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Maintaining Food Safety Requirements During Covid 19

Maintaining Food Safety Requirements During Covid 19 pandemic: BRCGS, the organisation behind the Global Standard for Food Safety, has issued new guidance to food manufacturers amid concerns about the impact of Covid-19 on food production. Jon Murthy, Head of Global Marketing at BRCGS, reveals more. Following concerns about the impact of Covid-19 on food production, BRCGS, the […]

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Developing Country and Management System Implementation

Developing Country and Management System Implementation: Aijaz Ali Nasser, Principal Auditor and former Ex-Regional Supplier Quality Auditor, Asia Pacific Middle East at GlaxoSmithKline, shares his experience of auditing global suppliers. In 2009, GlaxoSmithKline decided to centralise the approval of its suppliers. The suppliers provided API (active pharmaceutical ingredients), excipients, packaging materials and raw materials to the company’s 70 manufacturing facilities worldwide. These manufacturing facilities, especially those

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Accountability of A Leader

Accountability of A Leader: Ken Burrows, CQP MCQI, Air Domain Quality Team Leader at Defence Equipment and Support, UK, explains the importance of creating leadership commitments with the wider team to ensure accountability. As we continue through unprecedented times during Covid-19, how we lead our valued people is even more important. There are many styles

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Risk Analysis and Project Management

Risk Analysis and Project Management: Stanley O’Donnell, CQP MCQI, Managing Director at Advanced Management Systems, explores the importance of analysing potential risks before launching a project With the introduction of the new standard revisions of ISO 9001 quality management systems and AS 9100, an ISO 9001-based quality management system standard focused on aerospace quality, the emphasis on

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Effective Communication is Important in Audits

Effective Communication is Important in Audits: Yemi Shodipo, Director of Charis The Training Company in Lancashire, UK, explains how auditors can improve communication with their auditees The origin of the word ‘audit’ derives from the Latin word ‘audire’, which means ‘to hear’ or ‘hearing’. It is the same root word that produced the English word

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Maintain Certification and Accreditation Through Remote Audit

Maintain Certification and Accreditation: The Covid-19 pandemic and government restrictions have seen remote working and the curtailing of services become the new norm for many organizations. Jeff Ruddle, Strategic Development Director at UKAS explains how UKAS is helping conformity assessment bodies during this time. During this national emergency, the need for reliable, competent, and verifiable

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Risk Based Thinking and Quality Manual in ISO 9001:2015

Risk Based Thinking and Quality Manual in ISO 9001:2015 Khubaib Asadullah, Quality Manager at Hawkins & Associates Limited, recommends five steps to comply with ISO 9001:2015 – Quality management system requirements for your business management system, either if you have successfully transitioned to ISO 9001:2015 or if you are thinking of getting your business certified

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