B2B Central

Occupational Health & Safety

01 Sep 2017

Dynamic solutions in health and hygiene

By Staff Writer

In 2014, dynamic and goal driven entrepreneurs Santie van Niekerk and Vinay Moodley, launched MiChem Dynamics. The pair are qualified microbiologists, South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) and Southern African Development Community Accreditation Services (SADCAS) assessors and management system experts. Their primary focus was to create a link between the laboratory and manufacturing industry by...
14 Aug 2017

CAIA says safe transporting of hazardous materials is crucial

By Staff Writer

The transporting of hazardous materials poses specific risks that make it essential for hauliers and logistics service providers to have management systems in place to identify and control risks. Failure to do so and the event of an accident can cause harm to people, animals, property and the environment.

02 Aug 2017

The role of x-ray inspection systems in glass packaging

By Staff Writer

Paul King, head of sales at Mettler-Toledo Safeline X-ray, says a single shard of glass in a product can have devastating effects.

10 Mar 2017

Top tips for contamination detection

By Staff Writer

Metal contamination in the supply chain is usually a result of tainted ingredients, or an imperfect production process. It is difficult to eliminate risk entirely. Metal detectors are an accepted element of many FDA recommended Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) programmes in the food and beverage industry.

22 Feb 2017

Effective food pathogen testing

By Staff Writer

With the world’s population growing by six-digit increments every day, the global food industry is under pressure to meet demand for safe and convenient products.

12 Jul 2016

Sidel awarded accreditation for health and safety excellence

By Staff Writer

In 2016, for the fifth year in succession, Sidel has been awarded accreditation for its commitment to achieving excellence in the management of health and safety practices.

16 May 2016

Food safety in Africa

By Staff Writer

An estimated 2 000 people in Africa die from food safety-related illnesses every day, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). This concerning trend was highlighted in April this year when – at a meeting hosted by the African Union in Accra, Ghana – former Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor called on African leaders to champion policies that will help overcome food safety risks. Kufuor said children are particularly at risk, as one third of all deaths from food-borne diseases are in children under the age of five years.

10 Jul 2015

Achieving global certification in food safety and quality

By Staff Writer

Increasingly, consumers, retailers and food manufacturers are focusing on food safety and quality. This has been confirmed by the Consumer Goods Forum, which has found that food and product safety are top priorities for both producers and sellers.

14 Jan 2015

Can your food safety plan meet the rigours of the Food Safety Modernisation Act (FMSA)?

By Staff Writer

Foreign material detection is very important to the food industry whether you are using in-line, packaged product, metal or X-ray detection. This white paper will help you understand the regulatory compliance as it relates to all verification activities.