ISO9001:2000

ISO 9001:2000 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements, and aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable regulatory requirements.

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HACCP

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) is a systematic preventative approach to food safety and pharmaceutical safety that addresses physical, chemical, and biological hazards as a means of prevention rather than finished product inspection. HACCP is used in the food industry to identify potential food safety hazards, so that key actions, known as Critical Control Points (CCP's) can be taken to reduce or eliminate the risk of the hazards being realized. The system is used at all stages of food production and preparation processes including packaging, distribution, etc. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) use mandatory juice, seafood, meat and poultry HACCP programs as an effective approach to food safety and protecting public health. Meat and poultry HACCP systems are regulated by the USDA, while seafood and juice are regulated by the FDA. The use of HACCP is currently voluntary in other food industries.  

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ISO 22000

ISO 22000 is an international standard and is intended to provide adequate control to food safety hazard throughout the food chain. Hence, food safety is ensured through the combined effort of all parties in the food chain. The standard aimed at the organization having to demonstrate its ability to control food safety hazards in order to consistently provide safe end products that meet both customer and food safety regulatory requirements; ISO 22000 integrates Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) system with a comprehensive management system. It is applicable to all types of organization in the food chain from feed producers, food manufacturers, transport and storage operators, retail and food service outlets subcontractors and even organization such as producers of food processing equipment, packaging materials, cleaning agents, additives and ingredients.

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IQNET

IQ-Net is a network which brings together regional and national partners from Structural Funds programmes across the European Union. Its aim is to improve the quality of Structural Funds programme management through exchange of experience. The network involves a structured programme of applied research and debate, centred on bi-annual conferences.

IQ-Net was launched in 1996 and is managed by the European Policies Research Centre (EPRC) at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. The partner organisations are mainly regional or national managing authorities or programme secretariats. Following the enlargement eastwards of the European Union in 2004 and 2007, the network is being expanded to include a selected number of partners from Central and Eastern European countries and regions.

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