QS – Report 2012
Outlook 2013
International
Incident and Crisis Management required
in 76 cases
The economic operators along the Supply Chain
Meat and Meat Products, as well as fruit, vegetables
and potatoes had their work cut out for them in
2012
where incident and crisis management were
concerned. Together with QS head office, they
initiated and implemented measures to remedy
incidents or to prevent or avert possible hazards in 76
cases. A further 35 incidents were added in the first
quarter of 2013.
The increasing number of reported incidents is due
on the one hand to the sensitisation of the economic
operators. In particular the dioxin incident and EHEC
crisis of 2011 made it clear how important company
and cross-company crisis management is. On the
other hand, the reason is to be found in the improved
recording of incidents. All incidents and crises since
January 2012 have been systematically recorded,
processed and communicated to the members of
the crisis management circle in the QS crisis diary.
In the event of a crisis, QS Crisis Management can
fall back on the knowledge of well-informed experts
from companies and associations who are all linked
together.
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beginning of the year, Certus businesses can also
market sow meat in the QS scheme. The update of
other agreements is scheduled for 2013.
QS and five other European standard owners adopted
common principles for fruit and vegetable production
within the scope of the European Network for Fruit
and Vegetables (A-NET). Productschap Ackerbouw
from the Netherlands was accepted into A-NET as an
additional participant in 2012.