GrainCore — Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Compliance
The target certifications and the regulatory framework underpinning GrainCore's food safety, quality and compliance.
Section 11 · Business Plan
Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory Compliance
The target certifications and the regulatory framework underpinning GrainCore’s food safety, quality and compliance.
Food safety is non-negotiable in staple-food manufacturing and is a
prerequisite for retail listings, industrial contracts, and export.
GrainCore will operate to international standards from first
production.
11.1 Target Certifications
| Certification | Purpose |
|---|---|
| FSSC 22000 | Globally recognised food-safety system certification (held by the reference operator’s mills) |
| HACCP | Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points — process hazard management |
| ISO 22000 | Food-safety management system standard |
| Halaal certification | Access to Halaal consumer and export markets |
| Kosher certification | Access to Kosher consumer and export markets |
Table 11.1 — Target food-safety and market-access
certifications.
11.2 Regulatory Framework
Operations will comply with the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and
Disinfectants Act, mandatory maize-meal and wheat-flour fortification
regulations, SABS product standards, labelling regulations, and
environmental and occupational health-and-safety legislation. A
dedicated quality and compliance function will be established at
financial close.
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