Within the framework of food surveillance a total number of 593 conventionally grown strawberry samples mainly originating from Germany, Spain, Italy and Morocco were analysed for pesticide residues at the Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Stuttgart between 2002 and 2005 using the QuEChERS multiresidue method. Pesticide residues were detected in 98 % of the samples and 93 % of all strawberry samples were found to contain multiple pesticide residues. The German or EU-harmonised MRLs were exceeded by 54 strawberry samples (9 %) with mepanipyrim being the most frequently violative compound. The average total concentration of pesticides per sample was 0.41 mg/kg which is similar to the average value for fruits in general, with Italian products containing the highest and the German ones the lowest residue concentrations. A general trend observed was the decline of the total pesticide residue concentration as the harvest season is progressing.For more efficient analysis, the spectrum of pesticides to be targeted in instrumental analysis was regularly being adjusted to include compounds that are relevant for strawberry samples. The information was extracted from the internet database PesticidesOnline. In total, 105 different pesticide compounds were identified with 65 % of the positive residue findings being <0.05 mg/kg and 96 % of them being <0.5 mg/kg. Fungicides were much more often detected than insecticides and herbicides with cyprodinil, fludioxonil, fenhexamid, tolylfluanid and azoxystrobin being the most frequently detected compounds together accounting for 50 % of the total detections. A toxicological risk assessment with the emphasis on multiple residues was performed using the results obtained for the strawberry samples. Zusammenfassung (Redaktion): Für den Zeitraum von 2002 bis 2005 wurden im Rahmen der Lebensmittelüberwachung insgesamt 593 Proben von konventionell angebauten Erdbeeren mitHerkunft aus Deutschland, Spanien, Italien und Marokko am Chemischen und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Stuttgart mit Hilfe der QuEChERS-Methode auf Pestizid-Rückstände untersucht. Pestizid-Rückstände wurden in 98 % dieser Proben nachgewiesen und in 93 % aller Erdbeerproben wurden mehr als ein Pestizid nachgewiesen. Die von Deutschland oder der EU festgelegten Höchst-mengen wurden von 54 Erdbeerproben (9 %) überschritten, wobei es sich meist um das Pestizid Mepanipyrim handelte. Die durchschnittliche Konzentration an Pestiziden in den Erdbeerproben lag bei 0,41 mg/kg; grundsätzlich entspricht dieser Pestizidgehalt den Durchschnittswerten von Obst, wobei Erdbeeren italienischer Herkunft die höchsten und die deutscher Herkunft die niedrigsten Konzentrationen an Pestizidrückständen aufwiesen. Außerdem konnte festgestellt werden, dass generell im Verlauf der Erntesaison die Konzentration an Pestizidrückständen in den Erdbeerproben abnimmt.Das Analyseverfahren für den Nachweis der Pestizidrück-stände wurde auf das für die Erdbeerproben relevante Pestizidspektrum optimiert. Dazu wurden Informationen aus der Internet-Datenbank "...

Many organizations are not getting a good relationship between process and projects. Projects have a bad reputation -the odds of success are usually not good. What often happens when projects start to waver is that there are invisible forces that try to transform the project into a process. The odds of a successful transformation are not good unless the transformation itself is acknowledged as a process. In reviewing the definitions and literature, it becomes apparent that correst thinking is that all work is a process and that projects fit into the framework of process management. If you can not describe what you are doing as a process, you do not know what you are doing.

Subject reviewThis paper analyses the implementation of quality management systems into small-scale engineering companies in Croatia. This paper attempts to account for the importance of implementation of an integrated quality system in accordance with ISO 9000 and an environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001. The benefits of implementing the ISO 9001 norm as a preparation of introducing the ISO 14001 norm will be shown on the example of a small-scale engineering company. This paper emphasizes that it is precisely the periods in the process of acquiring ISO 9001, as well as the time necessary to collect the information and knowledge leading to a decision to enter into the process of ISO 14001 certification, that are potentially very significant for the company. Keywords: engineering company; ISO 9001 and 14001 norms; quality controlUvođenje ISO 9001 kao priprema za uvođenje norme ISO 14001 u male tvrtke inženjerske djelatnosti Pregledni članak Rad analizira uvođenje sustava upravljanja kvalitetom u male tvrtke u Hrvatskoj koja obavljaju inženjersku djelatnost. Radom je ukazano na važnost uvođenja integriranog sustava kvalitete prema normi ISO 9000 i sustava upravljanja okolišem prema normi ISO 14001. Na primjeru male inženjerske tvrtke prikazat će se dobrobiti uvođenja sustava upravljanja kvalitetom sukladno zahtjevima norme ISO 9001. U ovom radu naglašava se da su upravo vremenski periodi procesa stjecanja certifikata ISO 9001, kao i vrijeme prikupljanja informacija i znanja koje vodi do odluke o tome da se kreće u proces ISO 14001 certifikacije, potencijalno vrlo značajni za tvrtku.Ključne riječi: inženjerska djelatnost; konrola kvlitete; norme ISO 9001 i ISO 14001