The Co.ind integrated quality and food safeness management has been certified by the most important organizations for standardization.
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UNI EN ISO 9001: this
certification ensures a strict quality control route of each product. The aim
is the constant improvement based on customer requests and needs. Every year over 11.000 coffee quality
controls are made. The process begins in the coffee origin countries where
Co.ind experts sort out the better green coffee, passing through different
steps during the shipping and the stocking, and concluding in Co.ind
laboratories where the final products are submitted to physical/chemical
analysis and to specific sampling tests.
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UNI EN ISO 22000: Co.ind has been one of the first Italian companies that, during the first months of year 2007, got accredited of ISO 22000 certification ("Food safety management systems - Requirements"). It’s a voluntary standard to certify the safety management system into food industry. The aim of this certification is to control all the subjects involved into the food chain. ISO 22000 forces a systematic control on the whole suppliers universe, beginning from the raw materials’ producers till the final distributors, so to guarantee an efficient management of the risks connected to food safety. ISO 22000 rigid control enhance products’ quality and their safety consumption.
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BRC (British Retail Consortium) Global Standard for Food Safety vers. 5:
The Global Standard for
Food Safety was first developed in 1998 by the food service industry to enable
suppliers to be audited by third party Certification Bodies against a single
consistent standard, reducing duplication of effort and enabling the retail
industry to focus activities on areas of competitive advantage. Built on the
principles of clear risk based requirements, informative report format and
auditor competence, the Standard has continued to develop and evolve with input
from a wider base of international stakeholders including retailers, caterers,
food manufacturers and Certification Bodies.
The Standard is closely
managed by the BRC who license the use of the Standard to Certification Bodies
who must be both accredited by their national Accreditation Body and abide by
strict BRC requirements for auditor competency, reporting and performance.
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IFS vers. 5 (Internationl Food
standard): the IFS Food
is a standard for auditing retailer and wholesaler branded food product
suppliers and only concerns food processing companies or companies that pack
loose food products. The IFS Food can only be used when a product is
“processed” or when there is a hazard for product contamination during the
primary packing.
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Fairtrade/Transfair:
Co.ind
is licensed for Fairtrade products in accordance with international fair trade
standards. Fairtrade is an international approach to sustainable development of
developing countries: Fairtrade aim is that farmers are able to bootstrap their
own businesses and receive a fair price for their products. A Fairtrade coffee is granted by Fairtrade/TransFair logo.
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CCPB (Control consortium for organic products):
every
organic product produced in Co.ind is controlled and checked by this consortium
that defend and control organic products’ quality and origin.
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INEI (Istituto Nazionale Espresso Italiano):
some Co.ind
blends are certified by INEI in order to guarantee the espresso quality through
a certification recognised by Csqa (conformity certification number 214, 99/09/24, DTP 008 ed.
1).
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Kosher:
this
certification is worldwide recognised and released to companies that satisfy
the standards connected the Hebraic culture and religion. This certification is
strictly connected to Hebraic community but it’s very welcome for all end
customers, also from other religions, due to it’s rigid rules about food safety.