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Regional rum producers meet to address labeling, quality standards
Senior technical staff of the region’s rum producers, members of the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers’ Association (WIRSPA), met in Jamaica on June 13, 2018 for a one-day technical meeting, to address a range of issues, which impact on the region’s largest and premier agro-based export product.
Producers from Antigua, Barbados, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and St. Lucia came together to discuss matters relating to rum origin and trade rules, to examine the latest developments in labelling globally, and plans for upgrading regional labeling for rum, WIRSPA disclosed.
The representatives at the meeting in Jamaica.
“Attendees exchanged views on the CARICOM rum standard which governs how rum can be made and quality ensured. The meeting also examined new technological solutions in the industry and exchanged views on the state of molasses supply in the region.”
Also on the agenda was the development of an online training programme for the region’s producers, which is at the preliminary phase of discussion with the UWI.
“As part of ongoing WIRSPA actions to promote quality products and international best practice, senior technical staff from member companies across the Caribbean region meet biannually to examine technological and regulatory developments affecting the sector, and to learn from their counterparts, to ensure that the region’s rum industry continues to produce the highest level of quality,” the
Rum producers of the West Indies have met on labeling and other quality standards that are affecting its competitiveness.
association explained.
WIRSPA is one of the oldest private sector trade associations in the Caribbean.
It represents rum producers in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Haiti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, St. Lucia, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago.
The rum producers in Guyana are the Demerara Distillers Limited and Bank DIH Limited.
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