Agriquality Mark - Background Information
Agriquality Mark
B A C K G R O U N D I N F O R M A T I O
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New Zealand Honey Producers' Co-operative
· Holland's
Honey is New Zealand's leading brand of honey, founded by
pioneer producer Dick Holland, an innovative beekeeper with
a legendary commitment to quality. Holland's Honey is a
market leader in the creamed honey market and is produced by
the New Zealand Honey Producers' Co-op in Timaru, the
biggest co-operative in New Zealand's honey industry.
·
AgriQuality New Zealand undertook rigorous testing of the
production systems and processes used to make Holland's
creamed honeys. Processes and systems were examined and
audited right through the production chain - from honey
beehives to pottle packaging. Auditing included assessing
processes such as:
· correct stock movement through the
factory hot room
· maintenance of honey quality during
cooling
· correct creaming of honey
· correct
packaging of honey
· proper hygiene standards are in
place at all stages
· all products are true and
correctly labelled.
· The creamed honey range's new packaging includes tamper proof bottles and batch coding. As a result, each batch of honey is traceable to the hives it originated from.
Unitech Industries Ltd
· Unitech
Industries specialises in processing powder and liquid raw
materials into finished products for the dairy, food,
pharmaceutical and animal health industries and for special
purpose industrial requirements.
· The company's production includes infant foods, breakfast foods, vitamin and mineral premixes, special dietary products, health foods, nutritional products and other milk-based products. A large percentage of Unitech's products are made for the export market.
· Producing nutritional supplements is an exacting process involving precision mixing to meet low tolerance specifications. Hygiene considerations are paramount.
· AgriQuality carried out an extensive audit of
the processes Unitech Industries use to make its ProActive
Nutrition range, nutritional products for the promotion of
health and fitness. The audit included ensuring:
·
supplies of raw materials and services which impact on
product safety are controlled by an approved method.
·
raw materials can be traced through the process to the final
product.
· all food is safe to eat up until its expiry
date under normal storage conditions.
· the final product
is sampled and assessed to verify that quality objectives
are being achieved.
· all information and claims on the
product label and other material, including advertising,
must be true and able to be substantiated with reliable,
independent scientific
evidence.
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