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European
Quality
Control
System
Stockholm
January 28th, 2011
EQCS
INDEX
• History
• Mission and vission
• Objectives
• Organization
• Goals
• Activity summary
WHERE DO WE COME FROM
EQCS EEIG
EQCS aisbl
1994
2010
MISSION
SAFETY & QUALITY of fruit juices, nectars and drinks
FAIR COMPETITION in the markets
IMPROVE the positive image, consumer confidence
COMPLY with the antitrust legislation
VISSION
HARMONIZATION of control activities
SUPPORT fruit juice manufactures to comply with legal and
industrial standards.
GOALS
ASSURE fair & free competition
PROTECT industry image
DEVELOP control systems
HARMONIZATION analytical results
CREATE early warning system
Raw Material CONTROL
PROVIDE raw material control
PROMOTION of EQCS logo
PLATFORM knowhow exchange
communication & information
MEMBERS
Membership is voluntary
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Ordinary members
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AIJN and Associations running packer control scheme
Observers
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National associations in Europe without own control schemes
Associations outside the EEA and EU candidate countries running
a control scheme.
Other associations related to fruit juice industry
Supporting members
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Individual companies or legal entities willing to support EQCS
MEMBERS
ORGANIZATION
POLITICAL & REGULATORY
CONTROL BODY
AIJN
EQCS
Code of Practice
European Quality Control System
18 associations
NQCS
RQCS
IRMA
National Quality Control
Systems (6)
Regional Quality Control
Systems (1)
International Raw
Material Assurance
Finished Goods
Finished Goods
from market & member´s
plants:
from market & member´s
plants:
Raw materials &
semi-finished goods
France, Ireland,
Netherlands, Poland,
Spain & UK
Austria, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Lithuania, Portugal,
Slovenia, Switzerland
Members may use this logo on their packs.
from manufacturers and
suppliers from more than:
50 countries
word-wide
Members indicate participation with
this logo in their company papers.
Countries with self-control
OBLIGATION OF MEMBERS
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Support the aims and objectives of EQCS
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Pay membership fees as specified in the contribution order
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Ordinary members:
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Maintain and develop a control scheme
Comply with minimum requirements and guidelines for local control
Actively participate in the bodies of EQCS
Regularly report on special observation in the market and submit an
annual report on control activities and results.
RIGHTS OF MEMBERS
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Submit proposal to the Board of Directors, Advisory Board
and to the General Assembly
Receive an annual activity report in anonymous form
To be represented in all bodies of the EQCS
Voting rights at the General Assemblies:
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Proportional vote of 1 vote per 10 Mio liter sales
Observers and supporting Member can participate without vote
Representation of other member only via a proxy
No member can represent a majority of the votes
ORGANIZATION
General Assembly
Delegates of the members
Secretariat
Board of Directors
Persons engaged to a company in a System
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Idwin Bouman. FrieslandCampina. DQCS. Netherlands
Mr. John Collins. Gerber Foods. BSDA. UK
Mr Oscar Hernandez, from Grupo Leche Pascual. AEAZN (Spain)
Mr Jean Paul Lorch, from JFA. QUALIJUS (France)
Dr. Karl Neuhäuser from Eckes Granini. SGF (Germany)
Mrs Barbara Groele, General Secretary DSK (Poland)
Mr Jan Hermans, General Secretary AIJN (Belgium)
Requierements for control schemes
• Accept all terms and conditions for ORDINARY
participants according to Statutes.
• Adopt the AIJN CoP
• Acknowledge compliance with food law and labelling
regulations
• Inform about encountered problems and help to solve
the problem.
• Provide full traceability when needed.
• Keep counter-samples
• Provide full information about samples upon request to
EQCS authorities.
Rights for control schemes
• Advertise their membership to EQCS
• Use of EQCS logo according to requirements
• To be represented as Voting member in the
national General Assembly
• Receive information provided by EQCS
• Password to enter the members area in the web
Web page
Web page
Technical requirements
• Sample taking
– From members’ plants and market, in representative way
• Analysing
– 50% of products sampled from participants
– Up to the scheme number of non-participants to be
analysed
– Adequate and suitable authenticity controls
– By independent laboratories
• Plant Inspections
– Minimum once a year
Technical requirements
• Evaluation of analytical figures (executive body or expert
committee)
• Issue a yearly status report including:
– Participants, finance, control activities, sample taking, analysis,
non-conformities, corrective actions
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Ensure traceability of products
Take adequate corrective actions
Participate in the harmonisation of practices
Pass the audit for approval or re-approval (two years)
COSTS
• FIX quota (3.000€)
• Quota based on volumes
• Contribution to SGF-IRMA
CONTROL ACTIVITIES SUMMARY 2009
TOTAL BUDGET
950.000€
CONTROL ACTIVITIES SUMMARY 2009
samples taken
1461
CONTROL ACTIVITIES SUMMARY 2009
samples analyzed 1042
CONTROL ACTIVITIES SUMMARY 2009
SAFETY
QUALITY
AUTHENTICITY
LABELLING
OK > 84%
ACHIEVEMENTS 2010
• AIJN-EQCS Workshop, October 14th, Brussels
65 assistants from 15 countries
• EQCS system audits (6)
EQCS
Thank you !