Intertek's Assurance in Action Podcast Network

|| Special 4-Episode Series on Food Safety Day  2023 🌽 || In this podcast, we will discuss what counts as "food grade" with respect to safety and quality and the role of toxicology and risk assessment in making those determinations. To learn more about this topic, stream our podcast now. In case you missed our other episodes, please visit the link below: Episode 1: Click here Episode 2:...

|| Special 4-Episode Series on Food Safety Day  2023 🌽 || This podcast discusses the importance of food safety and traceability in the hospitality industry. The conversation covers the need to ensure that the food being prepared in hospitality establishments is safe for consumption and meets regulations for food safety. Stream our podcast to learn more from our Intertek Cristal expert, Alan Zerin...

|| Special 4-Episode Series on Food Safety Day  2023 🌽 || The theme for World Food Safety Day this year is “Food Standards Save Lives.” This podcast highlights the importance of food standards in ensuring food safety. Food standards, also known as standards of identity, are regulations that establish the requirements for labeling food with a common or usual name. These standards cover various asp...

With growing momentum behind a shift to ‘regenerative’ agriculture, what does it mean, how can its impact be measured, and what are the benefits in terms of climate resilience and food production? Join Intertek’s Global Innovations & Quality Manager Patrick McNamara, who meets with Intertek SAI Global’s UK Agri Relationship Manager Robin Levin and Arable & Fresh Produce Scheme Manager Mari...

The framework regulation— 1935/2004—outlines that food contact materials and articles shall be manufactured with good manufacturing practices. This podcast will elaborate on the requirements of food contact GMP under EU-level regulation  2023/2006. Stream our podcast now to learn more about the regulation of good manufacturing practice, or GMP, a crucial part of the regulatory scheme. Follow us on...

Regulation (EC) 1935/2004 calls for specific measures to be implemented for different food contact material groups to assess their safe use. While for example, plastic materials do have harmonized EU-level legislation in place there are many other materials, such as paper and paperboard, metals, adhesives, and inks, that do not have specific measures in place and are referred to as “non-harmonized...

In Europe, food contact materials and articles fall under Regulation (EC) 1935/2004. This regulation applies to all types of materials and articles, including active and intelligent materials and articles that are intended to be brought into contact with food. It also applies to those that are already in contact with food and were intended for that purpose.  To learn more about Food Contact Materi...

Over the last several years, legislative bodies and regulators globally have enacted social responsibility and due diligence laws in hopes of improving the way businesses and their supply chains interact with their communities and the environment. In this episode of Assurance In Action, Justin Bettey, Intertek's Director of Strategic Partnerships, asks the question, is legislation enough? We...

Consumers today are making more meaningful purchasing choices when it comes to natural products and essential oils have attracted great interest in recent years. Even though essential oils are natural substances derived from plants, it doesn't mean they should automatically be considered safe for consumers.   Join our industry experts, Héloïse Pikkety and  Amélie Cordonnier, as they discuss e...

The world’s population will reach between nine and ten billion by 2050 and scaling up food production sufficiently to feed our greater population, using our current system, is not viable if we are to meet the agreed climate change targets. More of the same is not an answer…so what is? Intertek’s Global Innovation Manager Patrick McNamara meets with Kate Brunswick from Innovation Agritech Group and...

Consumers today are making more meaningful purchasing choices when it comes to natural products and essential oils have attracted great interest in recent years. Even though essential oils are natural substances derived from plants, it doesn't mean they should automatically be considered safe for consumers. To learn more about what essential oil is and how to assess its safety, stream our pod...

Technical documentation describes the design, manufacture, and operation of a product and must include all details necessary to demonstrate that the product complies with all applicable requirements. Join our guests Robert Trimble, Program Manager, and Jasmin Durkut, Operations Manager from Intertek Assuris to learn more about RoHS Technical Documentation File services.   Follow us on-  Intertek&a...

Today’s podcast is dedicated to In Silico methods including read-across and (Q)SAR approaches. The adoption of the European Cosmetic Regulation 1223/2009 has contributed to the development of alternative methods and tests to assess the hazards of new substances without animal testing. Join our French Intertek Assuris experts, Marie Duigou and Déborah Mitjans, as they talk about In Silico methods f...

Listen to our new episode of the podcast "Assurance in Action" dedicated to the cosmetics industry. Join our French Intertek Assuris experts, Annaëlle Le Cocquen and  Cyndia Bellahsene, as they talk about the new supply chain challenges that companies are currently facing due to the various consecutive crises we are experiencing such as the covid-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, etc.  Fo...

In this episode of Assurance in Action, Intertek’s Building & Construction Team, discuss Building Science Solutions.  Join our guest John Runkle Intertek’s Vice President of Building Science Solutions in discussing a full array of expertise for enclosure consulting and quality assurance on new and existing facilities. Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In Action ||  Twitter || LinkedIn .

For many years there has been an increase in the consumption of plastic. When it’s not disposed of correctly it breaks down into tiny particles that do not biodegrade. It’s a major environmental issue, every year about 42 000 tons of microplastics are released into the Environnement. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been working since January 2019 on a restriction for products containing m...

In these days of increased security concerns for your guest it is vital that you have a robust and effective security policy in place. Whether this is to deter the targeting of your guests by terrorists, or to protect them against criminal activity, SecurityCheck effectively addresses all areas of risk. In this podcast, Andy Janes, Group Director of Operations for Intertek Cristal and Intertek Che...

In this episode of Assurance in Action, Intertek’s Building & Construction team, discuss Building Product Certification. Join our guest JP Kayl, Intertek’s Vice President of Global Certification Products for Building and Construction in discussing the things construction products industry should know about product certification. Intertek.com Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In Action |...

With pending regulation revisions by the European Commission, the cosmetics industry may have questions about any changes or additions that may be coming. In this episode of Assurance In Action, our cosmetics experts discuss the new pending amendment to Annex III of the Cosmetics Regulation and how it may effect cosmetics industry participants. Intertek.com Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance...

In this episode of Assurance in Action regulatory and industry experts Axelle Wipret and Anne-Sophie Moriceau discuss contact materials regulations and how they relate to cosmetics. Speakers further discuss  Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and how non-harmonized materials relate to the regulation, as well as what needs to be done to bring cosmetic products containing non-harmonized materials into the...

Monkeypox has been a trending topic across the globe. In the latest Assurance in Action podcast, Jason Burnett, Technical Director at Intertek Cristal, talks about monkeypox, what it is, and how it affects global travel and tourism. Intertek.com Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In Action ||  Twitter || LinkedIn .

In Europe, marketing of cosmetic products is controlled by the regulation 1223/2009/EC. According to this regulation, cosmetic packaging needs to be fully included in the assessment of the cosmetic product. As you may know, compatibility testing needs to be performed with the formula in contact with the packaging to verify the stability of the cosmetic product, in real use. In today’s podcast, Ann...

This week, we have a special episode from our colleagues at Intertek Building & Construction, where they discuss issues related to consulting, testing, and certification for building products and construction. Join our guest Vinu Abraham,  Intertek’s Vice President of Products for Building and Construction. Vinu will be discussing the performance test that building products go through each day...

On the latest Assurance in Action podcast, our colleagues at GTS, Richard Cox, European Commercial Director and Charlotte Houchin, Global Key Account Manager, discuss supply chain management in international trade. Join them as they explain an overview of their work, the challenges and risks in the industry, and what GTS is doing to help.   Follow us on-  Intertek's Assurance In Action ||  Tw...

Corporate human rights due diligence is slowly becoming a normal part of business. Governments from around the world are starting to address human rights due diligence through mandatory regulations and disclosure laws. These laws require businesses to report their policies and practices concerning the identification and mitigation of human rights impacts within their supply chains. Join Catherine...