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Colour coding is a bright idea when it comes to HACCP and Food Safety

Preventing contamination and cross-contamination is at the very heart of any food safety or HACCP training programme. If operating rules and procedures are kept simple then understanding and implementation is swift and the potential for error is significantly reduced. One of the simplest forms of avoiding cross-contamination is colour coding. This can apply to all […]

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British Tomato Week – fruit or vegetable?

It’s an age-old conundrum – is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Quite frankly, who cares? Fruit or vegetable, they taste great, especially if they’re British! Today (20th May) marks the start of British Tomato Week which heralds the beginning of the main British tomato season, which runs from May to November. This year

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Why are internal audits so important in food processing?

The very mention of the word ‘audit’ is often enough to make employee hearts sink into their boots. It conjures up images of paperwork, inspections and questioning. In fact many might view it as a nuisance which gets in the way of everyday production. All food industry suppliers working with food retailers have to undergo

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Is Masterchef setting a bad example of food hygiene?

Masterchef – it’s one of the most popular shows on television, where talented amateurs compete to serve up restaurant-standard food. No doubt several thousands of people will be watching this week’s final to see whether Larkin, Natalie or Dale earn the coveted title. Lately though, it seems the programme has given some viewers a bitter

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Monthly Update from VWA: April 2013

Welcome to our April update – keeping you informed of all the latest news from Verner Wheelock Associates. April Training Courses We were extremely busy during April running open courses at our training centre in Yorkshire, and also in-house at customer premises. Open courses in Skipton from our Training Calendar included Level 2 HACCP and Level 3 HACCP training

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