Part 39 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 grants planning permission in respect of the erection of buildings necessary for the purposes of housing poultry and other captive birds to protect them from avian influenza. The extent and nature of the development permitted are subject to limitations. […]

On the 20th June 2007 – Roger Corbett, Chairman of CIES - The Food Business Forum announced to over 1100 senior executives at the CIES Annual World Food Business Summit in Shanghai, PR. China, that retailers have reached a landmark agreement on food safety schemes.
Under the umbrella of the Global Food Safety Initiative […]

JPD are now offering a two-day BRC Internal Auditing course which will allow delegates to gain an in-depth and practical understanding of the BRC Global Food Standards. It will include how to implement a BRC system as well as how to audit the system and report on it.
The course will be suitable for anyone […]

In partnership JPD Training and IQA are offering a series of 5-day Auditor/Lead Auditor courses on ISO 22000:2005
The course is for all professionals, including auditors, who are seeking better understanding of food safety management systems requirements and best practice with respect to effective auditing.
This 5-day course covers the following:
- purpose, content and requirements of ISO […]

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In partnership JPD Training and IQA are offering a series of one-day Food Safety Management System (ISO 22000:2005) Awareness Courses.
This one-day course provides delegates with awareness of the key requirements of ISO 22000:2005, together with implications on existing established systems. Based on other standards such as HACCP, IFS and BRC, it will explain […]

ISO 22000, published in September 2005 seeks to provide a standard for food safety management systems and complements the application of quality management systems (i.e. ISO 9001:2000) in the food supply chain.
Whilst BRC remains the dominant standard within the UK, ISO 22000 could be its successor and will almost certainly be recognised by many countries. […]

The Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2005 (SI 2005 No. 3251) come into force on 1st January 2006. These regulations which apply to England only revoke and re-enact with changes the Contaminants in Food (England) Regulations 2004, as amended.
The Regulations state that, except in certain cases, it is an offence to:
• Place […]

The EU have set limits on the level of PCBs allowed in food and animal feed for the first time. The limits will run in parallel to existing controls on dioxin levels in foodstuffs.
The new legislation looks at the combined total levels of dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxins themselves, rather than setting […]