A recent press release has caused some confusion for a number of people engaged in activities supporting the food industry.  The title – ‘HACCP certification programme to be phased out’ – is somewhat misleading as it is actually referring to a particular scheme rather than HACCP itself. The Stichting Samenwerken Voor Veiligheid (Foundation Cooperation for Safety, SSVV) is a Dutch body who were the originators of what was commonly called ‘Dutch HACCP” one of the earlier certification schemes for HACCP. Since then ‘Dutch HACCP’ has been replaced by FSSC 22000, a more modern scheme which is GFSI endorsed.  With the development Read more...

Provides guidelines for facility design with resinous floors, floor drains, and polymer wall protection working as one complete system. Stonhard, the world leader in manufacturing and installing seamless, resinous floor, wall, and lining systems, announces the release of its new white paper for the food and beverage industry, A Total Hygienic Solution – Floor, Drain and Curb Research. The white paper was developed to help food and beverage facility managers and decision-makers understand how building design can help improve hygienic outcomes. Read more…

Stonhard, the world leader in manufacturing and installing seamless, resinous floor, wall, and lining systems, is pleased to announce its partnership with Blücher, a world-leading producer of stainless steel, sanitary drainage systems. Read more…

If using gloves as a food safety precaution in food, it is imperative that such gloves are food safe in themselves as they usually have significant food contact. This can be assured by using gloves that carry HACCP Australia’s food safety product certification. Read more…

HACCP International’s product certification programme, ‘Food Safe Equipment, Materials and Services, is being used more and more extensively by Japanese companies that provide products to Asia’s fast expanding food industry. Read more…