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In poultry breeding and fattening companies, biosecurity is a top priority. All poultry fattening companies participating in the QS scheme must therefore implement salmonella monitoring in every flock, regardless of flock size. To optimally support scheme participants, QS offers the guideline...

Pig farmers in the QS scheme must participate in mandatory salmonella monitoring in accordance with QS requirements. The aim of salmonella monitoring is to identify pig fattening farms whose pigs have had frequent contact with salmonella and therefore pose an increased risk of introducing...

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.

97 laboratories from 16 different countries took part in the current laboratory performance assessment for residue monitoring. The task was to test red sweet peppers for certain active substances, identify them and quantify them precisely. A total of 80 QS recognized laboratories took part in...

Industrial hygiene covers various areas. Among other things, the implementation of cleaning and disinfection measures is essential. As part of criterion 3.6.6 Cleaning and disinfection measures, these must be carried out regularly and properly.

Veterinarians are the first contact persons for livestock owners in poultry, pig and cattle farming companies when it comes to questions about occupational health management. To participate in the QS scheme, every livestock owner must therefore be able to present a written agreement with a...

If an incident or crisis occurs in the company that is relevant to the QS scheme, the scheme participants must inform QS and their coordinator immediately of what has happened. This includes, for example, barn fires, ventilation failures or exceeding maximum residue levels in feed. As it is...

QS revises the additional control plan for aflatoxin B1 (Annex 8.5 to the feed monitoring guideline) with effect from June 7, 2024. Based on the available analysis results on aflatoxin B1, the risk of contamination with the mycotoxin for corn from Hungary was downgraded from high to medium.

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.