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QS – Report on 2011 Outlook for 2012
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Crisis management
The dioxin incident in January and the EHEC crisis in the early
summer of 2011 underlined the importance of the incident
and crisis management as one of the key tasks in the QS
scheme. In the course of 2011, the scheme participants along
the supply chains for meat and meat products and fruit,
vegetables and potatoes reported more than 60 incidents.
The corresponding figure for the first three months of 2012
was 32 incidents, addressed by our head office together
with scheme participants and certification bodies. This trend
is driven by increasing awareness levels among scheme
participants and complete confidence in the way in which QS
deals with any problems that arise.
Incidents and crisis situations in 2011
21 routine cases
43 incidents
Incident with no relevance
Impact on other scheme
participants and the QS
scheme, but no acute risk
1 crisis situation
Acute risk for humans,
animals, the environment, the
assets or the reputation of the
entire sector / the QS scheme
65 incidents
Feed (35)
Animal welfare/Animal health (17)
Farm hygiene (6)
Food safety (7)
QS requirements
adapted
Incident and crisis
management improved
53 audits of
special purpose
Qu a l i t y A s s u r a n c e .
F r om f a rm t o s h o p .