(Factories, blending & bagging operations, warehousing, exporters, machinery and other support services)

Sri Lanka Association for Quality (SLAQ) had drawn up a plan to assist the tea industry including the support services to develop food safety management systems (FSMS) based on ISO 22000:2005 standard for seeking accredited certification within the shortest possible time.

This program will cover all segments of the chain i.e. processing factories, warehousing, exporters, tea machinery & packaging.

The special features of this project are that all SLAQ consultants are;

•  Fully aware of international regulations and specific aspects such as chemical contaminants, pesticide residues, and microbiological criteria.

•  Operating under the guidance of an expert panel, adhering to clear guidelines and standard fee structure to harmonize these operations at a very much-reduced cost.

•  Competent in auditing with IRCA qualifications and knowledge in the tea industry,

•  Operate under a strict code of conduct with access to dispute resolution, and

Access to SLAQ backup services for an agreed period at a nominal fee will be available to clients.

Special effort will be made to minimize unnecessary expenditure on infrastructure development. Those with adequate infrastructure facilities will be immediately considered for documentation & developing systems and guided to seek certification within 1 – 2 months after developing the system.

Depending on the extent of infrastructure development required others could be guided to receive certification within 6 months.

Industry is advised that with the introduction of ISO 22000:2005, certifications on this standard will be well recognized internationally.

For further details please send contact details to:

Sri Lanka Association for Quality (SLAQ),

696, 1/1, Havelock Rd. Colombo 6.

Telephone; 2506440, Fax: 2366197,

email: slaqinfo@sltnet.lk or qmark @ sltnet.lk

Or

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www.qualityasociation.org