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RQA Group are pleased to announce that we are main kit sponsor for the rugby union team, Glen Eyre Lost Boys, a team made up of University of Southampton, UK, undergraduates. Glen have got off to a great start to the season and are currently top of their league. RQA Group fully supports the Rugby … Read more
RQA Europe (trading as RQA Group) is proud to have been approved by the Financial Services Qualification System (FSQS). The FSQS Registered Mark is valued by some of the largest purchasers in the financial sector and it indicates that RQA Group has gone through the rigorous process required to demonstrate its commitment and credentials to … Read more
Contract manufacturing enables a hiring company to focus on its core strengths like product design, product development, marketing, and sales. But, contract manufacturing also carries risks. What are those risks and how can you mitigate against them? Click below to read our latest article.
]The 2020 RASFF report has been published. This is the report on the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed and it is starting to get very complicated. RASFF has now integrated with AAC, the Administrative Assistance and Cooperation network. This means RASFF is now reporting “investigations on non-compliance” and there are now 6 … Read more
Our latest update on Never Events which showed that up to 50% of recalls are wholly preventable has been covered by Strategic Risk, an award winning publication for risk and insurance managers. Click below to go to the article.
We are continuing our campaign to reduce unnecessary recalls, that we call Never Events, a concept from the healthcare sector. In this latest update we have been looking at the recall numbers for 202o and 2021 so far, and unbelievably, almost half of all UK, and almost 20% of US FDA, food recalls would be … Read more
The European Commission is in the final stages of consultation on a revision to the General Product Safety Directive (published in 2001) covering the safety of non-food consumer products, which would result in it becoming a regulation. In the initial roadmap consultation document from 2020, the EC described the reasons for the need to revise … Read more
Following our analysis of the pandemic effect on product recalls in 2020, we were interested to see how 2021 is shaping up, and have now compiled the latest food recall numbers up to the end of May 2021. We have also extrapolated these numbers to year end to see how it looks compared to previous … Read more
A public spat emerged between the CPSC and Peloton regarding the potential risks associated with a treadmill. The two parties exchanged statements criticising the other. This very unusual public display has prompted a change in the law. Proposed changes to the US Consumer Product Safety Act would mean that authorities have the power to freely … Read more
The report considers an outbreak investigation related to E. coli O157:H7 illnesses and the consumption of leafy greens that took place between August and December 2020. The FDA, alongside state and federal partners, investigated the outbreak to identify potential contributing factors that may have led to leafy green contamination with E. coli O157:H7. Key findings … Read more
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