Quality

Quality Assurance

To ensure quality at all times, we have one of the best-equipped laboratories in the industry for testing malt extracts and ingredients. The laboratory ensures quality by testing before, during and after processing. Our plant automation and laboratory equipment is calibrated regularly to ensure accuracy of measurements. Our operations team is focused on continuous improvement of plant operations and keeping the facility up to date with quality standards in the industry.

Regular internal and external audits assist Cereal and Malt Extracts in maintaining the standards required by its customers to deliver a product which is safe to use and meets their quality expectations.

Cereal and Malt complies with legal requirements for food safety policies.  Management recognizes that a successful food safety culture can only be achieved by following safe and hygienic work practices developed through effective hazard analysis, training and sharing of good practices.

Amongst other responsibilities the company requires that:

• Product is prepared in conditions that do not expose it to risk of contamination.
• All employees are provided with the information and training necessary to perform their tasks in a hygienic manner.
• Employees comply with food safety policies and procedures
• Management and employees communicate on food safety matters in an appropriate manner.
• Management and suppliers/customers communicate on food safety matters in an appropriate manner

To ensure that this policy is implemented throughout the company, and to drive continual improvement in food safety performance, we have the total support and action of all employees.  We therefore place great emphasis on communication and consultation at at all levels.

Food safety objectives:

• Maintaining ISO 22000 certification in according with ISO 22000:2005 code of practice
• Measure internal product failure and report on a 12 months moving average
• Maintain food grade equipment
• Maintain hygiene and housekeeping standard by means of internal audits at above 90%
• Maintain a confidence level with grain suppliers for pesticide residue levels and mycotoxin levels by Monitoring and analyzing of every 900 tons of barley received ex co-op.

Our food quality and safety policy will be made available to all interested parties; internally by communicating to personnel on issues having an impact on food safety and externally to ensure sufficient information on issues concerning food safety is available.

For further information on the quality standards we adhere to, please email katheleen@cerealandmalt.com