Thomas Zydeck is Operations Manager and Head of Hygiene at QM Software GmbH and a certified expert in operational and facility hygiene & digital quality management (Bundesverband Freier Sachverständiger e. V.).
He has 15 years of auditing experience (ISO 19011), prepares businesses for IFS and ISO 22000 certifications, and is an accredited sampler under ISO/IEC 17025 (BAV Institut). He lectures for chambers of crafts and commerce and the DEHOGA hospitality association, and has authored several DIHK publications on food hygiene. On the QMSpot blog, he writes about HACCP, food law and hygiene in practice. - Thomas on LinkedIn
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