Inmilkco has passed the first stage of certification audit on conformity with requirements of standard ISO 22000

The Inmilkco Company has successfully passed the first stage of certification audit (precertification audit) on conformity with international quality standard ISO 22000 «Food safety management systems – Requirements for organization in the food chain» based on HACCP principles.

«Precertification audit was preceded by a rather large-scale operation. In particular we’ve drawn up a number of documents, which were compulsory for certification: first of all there were papers, regulating food quality and safety management systems. As precertification audit showed, these documents were successfully implemented by the Company», – chief marketing officer Yuriy Kovalenko notified.

According to Mr. Kovalenko, a precertification audit was performed by «QSCert-Ukraine B.V.» (the Netherlands) experts.

Within HACCP implementation period Inmilkco also received an offer for certification on conformity with DSTU (Ukrainian national standardization system) 4161 requirements from state-owned enterprise «Kharkivstandartmetrologiya». DSTU – are national standards of Ukraine, which confirm that the Company thoroughly controls process of manufacturing and provides food quality and safety. The Company plans to conduct all obligatory for certification operations in the beginning of 2012, Mr. Kovalenko stressed.

Reference information: State-owned enterprise «Kharkivstandartmetrologiya» is a governing body dealing with product, service and management systems certification and is also evaluating conformity with maintenance schedule requirements. «Kharkivstandartmetrologiya» – is one of the leading unites in The State Committee of Ukraine for Technical Regulation and Consumer Policy.