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Eggs almost a week past their date. A cooking step that was likely not followed. Two small lapses, and 250 people fell ill.
In September, at least 250 people, including 10 adults, fell ill with Salmonella after eating a spaghetti carbonara from a school cafeteria in Prague. More than 40 people were hospitalised. The Prague Public Health Authority identified two factors behind the outbreak: eggs used past their shelf life date, and a likely failure to follow proper cooking procedures. Neither factor on its own is unusual. Ingredients close to...
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The most asked question from companies approaching us is not about price, expertise, or which certification. It is about time. How long will the process take?
It is a fair question, and usually an urgent one. Behind it, there is almost always a customer waiting: a retailer requiring proof of certification before listing a product, a contract that depends on a valid certificate, or a certificate expiry date approaching faster than anyone planned for. Time, in certification, is not a comfort topic. It is often the difference between winning a contract and losing...
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Have you ever spent forty minutes solving a client’s certification hurdles, only to realise they never wanted a solution in the first place?
It happens more often than the certification sector likes to admit. A company reaches out, a standard process kicks in, requirements are listed, timelines are quoted, documents are requested. Forty minutes later, the company has answers to questions it never asked, and no answer to the one it came with. Sometimes a company approaching a certification body is not looking for a certificate at all yet. They...
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