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New Publications

BRC Global Standard for Food Safety: Issue 6. Print. The British Retail Consortium. August 2011. The BRC Global Standard for Food Safety has been extensively revised in consultation with senior representatives from major retailers and food service companies, ensuring that it continues to meet the requirements of manufacturers and retailers.

The Standard was first introduced by the BRC in 1998 and now has almost 14,000 certificated sites in over 100 countries across the world. Issue 6 places increased emphasis on good manufacturing practice, including a change in the balance of the number and depth of requirements in favour of the implementation of good manufacturing systems within the factory and greater focus on standardising best practices for auditing the Standard.

Key changes for Issue 6 include:

• Expanded sections on foreign body control, hygiene and housekeeping, and allergens.
• Introduction of a new voluntary 2 stage unannounced audit scheme.
• A reduced number of clauses to ensure each expresses a significant idea, this will contribute to consistency of grading as requirements are now of similar significance.

Issue 6 will come into effect in January 2012. Issue 5 can still be used for audits until January 2012. It is a requirement that all suppliers undergoing a BRC Food Safety audit have an official, authorised copy of this Standard.  ISBN 9780117069671. $190.00

New Publication May 2011. A History of Binnacles. Pamela Burns-Balogh. A binnacle is the housing for the compass, magnets, and soft iron objects that make it possible for a ship to go from one port to another. Most binnacles did not survive, ships were destroyed, binnacles were scrapped for the metals, and compasses were updated. The only knowledge we have of some binnacles is through the photographic record. This is a history of the development and styles of binnacles from the 16th to the 20th century. The book covers the earliest cabinet binnacles in the 17th century to the complex binnacles of 1960’s. Archival photographs, photographs from museums, old journals, patent drawings and descriptions, and photographs from nautical antique dealers are included to illustrate the history of binnacles.

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• 18th Century Binnacles

• 19th Century Binnacles

•     American Binnacles

•     British Binnacles

•     Other Binnacles

• 20th Century Binnacles

•     Polar Exploration Binnacles

•     American Binnacles

•         US Navy Bureau of Ships Binnacles by John Trail

•     British Commonwealth Binnacles

•         British Admiralty Binnacles

•         Other British Binnacles

•     European Binnacles

•     Japanese Binnacles

• Shipwreck Binnacles

• Fakes, Reproductions and Saleman’s Samples

• Summary

• Acknowledgments, Photographic Credits

Part 2: Appendices

• Instrument Makers 203 US Patent Office Drawings & Descriptions

• Trade catalogs

•     Negus, 1899

•     Riggs & Brother, 1901

•     Riggs & Brother, 1912 377 Perkins, 1916

•     Perkins, 1932 390 Lyth, 1922

•     Kelvin & WO White Advertizement, 1929

•     Simpson Lawrence, 1935

•     C Plath, early 1900’s

•     Nautical Brass flyer

• Parts of a Binnacle

• Glossary of Terms

• Binnacle Types 

This book is supplied on a CD disk as an Adobe Acrobat file- binnacles.pdf. It may be viewed with Adobe Acrobat reader, already installed on your computer or you may download it from http:www.adobe.com. It is best viewed as a printed edition and may be printed on any modern printer or taken to a copy shop and printed out double-sided and bound. over 500 pages, completely illustrated with B&W and color photos. ISBN 978-1-878762-24-5. CD. $69.96 email for further information or to order or download the order form

BRC/IOP Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials: Issue 4. Print Version. The British Retail Consortium (BRC). due February 2011. The new, updated 'Global Standard for Packaging and Packaging Materials: Issue 4' has been revised to provide greater focus on quality and functional aspects of packaging, which compliment the established requirements of factory hygiene.

Maintaining its versatility in food and non-food packaging, the publication will ensure the scheme continues to be a leading global standard adopted by major retailers and packaging businesses around the world. Certification to the Standard verifies technical and functional performance, aids manufacturers' fulfilment of legal obligations and helps provide protection to the consumer.

All of the changes within the revised edition have been based on wide and extensive consultation with International Stakeholders. Changes to the revised Standard include:

• Preparation and planning section, providing guidance and support for sites new to the certification process
• New requirements for managing print control
• Additional safeguards to reduce the risk of chemical migration from packaging into food products
• Greater emphasis on managing the functional quality of packaging materials to meet customers' specifications
• Introduction of 'Fundamental' clauses, relating to systems that are crucial to the establishment and operation of an effective packaging manufacturing operation
• Introduction of a grading scheme based on number and severity of non-conformities
• Audit frequencies and processes for corrective action review based on performance
• Reduction to two product categories based on the hygiene risk associated with the final use of the packaging materials.

To allow time for retailers, producers and certification bodies to become fully familiar with the new requirements and for the BRC to develop their support and infrastructure, the BRC will not recognise audits against Issue 4 until six months after it is formally published.

It is a requirement that all suppliers undergoing a BRC/IOP Packaging and Packaging Materials audit have an official, authorised copy of this Standard. Print ISBN 9780117068742, Price $18

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Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, Enforcement Ordinance and Enforcement Regulation 2009/2010; This new edition includes revisions promulgated in 2009, and includes the Pharmacist Law and the Nursing Care Insurance Law. $700 ( pertains to Japan!)

British Pharmacopoeia 2011. printed plus 1 online version will be $1600 and the 2-5 users 1 year license will be $4660 (total for 1-5 user license will be $6260.00)  shipping will be $45 due to high cost of insurance and shipping. due August

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