|
ISO 22000 THE NEW FOOD STANDARD
The implementation of ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System) is set to take effect substantially in 2006. ISO 22000 is the signal that international food safety regulations are being strengthened significantly. Experts are pointing out the need for fundamental changes in the constitutions of domestic food and certification business circles to cope with the situation.
ISO 22000 will integrate all existing international food safety-related regulations, HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point), ISO 9001 (Quality Management System), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management System) etc. As this new standard will be applied industry wide, “Farm to Table”, its impact on business communities is expected to be enormous.
Everyone will need to take the time to understand ISO 22000, which are different from existing certification systems, as quickly as possible and equip themselves with an appropriate management environment, while the government needs to move forward from the existing management system that is dispersed in terms of stage - production, processing, distribution, etc. - and introduce a system that is capable of controlling all stages comprehensively.
AFAQ AFNOR International London intend to develop training courses dealing with the new standards.
UK GOVERNMENT TRAINING NEWS
Both the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have used their keynote speeches at the Labour Party Conference to emphasise their party's commitment to skills.
In his speech, Tony Blair said: "The only secure economic future for Britain lies in one thing... knowledge, skills, intelligence, the talents Britain has in abundance if only we set them free".
Gordon Brown spoke about the role of skills in the wider economy and the need to continue developing and improving the skills base. He argued that: "Britain will not compete on lower pay but on higher skills".
For the full text of Tony Blair's speech, click here.
For the full text of Gordon Brown's speech, click here.
Training Event
From 19 – 25 September we ran a training event for Training Providers wishing to license our new range of contact accredited Quality and EMS training programmes. Organisations from Taiwan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Iran and Pakistan attended the event, which was held at the Imperial Impala Hotel in Bangkok. The event marked the launch of the new style accelerated learning IRCA ISO 9000:2000 Auditor/Lead Auditor Course.
Afterwards a two Management Meeting took place for all Asian countries that are associated with AFAQ AFNOR International. In addition to the above countries the meeting was represented by offices in Korea and Indonesia.
The meeting looked at the certification services offered to a range of industries including energy, Aerospace, automotive and medical sectors. In addition new service products were debated by delegates with a view to meeting the needs of customers in the Asian market. The meeting was attended by Olivier Peyrat, Managing Director of AFAQ AFNOR International.
One of the important new ranges of training courses, which will be launched shortly by AFAQ-ETA, relate to occupational health and safety. It is expected that OHSAS 18001 will become a new International Safety Standard in 2006. Industry managers and their quality together with and certification body auditors will require detailed training on the new standard.
A Group Photo of those attending the IEMA Foundation Course In Environmental Auditing in Bangkok
Power Open Learning Courses – Reminder!
Just to remind you that the special offer on AFAQ-ETA’s Power Industry Open Learning courses mentioned in the previous bulletin is still running! Using the attached form, enrol more than one candidate on the same course and receive a 5% discount on second and subsequent candidates’ enrolments before the end of November 2005! Contact tyla.davis@afaq-eta.com for more information.
We were sorry to say goodbye to Phillippa Greig at the end of September. She is to take up a new HR post with Onetel in London. Phillippa was responsible for the administration of the Business Excellence training programmes and also various administrative duties for AFAQ-EAQA, the UK certification business of AFAQ AFNOR International.
|
IN THIS ISSUE: