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QS wishes Merry Christmas!
After this special year that has challenged us all, we wish you and your loved ones a peaceful Christmas.
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Revision of the additional control plan for Aflatoxin B1 – Changed risk classification for Ukraine
With effect from December 18, 2020 QS has revised the additional control plan for aflatoxin B1. The revised version of the additional control plan contains a new risk...
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Continuation and expansion of mutual recognition with the French standard owner OQUALIM decided
QS and OQUALIM will continue and extend their mutual recognition in the coming year. Starting next year, the mutual recognition between QS and the standard owner OQUALIM from...
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Revision 2021: Guidelines and checklists published in Italian and Spanish
The Spanish and Italian-language guidelines and annexes valid for the coming year 2021 can now be viewed and downloaded from the QS company website.
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K.O. criteria: Re-adjust focus
The QS advisory board has decided to reduce the number of the K.O. criteria in the guidelines production fruit, vegetables, potatoes and QS-GAP. The requirements relevant to...
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November 2020 - Overview of new QS scheme participants
Every month, new companies decide to participate in the QS scheme and thus give a signal to their customers that all their operational processes are checked by independent...
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Revision 2021: Guidelines and checklists published
From now on, the guidelines valid for the coming year 2021 can be viewed and downloaded in the Document Center as well as on the respective sub-pages of the QS company website....
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Chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl - this must now be observed
The ban on both of these plant protection products has given rise to new legal guidelines for maximum residue levels (MRLs) in animal feed. This has now been reduced to 0.01...
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Supporting Document Emergency plan even more user-friendly
Every livestock owner has to prepare himself so that his animals are supplied in the best possible way even if he himself or - due to lack of electricity - the technology...
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