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05/04/2023
QS introduces new corporate logo
QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH (QS) will combine its business activities and communication under a new corporate logo. The QS certification mark will remain as a mark for safe food...31/01/2023
QS residue monitoring fruit, vegetables, potatoes 2022: 99.33 percent of all samples without objection
The results from the QS residue monitoring for fruit, vegetables, potatoes for the year 2022 once again prove the high safety of the products in the fruit and vegetable counters...27/04/2021
Hinrichs takes over as the new managing director of QS
Nienhoff hands over the baton after over 18 years On the 1st of May 2021, Dr. Alexander Hinrichs will take over as managing director of QS Qualität und Sicherheit GmbH....Download Anhang (PDF / 294 KB)
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15/09/2020
Feed monitoring - compact: Facts and Figures on Contaminants in Feed
We have summarized the evaluations from the QS feed monitoring for the year 2020 for you in the PDF document "kompakt - Facts and figures on contaminants in feed".07/08/2020
July 2020 - 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.09/07/2020
June 2020 - 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.
09/06/2020
May 2020 - 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.04/06/2020
Food safety - a daily task at QS
The United Nations has declared 7 June as World Food Safety Day. Every year since 2019, this day has drawn attention worldwide to the health consequences of contaminated and rotten...
22/05/2020
QS infoportal on the coronavirus offers important specialist information for operational prevention
The slower rate of infection has led to a certain relaxation of the situation in the corona crisis. To ensure that this will remain this way, the consistent implementation of...
20/05/2020
Spring issue of QS-Report Meat and Meat Products published
The new issue of the QS-Report Meat and Meat Products is now available in our media catalogue on the QS company website.
19/05/2020
Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) - resumption of audit work
Due to the spread of the coronavirus, we had strongly recommended to refrain from conducting all QS audits in the past two months. In view of the current slowdown in...
11/05/2020
April 2020 - 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.06/05/2020
New issue of QS-Report Fruit, Vegetables, Potatoes published
The new issue of the QS Report for the fruit and vegetable industry is now available in our media catalogue on the QS company website.
04/05/2020
New FAQ area for laboratories in the Residue, Feed and Salmonella monitoring
In addition to FAQs on the QS scheme, on participation in the scheme and on questions from the individual scheme stages, QS now also offers a separate question-answer area on...
29/04/2020
Aflatoxin B1 - Revision of the additional control plan
The additional control plan for aflatoxin B1 was revised with effect from April 29, 2020. Based on the available results for aflatoxin B1 in maize, the revised version contains a...
27/04/2020
IDTF database is positively evaluated in an online survey
In order to further optimize the service of the ICRT (International Committee Road Transport) and to make lasting improvements to the IDTF database (International Database Transport for Feed) in the...
22/04/2020
Fruit, vegetables, potatoes: Supporting documents for labelling of QS products now also available in Spanish and Italian
The supporting document Labelling of QS products serves scheme participants as support for the correct implementation of the labelling of QS products on the accompanying documents. The document is now...
14/04/2020
March 2020 - 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.07/04/2020
QS information poster on hand and work hygiene - Now also in Spanish, Italian, Romanian and Polish available
In order to support producers in the current corona crisis in the best possible way with regard to hygiene, infection protection and prevention, QS provides in its Infoportal on the...
03/04/2020
Style guide for the QS certification mark - Revised edition published
QS has revised the structure and layout of the style guide for the use of the QS certification mark, further specifying the rules for use on composite products. The new...03/04/2020
QS information poster on hand and work hygiene - download now free of charge!
The fruit, vegetable and potato industry is defying the corona crisis with high flexibility and proven routines in hygiene and quality assurance. On this basis, the production companies raise the...26/03/2020
Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2): Extension of all QS eligibilities of delivery
Due to the current spread of the coronavirus, the eligibility of delivery of all QS certified locations will be extended by two months. According to the extended QS eligibility of...
23/03/2020
Spread of the coronavirus makes it necessary to dispense with QS audits
Due to the progressive spread of the coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2), QS urgently recommends its system partners to refrain from carrying out all QS audits within the next two months. Prior to...23/03/2020
Coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2) - recognition for deliveries to external systems remains
In view of the current spread of the coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2), QS has already pointed out that upcoming audit dates can be postponed at the discretion and after consultation with the...10/03/2020
Supporting document on listeria prevention: QS publishes revised version
Together with experts from industry and science, QS has developed a supporting document for slaughterhouses, deboning- and processing-plants to determine the risk of Listeria monocytogenes occurrence and reduce it if...
05/03/2020
February 2020 - 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.04/03/2020
EU sets binding MRL for chlorate
In mid-February 2020, the Standing Committee on Pesticide Residues (SCoPAFF) approved the EU draft regulation (SANTE 10684/2015, Rev.9) setting specific maximum residue levels (MRLs) for chlorate by qualified majority. This...
18/02/2020
QS feed monitoring: Interactive world map updated
The interactive world map on the QS homepage for QS feed monitoring has been expanded to include the latest analysis results (period 07/2019 - 12/2019). It now includes analysis results...
14/02/2020
QS-Database: New system enables verification of the delivery authorization in case of maintenance
To enable QS scheme participants to check the eligibility of delivery of their customers at any time, QS has set up a so-called back-up system in the QS Database. In...
12/02/2020
Revision of the additional control plan for Aflatoxin B1 – Changed risk classification for the Czech Republic
With effect from February 10, 2020 QS has revised the additional control plan for aflatoxin B1. The revised version of the additional control plan contains a new risk assessment for......
