QS Unternehmenswebsite News Fruit, Vegetables and Potatoes

May 2020 - Overview of new QS scheme participants

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 09:39:00 +0200

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 certification bodies.

Food safety - a daily task at QS

Thu, 04 Jun 2020 11:48:00 +0200

The United Nations has declared 7 June as World Food Safety Day. Every year since 2019, this day has drawn attention worldwide to the health consequences of contaminated and rotten food. The fact that consumers in Germany can rely on safe fresh food is also the aim of the 150,000 participants in the QS network and is at the centre of all our activities.

QS infoportal on the coronavirus offers important specialist information for operational prevention

Fri, 22 May 2020 10:47:00 +0200

The slower rate of infection has led to a certain relaxation of the situation in the corona crisis. To ensure that this will remain this way, the consistent implementation of additional hygiene and infection protection measures is still the priority. In order to support its scheme participants in the best possible way, QS offers an infoportal on the coronavirus.

Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) - resumption of audit work

Tue, 19 May 2020 12:24:00 +0200

Due to the spread of the coronavirus, we had strongly recommended to refrain from conducting all QS audits in the past two months. In view of the current slowdown in the incidence of infection and the relaxation that has already taken place in many areas of life, we now consider the conduct of QS audits to be possible again.

April 2020 - Overview of new QS scheme participants

Mon, 11 May 2020 16:02:00 +0200

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 certification bodies.

New issue of QS-Report Fruit, Vegetables, Potatoes published

Wed, 06 May 2020 09:09:00 +0200

The new issue of the QS Report for the fruit and vegetable industry is now available in our media catalogue on the QS company website.

New FAQ area for laboratories in the Residue, Feed and Salmonella monitoring

Mon, 04 May 2020 18:02:00 +0200

In addition to FAQs on the QS scheme, on participation in the scheme and on questions from the individual scheme stages, QS now also offers a separate question-answer area on its company website for laboratories active in the QS scheme.

Fruit, vegetables, potatoes: Supporting documents for labelling of QS products now also available in Spanish and Italian

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:16:00 +0200

The supporting document "Labelling of QS products" serves scheme participants as support for the correct implementation of the labelling of QS products on the accompanying documents. The document is now also available in Italian and Spanish - in addition to a German and English version.

March 2020 - Overview of new QS scheme participants

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 16:39:00 +0200

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 certification bodies.

QS information poster on hand and work hygiene - Now also in Spanish, Italian, Romanian and Polish available

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 11:54:00 +0200

In order to support producers in the current corona crisis in the best possible way with regard to hygiene, infection protection and prevention, QS provides in its Infoportal on the coronavirus information posters in seven languages on hand hygiene as well as on the most important general hygiene rules for free download.

Style guide for the QS certification mark - Revised edition published

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:53:00 +0200

QS has revised the structure and layout of the style guide for the use of the QS certification mark, further specifying the rules for use on composite products. The new version of the style guide can now be downloaded from the QS website.

QS information poster on hand and work hygiene - download now free of charge!

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 14:31:00 +0200

The fruit, vegetable and potato industry is defying the corona crisis with high flexibility and proven routines in hygiene and quality assurance. On this basis, the production companies raise the level of protection against infection ad hoc and teach decisive quality and hygiene standards to seasonal workers from outside the industry.

Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2): Extension of all QS eligibilities of delivery

Thu, 26 Mar 2020 09:10:00 +0100

Due to the current spread of the coronavirus, the eligibility of delivery of all QS certified locations will be extended by two months. According to the extended QS eligibility of delivery, necessary QS audits can be postponed to a later date.

Spread of the coronavirus makes it necessary to dispense with QS audits

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 16:01:00 +0100

Due to the progressive spread of the coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2), QS urgently recommends its system partners to refrain from carrying out all QS audits within the next two months. Prior to this, QS had already pointed out to all partners in the QS network the possibility of postponing upcoming audit dates after consultation with the respective certification body.

February 2020 - Overview of new QS scheme participants

Thu, 05 Mar 2020 09:25:00 +0100

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 certification bodies.