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LRQA launches new guidance notes for polymer Additive Manufacturing

Date: 22 Apr 2021

Global, independent certification expert LRQA has published new guidance for additive manufacturers seeking to certify the quality and safety of polymer-based solutions.

Inspection
Materials & Welding
Manufacturing

LRQA receives FSSC Catering accreditation LRQA US

Date: 23 Mar 2021

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted LRQA accreditation for FSSC Certification, Catering module (category E).

Management Systems
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
FSSC 22000
Food, Beverage & Hospitality

LRQA publishes Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing guidance notes.

Date: 22 Jan 2021

Global Additive Manufacturing (AM) certification experts LRQA has published guidance notes for the certification of consumables for Wire-Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM).

Inspection
Materials & Welding
Additive Manufacturing
Manufacturing

BRCGS plant-based certification.

Date: 13 Oct 2020

Food manufacturers of plant-based meat alternatives can now ensure the highest standards are achieved after LRQA became the first certification body approved to audit against the BRCGS plant-based global standard.

Food, Beverage & Hospitality
BRCGS
Food, Beverage & Hospitality

Remote auditing on the menu at BRCGS.

Date: 16 Sep 2020

BRCGS has announced it will now allow remote audits of food and beverage organiZations facing continued site restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BRCGS
Food, Beverage & Hospitality

New assurance first for plastic pollution reduction.

Date: 1 Sep 2020

Businesses can now take significant verifiable steps to manage plastic waste and its impact on the environment, thanks to the launch of the world’s first best-practice standard for Responsible Plastic Management (RPM).

Responsible Plastic Management
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Sustainability
Management Systems

Remote Auditing described by businesses.

Date: 29 Jul 2020

Feedback from customers using LRQA's remote audit services during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that businesses find them ‘easy to arrange and consistent in output’ – indicating that remote auditing is here to stay.

Remote Assurance
ISO 22000
ISO 14001
ISO 9001

Pandemic could cause next biggest food scandal.

Date: 17 Jul 2020

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic could give rise to the next biggest case of food fraud since the 2013 horse meat scandal, if correct protocol levels continue to drop, according to food safety assurance specialist LRQA.

Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Food, Beverage & Hospitality

FSSC 22000 allows partial remote audits.

Date: 16 Jul 2020

The GFSI recognized food safety management system FSSC 22000 has announced that it will now accept partial remote audits for certification assessment.

Compliance & Certification
Food, Beverage & Hospitality

LRQA eLearning strengthens understanding of health and safety standards

Date: 20 Apr 2020

LRQA's eLearning training courses offer businesses around the world the chance to upskill and increase the knowledge of their employees located anywhere in the world.