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Labels on pre-packaged products are an important source of information for consumers. Since December 2014, European Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the labelling of foodstuffs has applied.

In a world where animal welfare is receiving increasing attention, no slaughterhouse can ignore it any longer.

Kenosan Lactic is still produced and approved. Discover what the FASFC advisories on Proculac and Inspexx 210 mean for knife disinfection in your slaughterhouse or cutting plant.

In February 2024, IFS Broker version 3.2 was launched. This standard focuses on companies in the food industry and assesses the processes of intermediaries in the supply chain.

The consequences of climate change make it a pressing issue that will increasingly rise on the agenda of companies, today and in the future.

Everyone knows the expression “doing something the French way”, meaning a sloppy, half-hearted job.

Wine products produced and labelled from 8 December 2023 onwards must comply with new labelling requirements. For other alcoholic beverages, this is not yet mandatory.

In December 2023, IFS Logistics version 3 was published. Within this new publication, the logistics scope has been further expanded, with emphasis placed on risk management and customer focus.

In March 2019, the world was introduced to the recognisable coloured letters of the Nutri-Score. This algorithm has now been revised based on scientific research and new nutritional information.

On 31 October 2023, the FASFC published a new version of the circular on disinfecting tools using a method other than hot water in slaughterhouses, cutting plants and establishments producing minced meat, meat preparations and mechanically separated meat.