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Too many food safety audits spoil the broth

By Elaine Watson

As the BRC starts work on version six of its Global Food Safety Standard, leading UK own-label manufacturers have continued to question its relevance as the supermarkets have carried on – and in many cases stepped up – their own auditing activities with...

FDF: migrant cap could be 'bad for business'

By Ben Bouckley

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has expressed concern over the effects on the food industry of a interim cap on the number of skilled non-EU workers allowed to enter the UK.

Coca-Cola Enterprises: 120 UK jobs are at risk

By Elaine Watson

Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has confirmed that up to 120 staff at seven UK sites could face redundancy following a European-wide restructuring, but said “130 GB vacancies and new roles would be made available”, so that net, net, there would be an...

Are unannounced BRC audits a 'complete waste of time?'

By Elaine Watson

Less than 70 sites out of 12,000+ food production facilities audited to version five of the British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Food Safety Standard have opted for unannounced audits, FoodManufacture.co.uk has learned.