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QS – Report on 2011 Outlook for 2012
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Independent, neutral, objective
2011 marked the 10th anniversary of the QS scheme: for a
full decade now, the industry has benefited from QS as an
objective and independent quality assurance scheme for
food production and food trading. During this period, the
parties involved have built up a cross-stage scheme for the
certified control of food safety, a scheme that once again
proved its worth in its anniversary year when it addressed
the problem of dioxin found in feed. The achievements of
the last decade were certainly reason enough to celebrate
10 years of QS at the Anuga Food Fair in Cologne last autumn
together with partners and supporters.
But time doesn‘t stand still. Last year, the Federal Delegate
in matters of Administrative-Efficiency conducted a review
into the organisation of consumer health protection in
Germany. In his report, he recommended that the state
monitoring bodies take note and make use of the insights
gained from the activities of quality assurance schemes in
the private sector. Under certain circumstances, cooperation
between QS and the official monitoring bodies makes sense
and is conceivable. At the same time, it must not be forgotten
that the value of the QS scheme lies in its independence,
objectivity and neutrality. This is why QS is and must be
funded by the industry, remaining independent and free from
state influence. With this principle in mind, QS will continue
to pursue a strategy of systematic development in years to
come.
Markus Mosa
Chairman of the Shareholders‘ Meeting
and the Curatorship of
QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH
Markus Mosa
Chairman of the Shareholders‘ Meeting and the
Curatorship of
QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH
Qu a l i t y A s s u r a n c e .
Fr om f a rm t o s h o p .