation of standards in the food supply chain is one of the most important topics within our industry. If we think back almost to 20 years ago, where the food sector started to expand the focus on food safety, we ended up with more than 100 standards for food safety management systems!

Auditor competency leads discussion on day one of the GFSI Global Food Safety Conference

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:38:39 +0000

LRQA's Cor Groenveld and Vel Pillay join the GFSI's leading expert on auditor competency, Bill McBride, in this podcast on auditor competency.

How a Process and System Based Approach to Certification & Audits is driving food safety

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:29:20 +0000

We have seen a very big change when you look at the approach of certification and audits and I think a very positive change. When we started with certification in the food supply chain it was more about inspection; we had the inspection bodies, they came in with a check list and what they did was to simply ‘tick the box’.

LRQA Business Assurance talks Auditor Competency in driving food safety

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:14:28 +0000

The food sector increasingly relies on independent, robust third party certification. And not just to protect brands and businesses from prosecutions and health scares- especially relevant given the recent Cantaloupe Listeria Monocytogenes outbreak in the US and the Salmonella Newport outbreak in the UK – but also to drive improvements and secure competitive advantage. A [...]

Significant registrations for Speaking Slots with Mars, Wrigley and Cargill at GFSI Orlando.

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:14:04 +0000

GFSI Orlando brings together leading food safety specialists from some of the world's leading organisations to advance food safety globally.

LRQA awarded global training licence from FSSC

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:45:22 +0000

LRQA has been awarded a global licence from the Foundation for Food Safety Certification to deliver FSSC 22000 training. As an approved Training Organisation, LRQA is now listed on www.fssc22000.com. This is a significant step for our food service offering as it means that LRQA can now deliver commercial FSSC 22000 training courses. Cor Groenveld, [...]

Global Food Safety Conference 2012

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:03:26 +0000

LRQA is a premium sponsor of the Global Food Safety Conference 2012 organised by the Consumer Goods Forum and themed ‘Advancing Global Food safety Through Collaboration’. It will take place in Orlando (USA), from February 15 to 17. Over 1,000 food safety specialists from more than 60 countries are expected to join the conference in [...]

News RoomVel Pillay discusses increasing interest in FSSC 22000 in South America

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:37:10 +0000

INOFOOD is the largest international food safety conference in Chile, and the event is packed with organizations that operate across the food supply chain in South America and around the world.

Michael Ramdohr discusses increasing Chilean food exports and the importance of FSSC 22000 in South America

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:35:31 +0000

LRQA Chile is pleased to sponsor this week’s INOFOOD 2011 International Food Safety Conference in Santiago, and proud to be the only certification body sponsoring and selected to speak at this extremely important event for the South American food supply chain.

LRQA Podcast Series: INOFOOD Chile 2011

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:53:59 +0000

In this LRQA podcast series, Vel Pillay joins Michael Ramdohr, Business Manager for LRQA South America to discuss the INOFOOD event and the increasing interest in FSSC 22000 and PAS 223 across South America.

LRQA Food Forum in Mexico City draws 240+ attendees

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:07:59 +0000

On October 18, 2011, two-hundred and forty (240) food safety professionals and experts from many of the world’s leading food companies attended the LRQA Food Safety Forum in Mexico City to share best-practice in ensuring food safety across the supply chain

Wixon earns Food Safety System Certification

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:18:51 +0000

Wixon, Inc. achieved Certification to the international food safety scheme FSSC 22000:2010 by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA).

Podcast Series: LRQA Food Forum Mexico

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:16:09 +0000

This LRQA podcast series features interviews with Cor Groenveld, Global Manager Food Service for LRQA and Vel Pillay, Manager Food Safety Programs for LRQA Americas.

Cor Groenveld discusses the impacts of Mexico food exports

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:51:56 +0000

I arrived this weekend in Mexico City in preparation for the LRQA Food Forum Mexico to be held tomorrow October 18. Last week I attended the GFSI Focus Day and the LRQA Food Forum in Tokyo, Japan, and this week we have the LRQA Food Forum here.

Global Food Safety Conference 2012

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:59:38 +0000

LRQA is a premium sponsor of the Global Food Safety Conference 2012 organised by the Consumer Goods Forum and themed ‘Advancing Global Food safety Through Collaboration’.

Implementing food safety management systems in small and medium enterprises

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 08:33:03 +0000

Cor Groenveld, LRQA Global Product Manager Food Services reports from LRQA Food Safety Forum

LRQA Japan : FSSC 22000 will result in a robust and effective food safety management system

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:26:07 +0000

Cor Groenveld, LRQA Global Product Manager Food Services reports live from the LRQA Food Event being held in Tokyo; “Today I am at the LRQA Food Event in Tokyo. This event has been organised by LRQA Japan to inform food organisations on the current status and new developments regarding standards, audits and certification in the [...]

LRQA Japan: Global food retailers highlight of GFSI Japan Food Safety Day

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:21:45 +0000

This event is organised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) to provide information on their activities and new developments in the food supply chain. There are over 200 delegates representing several food supply chain stakeholders including manufacturers, retailers, food service, certification scheme owners, certification bodies, consultants and trading companies.

LRQA Food Forum Japan: ‘How to leverage the FSSC 22000 for supply chain audit?’

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:20:08 +0000

Yoshihisa Onishi, Consultant at Japan FSMS Assessment and Registration Body (JFARB), discusses the purpose FSSC 22000 and how it can improve food safety. “In Japan, the spread of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) was promoted by establishment of the “Total Hygiene Controlled Manufacturing Process Approval System”. When ISO 22000 was issued in 2005, [...]

LRQA Food Forum Japan: ‘How FSSC 22000 can efficiently work for the food supply chain’

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:11:05 +0000

Join LRQA and industry leading food safety experts as they discuss how to leverage the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and the Foundation for Food Safety Certification’s FSSC 22000 for the supply chain audit.

Japan Food Safety Day

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:06:45 +0000

If you’re organisation is a retailer, food manufacturer, food packaging manufacturer, a food service provider or your organisation operates anywhere within the Asian food supply chain, you don’t want to miss this event.

Industry leaders discuss FSSC 22000 at LRQA Food Forum Sao Paulo –

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:45:09 +0000

The third blog from the LRQA Food Forum, Vel Pillay, Manager Food Safety Programs, LRQA Americas, discuss FSSC 22000.

Cor Groenveld links FSSC 22000 with Brazil’s food supply chain – LRQA Food Forum Brazil – Blog 2

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:37:23 +0000

Blog by Cor Groenveld who is currently in Sao Paulo, Brazil, participate in 2 exiting events, LRQA Food Forum and a GFSI Focus Day Latin America.

Vel Pillay discusses GFSI and Food Safety Modernization Act impacts – LRQA Food Forum Brazil – Blog 1

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:20:25 +0000

Vel Pillay discusses the paradigm shift in the way the food industry and government look at assessing food safety.

LRQA Gets Ready For Worldwide Food Events

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:25:25 +0000

LRQA has a busy schedule ahead with participation at a number of high profile food events around the world

GFSI Focus Day Latin America

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:25:19 +0000

Join LRQA as we sponsor the GFSI Focus Day Latin America on September 2, 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Share knowledge and network with over 400 food safety experts from Latin America and around the world.

LRQA Forum Brazil: Creating a Food Safety Culture

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:32:25 +0000

Global Food Safety Initative Newsletter

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:15:20 +0000

The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) has just released its latest Newsletter

LRQA technical expertise assists development of PAS 223

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:54:38 +0000

The group has had representation from some of the world's leading brands including Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Danone, Kraft, Unilever, Rexam, O-I, AMCOR, ALPLA, and TetraPack dedicated to the development of this new standard.

FSSC 22000 LRQA recorded webinar available now

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:03:00 +0000

Last week, 24th March 2011, was the latest LRQA Food Webinar: An Update on FSSC 22000. This webinar saw Cor Groenveld, Global Product Manager for the food services of Lloyd’s Register, deliver an informative and timely webinar about the current situation on FSSC 22000. Cor was joined by guest host, Fons Schmid who is the [...]

Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance certifies Carrefour’s headquarters in Belgium to international food-safety standard

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:11:35 +0000

Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) has certified Carrefour's Belgian headquarters to the latest international standard for food safety in a testament to the emphasis that global retailers are placing on driving food safety throughout their supply chains.

LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Episode 10 – Interview with GFSI’s 1st Chairman of the Board

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 06:25:39 +0000

In the 10th and final episode of the 2011 LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Fons Schmid, the Global Food Safety Initiative's (GFSI) first Chairman of the Board and currently the Independent Chairman of the Board of Stakeholders of the Foundation for Food Safety Certification (FSSC) talked to our editor about the key issues facing the food sector. He took a look back at some of the historical issues and how those have been addressed by the sector, some of the issues that the sector is currently facing as well as looking ahead to the issues that will define the food sector over the coming years.

LRQA Business Assurance Food Safety Blog, February 2011

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:15:05 +0000

Certification was a recurring theme throughout the GFSI Conference in London. With "Developing" a food safety culture the overall theme of the conference, the links between the two topics is the focus of today's blog.

LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast, Episode 8

podcasts@businessassurance.com (BusinessAssurance.com) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:28:10 +0000

This episode features the first meeting of the LRQA Food Round Table. Four of LRQA global food sector experts sat down to discuss the most important topics from the 10th annual Global Food Safety Conference in London.