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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 background is the rapidly increasing number of electric cars on Swedish roads. The Swedish Traffic Analysis Agency recently published statistics showing that the number of rechargeable vehicles in traffic increased by 80 percent in 2020. An electric car must undergo a control inspection just like other vehicles – but despite the rapid increase in sales of rechargeable vehicles, there are still no special checkpoints […]

SCIP is a new database for consumers on hazardous chemicals in products. SCIP – stands for Substances of Concern In articles as such or in complex objects (Products). When goods become waste, the presence of hazardous substances can make the waste unsuitable for recycling. The EU has a goal of non-toxic material cycles. In order to promote a […]

Tord Fornander is chairman of the Swedish Vehicle Inspection Industry (FBB) and a board member of the Inspection Committee that the Swedish Transport Agency formed this year. In addition, he is also vice president, production manager and technical manager at Opus Bilprovning AB. He lives in a villa in Karlskoga with his partner and has two sons, aged 17 and 21. Tord has a great interest in […]

The new board consists of the following people: Jörgen Backersgård, DEKRA Industrial AB – Chairman Angelique Björklund, Bureau Veritas Certification AB – Vice Chairman Jan Martinsson, DEKRA Automotive AB Tomas Holm, RISE Hans Lindahl, Kiwa Sverige AB Jonas Axelsson, Kiwa Inspecta Sweden AB – I would like to express my and the other board members' great thanks to Thomas Andersson, […]

1. Jonas Lindahl DEKRA, TK Lyft, for his great commitment both nationally and internationally to driving industry issues. 2. Bertil Forsberg Kiwa Inspecta TK Lyft, has contributed to developing the industry and has driven important issues for the industry. 3. Jan Larsson / Kiwa Inspecta, TK provning, for the driving force, innovative ability, commitment and creativity that during the year has […]

Bringing together representatives from accreditation, inspection and certification inevitably means an opportunity to highlight insights and experiences from a variety of sectors. Our panelists work with inspection and auditing of industrial processes and food controls as well as management systems, vehicle inspections and the manufacture of construction products, which are quality assured through accreditation. But they have a common task: to safeguard […]

Do you know someone at your company or in your network who has shown a driving force, innovative ability, commitment or creativity that has contributed to developing and/or making the industry more visible during the year, beyond the ordinary? The Swetic:are of the year will be chosen at the annual and spring meeting on April 23. The prize is SEK 5,000. Please email your […]

Kvalitetsmagasinet has interviewed SWETIC's chairman, Jörgen Backersgård, about the internal audit. Read the full article at kvalitetsmagasinet.se  

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 […]

– Normally, we work with inspections and certification of pressure vessels in, for example, paper mills and power plants where the pressure conditions are within a significantly smaller range. ESS, on the other hand, has an extremely wide spectrum with pressures of up to 3000-4000 bar, in a couple of inner casings up to 1 million bar, and with temperatures that can quickly change from […]