QUALITY CONTROL: SCA


When looking at their quality control systems,


paper product specialists SCA are keen to keep the


end user in mind, looking at things such as metal


contamination as well as pack functionality


Quality control the SCA way FMCG News talks to SCA’s Peter Luck about how quality control is performed and maintained on a non-food FMCG line


SCA is the global hygiene and paper company that develops and produces personal care products, tissue & packaging solutions.


Peter Luck is business development manager at SCA. For more information, visit www.sca.com.


countries and recorded sales of €11.3 billion in 2010. They employee approximately 45,000 people around the world. As part of our quality control


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he company, which owns brands such as TENA and Tork, trades in around 100


feature, FMCG News spoke to Peter Luck, SCA’s business development director, about how they maintain quality control in a non-food FMCG company. What are the important things to look out for? How do they do this? And how do they solve problems? Read on to see what Peter had to say...


Q


How difficult is quality control to implement


across the entire production


line when it comes to SCA’s products? In my opinion, implementation of quality checks is not difficult. It’s all directly related to the critical control points within the process that are set out when processes are first put in place, as they can impact on the finished product specification.


Q


Is SCA responsible for its quality control


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