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QS – Report on 2011 Outlook for 2012
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February 2003: dioxin-contaminated feed
Increased dioxin concentrations are found in
grass meal pellets and sugar beet pulp. Cause:
malfunctions in a drying system.
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September 2002: first products with QS certification mark on the shelves
„From farm to shop“: the big day arrives in September 2002, less than a
year after the QS scheme was founded: the first meat products with QS
certification mark come onto the shelves. Today, products with the QS
certification mark are available in over 23,000 food retail outlets.
„The advisory boards have decided to introduce
unannounced spot audits in the QS scheme from
2013. The challenges for 2012 are to create the
organisational preconditions for these audits and
to incorporate all relevant parties in an appropriate
manner.“
(Dr. Alois Fenneker, responsible for certification bodies and
laboratories in the QS scheme)
No system is so good that it can‘t be improved.
Unannounced inspections help to pinpoint potential
for improvement. This is why spot audits will be
introduced for all QS scheme participants as of 2013.
The spot audits will take place during the period
between two regular audits.
On the initiative of the industry itself, the spot audits
will start even earlier in the poultry sector, and an
additional 1,200 unannounced spot audits will be
conducted between February and December 2012.
Spot audits attach particular emphasis to monitoring
the situation in the stalls and on the plant premises
and focus on aspects like traceability, animal welfare
and hygiene. The details of the implementation
process are currently being drawn up. This includes
the definition of relevant criteria for the individual
stages in the supply chain as well as the compilation
of special spot audit checklists. The inspection
system, the guidelines and the database applications
are also being adapted accordingly.
Spot audits
Unannounced inspections on site
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 .