SAI Tackles Food Safety in India; Seminar-Workshop on BRC Standards, Legislation & Food Safety Practice Organised Jointly by PFNDAI and SAI Global.Mumbai, India, June 6, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - SAI Global Limited (ASX ASX See: Australian Stock Exchange : SAI) will join the Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) in hosting a high profile seminar for the Indian Food Industry today at the Hotel Taj President in Mumbai. The two-day seminar, presented by British Retail Consortium The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. (BRC) Head of Technical Services Kevin Swoffer, comes on the back of the finalisation of the Food Safety and Standards Bill by the Indian government last month. Ross Wraight, Chief Executive of SAI Global, said that the seminar provides vital information for potential suppliers to the British food industry and food safety practitioners interested in best practice. "The seminar will present detailed knowledge on BRC food and packaging standards, European legislation and requirements for trade in the UK, tailored to the Indian Food Industry," said Wraight. "The BRC Food Technical Standard is regarded as the benchmark for best practice in the food industry, evolving into a global standard used to assess retailer suppliers and a framework for food industry processes." "Knowledge of the BRC Food Technical Standard and the European legislation and requirements will equip businesses in the Indian food industry with the skills to compete with industry leaders on an international scale." SAI Global inspects and certifies to a wide range of international, European, country specific and corporate/industry specific Standards for quality and food safety including: 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. 9001, HACCP HACCP hazard analysis critical control points. , HACCP 9000, ISO 22000, BRC Global Food Standard, IFS (International Food Standard), EUREPGAP IFA Immunofluorescent assay (IFA) A blood test sometimes used to confirm ELISA results instead of using the Western blotting. In an IFA test, HIV antigen is mixed with a fluorescent compound and then with a sample of the patient's blood. and Fresh Produce, UK and Ireland agricultural inspections and second party inspections. SAI Global's EFSIS EFSIS European Food Safety Inspection Service EFSIS East Florida Shelf Information System (University of Miami) inspection and certification services are accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS UKAS United Kingdom Accreditation Service UKAS United Kingdom Association of Sonographers ) to the European Standards EN 45004, EN 54011 and EN 45012. EFSIS also holds specific accreditations in France (COFRAC COFRAC Comité Français d'Accréditation (France) ) and in Germany (DAP) to EN45011. About PFNDAI The Protein Foods & Nutrition Development Association of India (PFNDAI) had its genesis in the sixties when an urgent need to focus on nutrition related issues was felt. PFNDAI was set up as a forum for all the stakeholders committed to betterment of human nutrition - Nutrition scientists & food technologists from both industry & govt., organised industry in the production and distribution of food & nutrition products, social scientists in consumer communication and education, govermental policy making bodies concerned with the food industry, and regulatory authorities connected with the industry. For more information, please visit www.pfndai.com/. About SAI GLOBAL LIMITED SAI Global Pty Ltd is one of the world's leading business publishing, compliance, training and assurance organisations with offices in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North America, and across Asia. Through its extensive e-capabilities and its network of auditors, experts and training professionals SAI Global works with organisations to help them build better businesses. For more information, please visit http://www.saiglobal.com. Source: SAI GLOBAL LIMITED Contact: Ronnie Gurung SAI Global Mumbai TEL: +91 22 26591777 Email: ronnie.gurung@sai-global.com Dr. J. S. Pai Ms. Ummeayman Rangwala PFNDAI Mumbai Tel.: +91-22-2353-8858 Fax : +91-22-2353-8998 Email: pfndai@pfndai.org Media Inquiries Tom Godfrey SAI Global TEL: +61 414 191 034 Email: tom.godfrey@sai-global.com Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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