Assurance In Action

Consumers today are making more meaningful purchasing choices when it comes to natural products and essential oils have attracted great interest in recent years. Even though essential oils are natural substances derived from plants, it doesn't mean they should automatically be considered safe for consumers. Join our industry experts, Héloïse Pikkety and  Amélie Cordonnier, as they discuss essential oil and how to assess its safety.Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn

The world’s population will reach between nine and ten billion by 2050 and scaling up food production sufficiently to feed our greater population, using our current system, is not viable if we are to meet the agreed climate change targets.More of the same is not an answer…so what is?Intertek’s Global Innovation Manager Patrick McNamara meets with Kate Brunswick from Innovation Agritech Group and SAI Global’s Robin Levin to discuss vertical farming as a sustainable solution to food security challenges.Case Study [saiassurance.co.uk]: Learn more about IAG’s journey to Red Tractor CertificationFollow us on Twitter and LinkedIn

Consumers today are making more meaningful purchasing choices when it comes to natural products and essential oils have attracted great interest in recent years. Even though essential oils are natural substances derived from plants, it doesn't mean they should automatically be considered safe for consumers. To learn more about what essential oil is and how to assess its safety, stream our podcast now.Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn

Technical documentation describes the design, manufacture, and operation of a product and must include all details necessary to demonstrate that the product complies with all applicable requirements. Join our guests Robert Trimble, Program Manager, and Jasmin Durkut, Operations Manager from Intertek Assuris to learn more about RoHS Technical Documentation File services.  Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn

Today’s podcast is dedicated to In Silico methods including read-across and (Q)SAR approaches. The adoption of the European Cosmetic Regulation 1223/2009 has contributed to the development of alternative methods and tests to assess the hazards of new substances without animal testing. Join our French Intertek Assuris experts, Marie Duigou and Déborah Mitjans, as they talk about In Silico methods focusing on cosmetic ingredients, EU legislation & much more. intertek.comFollow us on Twitter and LinkedIn

Listen to our new episode of the podcast "Assurance in Action" dedicated to the cosmetics industry. Join our French Intertek Assuris experts, Annaëlle Le Cocquen and  Cyndia Bellahsene, as they talk about the new supply chain challenges that companies are currently facing due to the various consecutive crises we are experiencing such as the covid-19 pandemic, the climate crisis, etc. Thanks for listening! Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn

In this episode of Assurance in Action, Intertek’s Building & Construction Team, discuss Building Science Solutions.  Join our guest John Runkle Intertek’s Vice President of Building Science Solutions in discussing a full array of expertise for enclosure consulting and quality assurance on new and existing facilities.

For many years there has been an increase in the consumption of plastic. When it’s not disposed of correctly it breaks down into tiny particles that do not biodegrade. It’s a major environmental issue, every year about 42 000 tons of microplastics are released into the Environnement. The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has been working since January 2019 on a restriction for products containing microplastics.  Listen to our Assurance in Action podcast dedicated to Sustainable Cosmetics to understand better the impact of this coming legislation on the cosmetic industry. Our experts Claire Chaumonnot and Elodie Garnier explain what this restriction is about !Intertek.com

In these days of increased security concerns for your guest it is vital that you have a robust and effective security policy in place. Whether this is to deter the targeting of your guests by terrorists, or to protect them against criminal activity, SecurityCheck effectively addresses all areas of risk. In this podcast, Andy Janes, Group Director of Operations for Intertek Cristal and Intertek Checkpoint talks about SecurityCheck and how it can help your guests feel safer when they travel. Intertek Cristal

In this episode of Assurance in Action, Intertek’s Building & Construction team, discuss Building Product Certification. Join our guest JP Kayl, Intertek’s Vice President of Global Certification Products for Building and Construction in discussing the things construction products industry should know about product certification.Intertek.com

With pending regulation revisions by the European Commission, the cosmetics industry may have questions about any changes or additions that may be coming. In this episode of Assurance In Action, our cosmetics experts discuss the new pending amendment to Annex III of the Cosmetics Regulation and how it may effect cosmetics industry participants. Intertek.com

In this episode of Assurance in Action regulatory and industry experts Axelle Wipret and Anne-Sophie Moriceau discuss contact materials regulations and how they relate to cosmetics. Speakers further discuss  Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and how non-harmonized materials relate to the regulation, as well as what needs to be done to bring cosmetic products containing non-harmonized materials into the market. intertek.com

Monkeypox has been a trending topic across the globe. In the latest Assurance in Action podcast, Jason Burnett, Technical Director at Intertek Cristal, talks about monkeypox, what it is, and how it affects global travel and tourism.Intertek.com

In Europe, marketing of cosmetic products is controlled by the regulation 1223/2009/EC. According to this regulation, cosmetic packaging needs to be fully included in the assessment of the cosmetic product. As you may know, compatibility testing needs to be performed with the formula in contact with the packaging to verify the stability of the cosmetic product, in real use.In today’s podcast, Anne-Sophie Moriceau, Product Safety Manager, Pharmacist Toxicologist, and Axelle Wipretz, Regulatory Affairs Specialist, discuss regulations regarding packaging in the cosmetics industry.intertek.com

This week, we have a special episode from our colleagues at Intertek Building & Construction, where they discuss issues related to consulting, testing, and certification for building products and construction. Join our guest Vinu Abraham,  Intertek’s Vice President of Products for Building and Construction. Vinu will be discussing the performance test that building products go through each day at Intertek and the importance of having the proper test done to provide building product manufacturers with the assurance that their products are fit for purpose.

On the latest Assurance in Action podcast, our colleagues at GTS, Richard Cox, European Commercial Director and Charlotte Houchin, Global Key Account Manager, discuss supply chain management in international trade. Join them as they explain an overview of their work, the challenges and risks in the industry, and what GTS is doing to help.  

Corporate human rights due diligence is slowly becoming a normal part of business. Governments from around the world are starting to address human rights due diligence through mandatory regulations and disclosure laws. These laws require businesses to report their policies and practices concerning the identification and mitigation of human rights impacts within their supply chains. Join Catherine Beare, VP, Supply Chain Assurance and Jenna Pires, Senior Manager, Supplier Management, Business Assurance Innovation, as they discuss human rights due diligence and what companies should do to mitigate these risks in their supply chain.Intertek.com

Our latest episode of the Assurance in Action podcast is the third and final installment dedicated to the Chinese cosmetics market and focuses on the Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation. Join Intertek experts Laure Moutier and Celeste Teng as they discuss the requirements introduced by China's regulations pertaining to the cosmetics industry.Intertek.com

On this episode of Assurance in Action, Intertek experts Sandra Meixner, Britta Bellersen, and Gerhard Rimkus talk to David Morgan from the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) to discuss Intertek and GAIN’s partnership to find sustainable ways to strengthen the systems to improve nutrition around the world.  

In this episode of Assurance in Action, we focus on oil and gas industry mainstay Intertek Caleb Brett as we discuss liquified petroleum gas (LPG). Intertek Caleb Brett supports clients involved with LPG production, distribution, and terminal storage sites and provides LPG analytical testing, trace analysis, loss control, and quality control are available during production, storage and cargo custody transfer. Listen as our Director of LPG Services, Brad Hicks talks about the global LPG market and associated Intertek Caleb Brett services.Linksintertek.comIntertek Caleb Brett LinkedinIntertek Linkedin