LGC Group, UK, completed the acquisition of BRC Global Standards, a London-based provider of safety and quality standards programs for food and non-food manufacturing, packaging, storage, distribution and retail.

Alchemy Systems in partnership with the Campden BRI, UK; SQF Institute, Arlington, Va.; British Retail Consortium, UK; SGS, Switzerland; and TSI, Inc., Shoreview, Minn., released the results of a global survey of food companies’ food safety training practices and challenges.

The market for food certification is projected to grow $14.5 billion by 2019 at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2014-2019.

When it comes to certifying your plants, where do you start? And which certification is best for your company, your products and your customers? This was just one of many problem-solving discussions at the 2013 Food Safety Exchange, sponsored by Mettler-Toledo, Columbus, Ohio.