Successful launch of Intertek’s first Food Safety Symposium in South Africa.
ME Newswire / Business Wire
LONDON. - Thursday, November 28th 2013
Intertek,
the global testing, auditing and certification organisation, have
launched a series of training sessions in South Africa to promote food
safety within the country. South Africa’s population is growing, as is
the demand for safe and quality food. Intertek have recognised this
opportunity to develop effective food safety systems within local
organisations and have committed the investment to achieve this.
The
two-day training sessions were successfully launched in Johannesburg on
the 21-22 November, and Cape Town on 25-26 November. The focus of the
sessions was on the globally recognised Food Safety System Certification
(FSSC 22000) scheme, to highlight how businesses could implement and
benefit from it.
Chetan Parmar, Senior Vice President of Food
Services at Intertek, stated “With significant improvements, South
Africa has the potential to develop a world-class food safety system.
This is why schemes such as the FSSC 22000 are so important to promote
and increase awareness of food safety. It is for this reason that we at
Intertek consciously made the commitment and investment to support the
local food industry in order to improve the quality of food that is
produced.”
The FSSC 22000 certification promotes the production
of safe food at the point of consumption as well as the implementation
of a food safety culture within an organisation. It places
responsibility for the safety of food products with senior management –
changing their thought processes and attitudes towards food safety which
then filters down to each and every employee. This can provide
significant benefits to the business through cost savings by reducing
waste, returns, reworks, customer complaints and overtime.
Donna
Crockart, General Manager of Intertek South Africa added “We are
delighted with how the sessions have gone and how many engaged
professionals within the food industry attended to understand more about
the FSSC 22000 scheme. We are firm advocates of the scheme and believe a
strong food safety culture within an organisation can benefit the whole
supply chain right through to the end consumer.”
The scheme is
recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) which is formed
from a collaboration of some of the world’s leading food safety experts
from the industry.
About Intertek
Intertek is the leading
quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. From auditing and
inspection, to testing, training, advisory, quality assurance and
certification, Intertek adds value to customers’ products, processes and
assets. With a network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and
over 36,000 people in more than 100 countries, Intertek supports
companies’ success in a global marketplace. Intertek helps its customers
to meet end users’ expectations for safety, sustainability,
performance, integrity and desirability in virtually any market
worldwide. For more information visit www.intertek.com
Contacts
Intertek
Donna Crockart
General Manager, Intertek SA
Tel: +27-(0)-11-975-6198
Email: donna.crockart@intertek.com
Media contact
Natalie Smith
Global Marketing Manager
Tel: + 44-(0)-161-245-8077
Email: Natalie.smith@intertek.com
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