RE: Auditing Quality Systems

From: Clare Winkel (straddiegal@optusnet.com.au)
Date: Wed Aug 15 2007 - 04:47:04 PDT

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    Hi All,

     

    Yes the Label Rouge is a big deal and difficult to get. It’s not at all like
    the other systems we have been discussing. Its all about the product
    quality, above all else. I am not familiar with all the details but my
    colleagues work with this system for the Irish seafood industry.

     

    Thanks

     

    Clare Winkel

     

     

     

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    From: owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-seafood@ucdavis.edu] On Behalf
    Of Remi Michalowski
    Sent: 15 August 2007 08:24
    To: Chingling R. Tanco
    Cc: seafood@ucdavis.edu
    Subject: Re: Auditing Quality Systems

     

    Hello,

     

    Label Rouge is a french quality label, rewarding high quality material. We
    could compare it to the Grade A seafood program from US DoC NMFS.

     

    Label Rouge is a governmental label (Ministry of Agriculture) concerning
    unprocessed foodstuffs and agricultural products. Nowadays, you find mainly
    meat (poultry, pork, beef) certified Label Rouge on the french shelves.

    At the begining, it has been set-up to promote the national agriculture.

     

    Accredited CB can certify organizations (mainly groups of producers) if they
    meet the strict quality characteristics specific to the material covered by
    the Label: details of production, processing and monitoring process, sensory
    testing and profiles.

     

    Hope it is clear.

     

    Kind regards,

     

    Dipl. Ing. Rémi Michalowski

    Senior Manager QA Food Processing

    PT. Centralpertiwi Bahari - Lampung, Indonesia

    HP + 62 815 4040 484

    Yahoo Messenger ID: <mailto:michalowski_rmi@yahoo.fr>
    michalowski_rmi@yahoo.fr

    Skype ID: remi_michalowski

     

    CPB - Integrated Shrimp Farming. "From Pond to Plate"

    A CPP Company. Part of Charoen Pokphand Group

     

    On Aug 15, 2007, at 11:13 AM, Chingling R. Tanco wrote:

    Hi Remi,

    What about the “Label Rouge” – what does it take to do this? I know one
    plant in Madagascar that has the label rouge – is this a big deal?

    Chingling

     

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    From: Remi Michalowski [mailto:remi.michalowski@cpp.co.id]
    Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 7:16 AM
    To: Chingling Tanco
    Cc: seafood@ucdavis.edu
    Subject: Re: Auditing Quality Systems

     

     

    ISO 22000 is a management system, international standard to support your
    FSMS. It pushes companies to provide results e.g. the main issue for
    retailers is that the company can select and implement the control measures
    they want, once they manage the risks identified and that the system meets
    the targets established.

     

    Private standards such BRC and IFS, all is means e.g. investments. BUT, more
    and more nowadays, this "prerequisite" to be able to sold to retailers
    becomes less "trusted" by the retailers: they have a list of "approved" CB
    and some have their own requirements much more demanding !!

     

    In conclusion, ISO 22000 very good for developing countries and to meet
    legal requirements but demanding on results and also on money (audit,
    competence). BRC very demanding on means and facilities but less trusted by
    the UK retailers.

     

    Please note that IFS is a bit "better" than BRC as it integrates legal
    requirements such as traceability, GMO and allergens. but the standard is
    still a private one and only valuable if you process retailers' branded
    products.

     

    Rgds,

     

    Dipl. Ing. Rémi Michalowski

    Senior Manager QA Food Processing

    PT. Centralpertiwi Bahari - Lampung, Indonesia

    HP + 62 815 4040 484

    Yahoo Messenger ID: <mailto:michalowski_rmi@yahoo.fr>
    michalowski_rmi@yahoo.fr

    Skype ID: remi_michalowski

     

    CPB - Integrated Shrimp Farming. "From Pond to Plate"

    A CPP Company. Part of Charoen Pokphand Group

     

    On Aug 11, 2007, at 10:30 PM, Chingling Tanco wrote:

    I agree it's getting crazy - in Europe for example - the UK wants the BRC

    (British Retail Consortium) standard while France and Germany want the IFS

    International Food Standard system and they are almost the same but called

    different names. Suggestion for those plants going for BRC certification -

    ask for IFS certification to be done at the same time as this shouldn't cost

    you much more.

     

    Chingling Tanco

    Mida Trade

    Manila, Philippines

     

     

    From: Vanessa Broadnax < <mailto:vanessa@baldorfood.com>
    vanessa@baldorfood.com>

    Date: Thu, 9 Aug 2007 20:12:01 -0400

    To: < <mailto:criticalcontrolpoints@yahoo.com>
    criticalcontrolpoints@yahoo.com>, < <mailto:seafood@ucdavis.edu>
    seafood@ucdavis.edu>

    Conversation: Auditing Quality Systems

    Subject: Re: Auditing Quality Systems

     

    Sometimes more is good. We need to keep food safety in the forefront. We can

    not afford not to look at different points of view. Different views keeps us

    on our toes. We must manage our time and efforts wisely.

     

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    Sent: Thu Aug 09 19:57:07 2007

    Subject: Auditing Quality Systems

     

    I seem to spend a lot of time being accredited to one quality system or

    another and then meeting with Processors who complain that there are so many

    systems that they have to become documenters for each system with differing

    needs.

     

    Any comments on relative merits of the differing systems ?

    (without especially trashing systems by name)

     

    My two cents, for what it is worth, is that ISO 22000 will probably replace

    everything else eventually. ( it has HACCP components so is on-topic)

     

    Other views anyone?

     

     

     

     

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