The QS inspection scheme guarantees quality assurance across all stages in the production of meat and meat products. This begins with the analysis of feed and continues in cattle, pigs an poultry farming businesses which keep cattle, pigs and poultry. The subsequent production and trading stages are also subject to controls all the way through to the shop counters in food retail stores.
Only products which have passed through all stages of the QS scheme may be labelled with the QS certification mark. This means that the blue certification mark stands for seamless quality assurance – from farm to shop.
December 2022 - Overview of new QS scheme participants
Every month, new companies decide to participate in the QS scheme and thus give a signal to their customers that all their operational processes...
Aflatoxin B1 - Revision of the additional control plan
With effect from 23 December 2022, QS has revised the additional control plan for aflatoxin B1. Based on the available results on aflatoxin B1 in...
Revision 2023: QS guidelines and checklists published in English, Spanish and...
The English, Spanish and Italian language guidelines and annexes valid for the coming year 2023 can now be viewed and downloaded from the QS...
Contamination risk in flooding areas - Identify and evaluate risks
The catastrophic floods in the past weeks have caused much human suffering and terrible damage. Many farms and feed companies have also been hit badly and are struggling to cope with the economic impact. To assist you, below you will find tips for identifying and assessing potential contamination risks. For your further support, QS-approved laboratories offer free analysis for possible sources of contamination.
The stages for meat, animals and feed
QS Monitoring Programmes
There are three comprehensive monitoring programmes for meat, livestock and feed in the QS scheme: antibiotics monitoring, salmonella monitoring and feed monitoring.
Systematic evaluation of the data from the monitoring programmes provides valuable support in ensuring early identification and reliable assessment of potential risks to the safety of food and feed. If the required parameters are not met, QS works together with the scheme participants to implement measures to prevent risks to humans or animals.
