Food Global Markets Program News
Webinar access to Global Markets BPWA
On Wednesday 17th of May the BPW-A and QAssurance organized a collaborative event about gaining access to global markets through certification.
Market Matching event AGREA in the Philippines
George represented QAssurance on the March 13th at the AGREA Market Matching event to connect innovative Dutch companies with the Filipino Agro-food industry.
Food safety guide Asia and the Pacific
Read here the FAO guide to food safety in Asia and the Pacific. This article introduces the food safety toolkit on the less-known aspects of food safety.
Fighting Climate Change to alter Agri-Food Systems
Read here an overview of the program for the Asia-Pacific Rural Development and Food Security Forum by the ADB and about fighting climate change.
Made by Africa: creating value through integration
Hereby a summary of made by Africa: creating value through integration published by the ITC. Read here about attractive African value chains.
The future of food safety, a foresight report by FAO
Hereby a summary of the FAO paper on the future of food safety, a foresight report published in 2022. Read here about the drivers and trends.
Bioeconomy: transforming the agrifood systems
Hereby a summary of the sustainable and circular bioeconomy in the climate agenda and opportunities to transform agrifood systems written by the FAO.
Participating at the NABC Ambassador Dinner 2022
On the 24th of November was NABC annual Ambassador dinner. Our iMIS Export team joined and shares its experience of the yearly event.
Workshop Food Safety and Export with Nigerian companies
On the 5th of December a delegation of Nigerian food organisations visited us to discuss food safety compliance and how to export.
Automation in agriculture to change agrifood systems by FAO
Hereby a summary of the FAO paper on The State of Food and Agriculture in 2022. Read about agricultural automation and how it helps agrifood systems.
The new MSME economy Post-Pandemic Drivers for Growth
The new MSME economy Post-Pandemic Drivers for Growth was written by the APEC Business Advisory Council and released in October 2022. Hereby a summary of it.
WHO Global Strategy for Food Safety 2022-2030
Read here about the summary of WHO Global Strategy for food Safety 2022-2030 and how QAssurance can contribute to it.
Progress on food and agriculture: SDG indicators by FAO
Read here a summary of the FAO report on "Tracking progress on food and agriculture-related SDG indicators" which proposes analysis and trends on indicators.
Visiting Youth World Food Day 14th of October
There will be a great discussion about food at the Youth World Food Day. Food security, sustainability and awareness are essential topics every age to discuss.
The Food Export team goes to Rwanda
The Food Export Team traveled to Rwanda with the purpose of networking, checking the iMIS Food status at Winnaz, and attending the Poultry Africa fair.
NLinBusiness event: NL international business day
On the 9th of september Nele and George went to the NL international business day event hosted by NLinBusiness, to learn about new markets and to network.
Visiting the Fairafric chocolate factory in Ghana
As part of the Food Export Program Nele Adade visited Fairafric, a chocolate manufacture close to Accra, Ghana to learn more about their work.
Checklist for the coming FDA food traceability rule
A stringent food traceability law will go into effect on November 7 imposed by the FDA. It will apply to the "high-risk items" linked to food-borne illnesses.
Remarks by FDA Deputy Commissioner at the IAFP
In August 2022, Frank Yiannas, the FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response gave a speech at the International Association for Food Protection.
Innovation in agri-food chains Asia and the Pacific
The article examines innovation taking place along the entire food supply chain, including production, manufacturing, and retailing.
3th training with Profound GMP / HACCP in Uganda
On August 2nd, we collaborated with Profound by doing a training. The content was about HACCP and GMP. The participants were from SME food companies in Uganda.
BioFach visit 2022: International Organic Fair
In July, QAssurance employees Andrada Mierlut and Nele Adade visited the BioFach in Nürnberg for networking purposes and supporting nuTIQ at the fair.
Transdisciplinary co-creation for food safety challenges
Co-creation, knowledge sharing, and transdisciplinary partnerships will bring us forward to tackling the forthcoming problems in the FMCG industry.
Digital traceability for sustainable value chains
Companies need transparency throughout their supply chains. Traceability implies inter cooperation across the whole value chain and requires collaboration.
Enabling market potential FMCG in the Philippines
The following page shows a post of Cherry Atilano, about the signing an agreement between AGREA and QAssurance about working together.
Digitalisation in Agriculture for emerging countries
Digitalisation in agriculture offers the potential to build more efficient, ecologically sustainable, and inclusive agri-food systems inline with SDGs
QAssurance at ‘Africa Works!’ 28th of June 2022
On 28th June 2022, QAssurance participated in the Africa Works conference in The Hague, organized by NABC.
NABC (Netherlands-African Business Council)
The NABC, has the expertise and knowledge working in African countries, therefore we became a member to ensure we can improve our food security program.
The Global Food Safety Resource (GFSR)
GFSR is a global food safety resource provide information and training on food safety trends, regulatory compliance, industry standards, and more.
GMP Online Webinar for African SMEs/Smallholders
To enable SMEs in East Africa Good Manufacturing Procedures are key to maintain the quality of the food products and the power of the enterprises.
Collaboration between QAssurance and Agrea
We partnered with Agrea to expand services to the Philippines, home to one of the largest agri-sectors in Asia, and develop opportunities for Southeast Asia
Food Safety Online training material
It is critical that information be shared among stakeholders in order to improve food security, food safety and local economy by theory and practice.
ProFound collaboration with QAssurance
To unite forces QAssurance has collaborated with ProFound, the company has an immense knowledge and experience in working in developing countries.
1-2 Taste collaboration with QAssurance
QAssurance launches a partnership with 1-2 Taste, to achieve global reach for iMIS Food. 1-2 Taste offers a digital trade platform worldwide
Food Safety Status in African countries
This presentation sums up the Food Safety status in Africa. It covers Food Safety management status, governance, actors involved, and certification status.
Food Export Program case Winnaz
On the page, more information is given about the program with the Winnaz Rwanda case. A video is accompanied to have a clear idea of the program.
Market attractiveness: African emerging countries
In this article you can read more about African emerging countries and their market attractiveness.
Food Safety certification status in African countries
In this article you can read more about the current Food Safety certification status in Africa and how iMIS Food Global enhances Food Safety
FOGA Organic Gum implementing iMIS Food Global
FOGA Organic Gum from Sudan started the implementation of iMIS Food Global. The iMIS Food server in Rotterdam is set up for FSSC22000 certification.
Nigeria: Status Food Safety issues and challenges
In this article you can read what the current state and challenges of Food Safety in Nigeria is and what initiatives there are to improve this situation
Food safety projects in African countries
The GFSP report reveals that more than half of the donor-funded food safety projects in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) emphasis on export markets food safety.
Food Safety status in African countries
Food safety is linked either directly or indirectly to the fulfilment of the SDGs, to ending hunger and poverty, promoting good health and well-being.
Latin America, current food safety compliance status
Food Safety Compliance status in Latin America has been summarized in a table. We looked at different standards and looked at the difference between regions.
Food materials for European market clearance
European Food Law is a hard and wide-ranging subject to study. The General Food Law Regulation makes sure that people's lives are well protected.