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Quality

Quality Matters: Preventing Food Contamination and Product Recalls

From Compliance to Performance In Celebration of World Quality Week From 11th to 15th November, businesses and organisations worldwide will…
Compliance

Food Fraud? Mislabelling? The Food Sector Faces ‘Absolute Chaos’

Many people will remember the ‘Horsegate’ scandal, where horse meat entered the supply chain as beef, leading to the withdrawal…
Change management in manufacturing with MIS MES system

Lasting Beneficial Change Demands Far More Than Colourful Software

UK total production costs have increased by 9.2% on average over the year to March 2024. As costs have been…
UK food and drink import and export
Efficiency

From Import Reliance to Robust Production: Strengthening the UK’s Food and Drink Sector

Reducing Wastage and Overcoming Inefficiency

The UK’s food and drink industry is the country’s largest manufacturing sector by turnover, surpassing the automotive and aerospace industries…
Food labelling and compliance
Compliance

Are Food Labels Effective Enough for Children’s Health and Safety?

Summer holiday is nearly here, when many children will be off school, which means parents need to pay more attention…
confusing food labelling and packaging manufacturing
Compliance

Consumer Safety – Why Take Unnecessary Risks with Product Labelling?

Do You Know What You’re Eating & Drinking

We human beings consume over 30,000 species of plants and animals. However, for the most part, we don’t know much…
Label verification - MIS MES - manufacturing
Compliance

Why are Food Products with Mislabelled Allergens Still on the Shelf?

Food recalls due to allergen mislabelling are still very common in the UK. Food Standard Agency data shows that 314…
Harford Control Connected Worker real-time actionable data

Transform Manufacturing with Connected Worker

A Solution for Efficiency, Collaboration and Operational Excellence

2023 was the worst year on record for company insolvencies with 26,595 failures. Manufacturing accounted for 8% of the insolvencies…
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Quality

The Value of LIMS in Manufacturing

Read how LIMS can aid Production Effectiveness

It’s frustrating to witness the frequent recalls of products in recent years, causing significant wastage, all testimony to the need…
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