Simon Williams is Technical Manager for AIC Services. He is based at AIC Head Office, Peterborough and is responsible for the management and coordination of the FEMAS and UFAS assurance schemes as well as being the key contact for mutual recognition with European scheme owners and managing Earned Recognition relationships with UK feed and food competent authorities.
Previous to his role with AIC, Simon was employed in a variety of technical roles in the food industry covering primary and further processing of meat, breakfast cereals and a product technologist role with a major retailer.
UK and EU leaders will meet in Brussels on 20 November 2026 for the second EU-UK Summit, with trade and regulatory cooperation among the areas expected to be discussed.
The second EU-UK Summit will take place in Brussels on 20 November 2026, bringing together UK and EU leaders to review progress in the relationship and discuss future cooperation.
The Home Office is consulting on proposed changes to the regulatory framework for explosives precursors and poisons in Great Britain. The consultation runs from 1 October to 11 November 2026 and may affect AIC Members that manufacture, supply, store, handle or use relevant substances.
Digital Waste Tracking (DWT) is a new UK-wide system being introduced to improve the traceability of controlled waste by creating a more consistent digital record of waste movements, from production through to final recovery, treatment or disposal.
AIC's Head of Animal Feed, James McCulloch, recently attended and joined a panel discussion at the US Soybean Export Council (USSEC) conference in Amsterdam.