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As a trade association for companies in testing, inspection and certification (TIC), Swetic welcomes the government's initiative with Food Strategy 2.0. We view positively the strategy's ambition to increase Swedish food production and strengthen competitiveness throughout the food chain. To achieve these goals, we want to emphasize the importance of robust and equivalent control systems. Effective and uniform food control is fundamental for […]

Swetic is generally positive about the Swedish Food Agency's referral and welcomes the proposed expansion of control. Major innovation is currently underway in both snus-like products and contact materials, which is why increasing the frequency of control is a prerequisite for ensuring safe products on the market and managing any risks to human health and the environment. However, we choose to highlight some […]

Please read more about our reasoning in the article, where our chairman Jörgen Backersgård and board member Anna Broekman Roslund participate, here.

EU regulations are updated regularly and it was time to update the requirements for EU organic production where the previous regulation was established in 2007. At the turn of the year 21/22, the new regulation came into force, which enables more products to become organic. — For consumers, this means that it is possible to find more types of products as organic, for example salt […]

Locally grown, KRAV-labeled, EU-organic and Fairtrade – in our shopping baskets there are a variety of different labels on food. But what do they mean and who ensures that the requirements for using a label are met? Standards that are not visible – but determine In order to deliver their goods to stores that belong to the large […]

KvalitetsMagasinet has interviewed Jörgen Backersgård, chairman of SWETIC, read the full article here: Link to the article in Kvalitets Magasinet

Municipal food inspection could become more efficient and equal across the country if accredited inspection companies were allowed to support municipalities with a lack of resources. This is according to Jörgen Backersgård, chairman of SWETIC, who is now calling for a government investigation. For several years, there have been problematic differences in how public food inspection is conducted around the country. Despite many attempts […]

The seminar was held on two occasions, on 12 Nov in Stockholm and 13 Nov in Malmö. John reviewed the changes in the requirements, briefly about the importance of food safety culture and monitoring of the production environment. Companies on the Swedish market from all over Sweden participated in the seminar and there were also several representatives from the certification bodies that certify against BRC […]