Japanese Knotweed. Japanese knotweed is one of the most invasive plants in the UK. It grows rapidly (over 1.5m in a month) and spreads easily by stem fragments and rhizomes (underground creeping stems).1  Overview / Identification Notes. 2  Image Gallery.apanese knotweed is one of the most invasive plants in the UK. It grows rapidly (over 1.5m in a month) and spreads easily by stem fragments and rhizomes (underground creeping stems). 1  Overview / Identification Notes.
ISO 22000 is quickly growing in popularity. A hybrid of the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and the HACCP Food Safety system, 22000 has been developed as an international solution for improving food safety.
Following an outbreak of E. coli 0157 in Scotland in 1996, the Pennington Report recommended that HACCP be adopted by all food businesses to ensure food safety. The BRC Global Standard Version 5 has specific requirements for the incorporation of HACCP into Company Food Safety Management Systems.