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03.03.2023

February 2023 - 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 are checked by independent certification bodies.

28/02/2023

Additional control plan Aflatoxin B1 - New risk classification of the country...

QS has revised the additional control plan for aflatoxin B1 (Annex 8.5 of the feed monitoring guideline) with effect from February 27, 2023. Based on the available analytical results on aflatoxin B1 in maize, the risk of contamination with aflatoxin B1 for maize from the Czech Republic was...

16/02/2023

Live meeting of the laboratory managers in residue monitoring with versatile...

After two years of online meetings, the participants of the annual QS laboratory managers' meeting for residue monitoring finally met again in presence. More than 120 laboratory managers from 13 countries (including Benelux, Italy, Spain, Greece, Serbia, Croatia, Poland, Turkey) accepted QS's...

09/02/2023

January 2023 - 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 are checked by independent certification bodies.

27/01/2023

QS: Soy sustainable from 2024 onwards

Soy in QS feed must come from sustainably certified production from 2024 onwards From 1 January 2024, soy in feed for cattle, pigs and poultry must have been produced sustainably and without deforestation. If soy is fed to livestock in the QS scheme, it must be certified as sustainable...

26/01/2023

Results of laboratory performance assessment Residue monitoring 2022/2

74 laboratories from 19 countries successfully participated in the laboratory performance assessment residue monitoring 2022/2. 84% of the participants passed the test; among the QS-recognised laboratories it was a gratifying 93%.

11/01/2023

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 are checked by independent certification bodies.

21.12.2022

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 maize, new risk classifications for the countries of origin Ukraine, Italy and France were made in the course of the revision.

09/12/2022

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 website ( document centre ).

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