MEETING OUR CUSTOMER’S
INTERNATIONAL FOOD QUALITY
AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
IS PART OF OUR KNOW-HOW.
HACCP, BRC Global Standards
and IFS Food certifications:
A definite answer to international
food quality and safety demands.
QUALITY CERTIFICATIONS
Our commitment to a zero-risk policy.
Our customers operate in local markets with specific requirements. We meet the demand from consumers that have their own requirements.
We ensure our products from Patagonia are developed with the highest level of quality and safety, following international good manufacturing practices.
Our biggest goal: to obtain the IFS Food and BRC Global certifications in the second half of 2016 to meet our customers’ expectations.
We ensure our products from Patagonia are developed with the highest level of quality and safety, following international good manufacturing practices.
Our biggest goal: to obtain the IFS Food and BRC Global certifications in the second half of 2016 to meet our customers’ expectations.
Implemented in early 2014
HACCP System (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points)
Control method for food safety focused on the health safety issues of a food product. It identifies, evaluates and controls hazards which are significant for food safety.
Control method for food safety focused on the health safety issues of a food product. It identifies, evaluates and controls hazards which are significant for food safety.
Implemented in 2017
BRC Global Standards, British Retail Consortium, guarantees the standardization of criteria in the food safety audits performed by distributors on theirs suppliers.
See certification
SMETA
Implemented in 2018
The purpose of this is to drive convergence in ethical trade/social auditing, based on and helping to shape best practice. The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) is a not-for-profit membership organisation for businesses committed to the continuous improvement of ethical performance within their supply chains.
SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit) was created and is designed to reduce duplication of effort in ethical trade auditing, benefitting retailers, consumer brands, and their suppliers.
IFS Food
Certification expected by the 2nd half of 2019
IFS Food applies to all the stages in the supply chain and ensures the suppliers’ food safety and quality control system.
Our Contract of Trust
HACCP, IFS and BRC certifications
allow us to establish a contract of trust
with our global customer base based on:
allow us to establish a contract of trust
with our global customer base based on:
1
INTERNATIONAL
REGULATIONS
REGULATIONS
Full observance of the international regulations on food safety and quality in the markets where we operate.
2
TRANSPARENCY
AND TRACEABILITY
AND TRACEABILITY
Transparency and traceability in our supply chain.
3
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
SYSTEM
Integration of our management system in order to optimize the quality of the food products and ensure safety requirements are met.
4
INTERNAL PRODUCTION
PROCESSES
PROCESSES
Continuous improvement of the internal production processes: control, measurement and analysis of performance indicators.
5
OPTIMIZED
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY
Optimized supply chain management to increase productivity and reduce potential waste and product recalls.
6
COMMUNICATION
SYSTEM
SYSTEM
Implementation of an Intranet communication system between the plant and the customer to consolidate product and logistics data automatically. (coming soon)