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HACCP History
HACCP was developed in the late 1950s by a team of food scientists and engineers from The Pillsbury Company, the Natick Research Laboratories, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The team developed a system designed to build quality into the product to ensure food safety for the manned space program. In 1971, Pillsbury presented this concept at the National Conference on Food Pr... »
Food Safety Management System
Food Safety Management System ISO 22000 is a standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization dealing with food safety. This is a general derivative of ISO 9000. Food safety is linked to the presence of food-borne hazards in food at the point of consumption. Since food safety hazards can occur at any stage in the food chain it is essential that adequate control be in place.... »
Understanding NABL accreditation / ISO 17025 and its requirements
Understanding NABL accreditation / ISO 17025 and its requirements NABL stands for National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories. NABL accreditation is a formal recognition of the technical competence of a testing, calibration or medical laboratory. It has been established with the objective to provide Government, Industry Associations and Industry in general with a scheme f... »
ISO 13485: 2003
ISO 13485: 2003 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer requirements and regulatory requirements applicable to medical devices and related services. The key word is consistently. Consistency helps to minimize errors. The consistency be achieved throu... »
ISO 9001
ISO 9001 is a standard for Quality Management. ISO 9000 is maintained by ISO, the International Organization for Standard and provides a set of standardized requirements for a quality management system. It is administered by accreditation and certification bodies. The rules are updated, as the requirements changes over time. The ISO 9001:2008 standard provides a tried and tested frameworkfor takin... »
