CMTC to Help Integrate Food Quality Systems & Supplier Performance via ISO 22000; Seminar for the Industry on June 23.GARDENA, Calif. -- In an effort to ensure food safety along the food chain (grower - processor - packer - logistics - retailer), California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC CMTC S-(carboxymethylthio)cysteine CMTC Combat Maneuver Training Center (US Army) CMTC California Manufacturing Technology Consulting CMTC Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita ) has begun to introduce food, beverage, nutraceutical, grocery and related support industry companies to ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 22000. There are many reasons for implementing ISO 22000 including: organized and targeted communications among trade partners, resource optimization (internally and along the food chain), improved documentation, better planning, less post process verification, and more efficient and dynamic food safety hazard control. Further, ISO 22000 will save resources and by reducing overlapping system audits (GMP GMP (guanosine monophosphate): see guanine. , HACCP HACCP hazard analysis critical control points. , Environment Management/ISO 14000, Quality Management/ISO 9000 and Occupational Health & Safety/OHSAS 18000). Throughout the world food safety is the most important issue in the food supply chain. ISO 22000 will be an international standard and will define the requirements of a food safety management system covering all organizations in the food chain from farmers to catering, packaging to grocery stores. ISO 22000 will combine Interactive Communication, System Management & Hazard control as recognized key elements to ensure food safety along the food chain. ISO 22000 is an official standard currently at the Draft International Standard (DIS) stage for projected release in 2005. Additionally, CMTC consultants will be conducting a one day seminar for "food" industry companies interested in learning more about ISO 22000 on June 23, 2005. Details of the seminar are as follows:
WHEN: Thursday June 23, 2005, 8 AM - 12 Noon
(Registration and Continental Breakfast
begin at 7:30 AM)
REGISTRATION: $89 per attendee via email (registration@cmtc.com),
Phone 800-300-2682 x 3009 or Fax 310-808-1427
WHERE: Manufacturers Bank, 515 South Figueroa Street,
Fifth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071
About California Manufacturing Technology Consulting A private, nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. , CMTC was established in 1992 to provide high value consulting services to California's high tech and traditional small and medium-size manufacturer to increase their competitive advantage through improved methods of management and manufacturing. Today, through its seven regional teams, CMTC provides consulting services in the practice areas of Strategic Business, Lean Enterprise, Information Technology, Quality and Supply Chain Management. CMTC's regional teams cover Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , the Inland Empire In·land Empire A region of the northwest United States between the Cascade Range and the Rocky Mountains, comprising eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, northern Idaho, and western Montana. Farming, lumbering, and mining are important to the area. , Orange County, Ventura/Santa Barbara County, the San Fernando/San Gabriel Valley, the San Joaquin Valley Noun 1. San Joaquin Valley - a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes and San Diego/Imperial County. For more information, visit www.cmtc.com. |
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