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Our expert voice on food, retail and hospitality supply chains, Kimberly Carey Coffin, looks at what the food sector can learn from the findings.

To ensure safety, reliability and regulatory compliance for products worldwide, aerospace-specific AS 9100 Revision D standard places emphasis on numerous additional requirements specific to the aviation, space and defence industries.

The issue of counterfeit parts has affected several industries for many years now, playing a particular problematic role in the steel and electronic component markets.

The AS 9100 aerospace quality management standard requires that production processes are verified to ensure they are fully capable of meeting the intended result.

The need for an organisation to implement an internal audit programme is a fundamental requirement of both AS9100 series standards and ISO 9001:2015 standards.

Focusing on the potential of an incident rather than the outcome provides fertile ground to improve safety, but it requires changes in how we engage, investigate, learn and measure.

Our survey of 1000 UK consumers reveals some powerful insights into the mood and buying habits of today’s shopper.

Safety audits and inspections have changed little in 260 years, but new technologies like drones, mixed-reality, IoT and blockchain are set to change assurance practices - and fast. David Butler explores the possibilities.

With competition in the food market getting fiercer, many companies are now going beyond minimum expectations. Stuart Kelly – our Head of Customised Assurance - discusses how businesses can ensure these rigorous standards are consistently applied.

With more LRQA people on the ground delivering seafood services than ever before, our voice on aquaculture Paul Macintyre discusses the five biggest challenges for businesses – and what might be done to tackle them.