Rikard Hellqvist Email & Phone Number

Improving quality and food safety culture.Managing Director and founder of Bergström & Hellqvist AB together with Magnus Bergström since 1999. Several years experience of training and working in complex projects for international food companies and Swedish official control authorities and the Swedish National Food Agency. Expert in management systems, standards and legislation relating to food safety, quality, security and environmental issues such as ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, BRC Global Standard for Food Safety, IFS Food, ISO 9001, ISO 28000 and ISO 14001. Advisor to senior management both in large gobal food companies and in owner-managed food companies. Author of books and manuals in the subject area, such as Understand and use the BRC standard and Understand and use ISO 22000.Recieved the Swedish Agronomist Association (Agronomförbundet) reward Agronomist of the Year in 2010 together with Magnus Bergström.Specialties: Management system standards, quality management systems, food safety, HACCP, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, IFS, BRC Global standard for food safety, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, security management systems ISO 28000Certified Board Member (ecoDa).Member of IAFP, International Association for Food Protection.Chairman of the ISO Swedish Technical Committee for Food and Feed (SIS/TK 435).Expert in:ISO/TC34/SC17/WG8 (ISO 22000),ISO/TC34/SC17WG10 (PRP Transport & Storage), and ISO/TC34/SC17/WG11 (Prerequisite programmes on food safety).Podcast - Matsäkerhetspodden (Swedish Food Safety Podcast).

Listed skills include Food Safety, Integrated Management Systems, Quality Management, Auditing, and 45 others.