This week’s explosion in Beirut, seemingly through the accidental detonation of a warehouse full of Ammonium Nitrate fertiliser, is a tragedy for those killed and injured, their families and those who have lost homes and property. The TV images of the awful explosion,...
Opening the annual AIC Fertiliser Sector dinner in London at the end of October, sector chair Peter Scott of Origin Fertilisers set out three key messages for the plant nutrition industry. These are that the sector has better public support than is perhaps often...
AIC Services has added a new module to its Trade Assurance Scheme i-learning portfolio. The FIAS Merchant course is designed to support participants in the Fertiliser Industry Assurance Scheme (FIAS) scheme. It consists of 5 modules that cover all the requirements of...
Kiwa UK, part of the Dutch international testing, inspection and certification Kiwa Group, has bought Acheta Consulting, a UK independent pest management consultancy specialising in the food chain. Kiwa will run Acheta as an operating division of Kiwa Agri Food, one...
The AIC has launched an identification card for all auditors of its suite of assurance schemes, to help with the smooth introduction of new short notice audits. The schemes, managed by the Confederation’s AIC Services (AICS) business, are the feed material and...
The AIC has chosen the Kiwa Agri Food certification body to run its Trade Assurance Scheme for Combinable Crops (TASCC) for the next four years. Kiwa currently holds the TASCC contract - the scheme is designed to protect the food industry from contamination between...