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Spice House Certificate |
The latest in the Board's
campaign for quality upgradation is the introduction of the Spice House
Certificate. The certificate is issued to those processors/exporters who
have a genuine commitment to quality, and whose long-term objective is
sustained export growth. The Spice House Certificate seeks to identify
and recognise processors who have made investments in in-house processing
facilities and infrastructure, and have the necessary competence to ensure
consistent quality and reliability. These facilities cover all critical
areas - cleaning, grading, processing, packaging and warehousing. A foolproof
system of quality assurance should be employed at all stages of processing
- from raw material selection to final shipping. The processors are also
expected to maintain a high degree of sanitation in the plant, while the
workers must observe absolute cleanliness and personnel hygiene. |
Both the logo and the Spice House
Certificate holders have quality upgradation as their ultimate objective,
but with a basic difference in focus. Exporters of branded spices
and spice products in consumer packs are the focal point of the logo programme.
On the other hand, the certification programme aims at exporters of spices
and spice products in bulk packing. The products covered by the certification
programme include whole spices as well as value-added products like spice
mixes, ground spices, curry blends, spice oils oleoresins and sterilized,
dehydrated, pickled and candied spices. |