MANUFACTURE DECLARATION
DUE STATUTORY FOODSTUFF DILIGENCE &
QUALITY MANAGEMENT AND PRODUCT SAFETY

The following BASIC PRINCIPLES are integrated in the production processes from the beginning and as a consequence are the part of all operational planning and long range plans as well as annual operating plans:

▪ follow the highest practicable standards of quality control and assurance, complying with the principles of good manufacturing practice and principles of hazard analysis and critical control points

▪ take account of all technological developments to support the safety and consistent performance of the products.

Quality & Food Safety requirements:

1) Quality Control / Quality Assurance System confirm the standards DIN ISO EN 9001:2000
2) HACCP / GMP System conducts a danger analysis, establishes critical control points and safety measures as well as carrying out monitoring measures.
3) Recall procedure (trace ability)
4) Control contracted out production
5) Environmental care

▪ selecting ingredients and packaging materials, processes and logistics, complying with all applicable laws and regulations and taking full account of known health and safety risks.

▪ the derived standards and targets on product safety and product performance are continuously monitored and audited.

Audit objectives:

1) Inventorize possible quality issues
2) Assess the Quality Monitoring System – process, materials & products, equipment/utilities & facilities
3) Assess the Quality Control and Quality Assurance System
4) Determine implementation progress on recommendations given at previous audits

The products are produced under clean and hygienic conditions, are free of foreign matter, and are suitable for human consumption.

The products correspond at all times to the relevant statutory foodstuff requirements of European Community regulations.

No genetically modified raw materials are on the market or in the chain of production, i.e. the plants from which coffee (the coffee beans) and tea (tea leaves) have been harvested have been produced through conventional reproduction.

The products are not subject to any ionizing radiation and do not contain any known allergens.

Pathogenic micro-organisms are not present.

The packaging materials used for wrapping, i.e. wrapping materials coming into direct contact with the contents, meet the European Community Standards, including all requirements for consumer health protection, food safety and risk management.