Nand Persaud gets int’l food safety certification

Feb 17, 2019 News

Nand Persaud and Company Limited, of Number 36 Village, Corentyne, popular for its Karibee Rice brand, has received certification that its products are in keeping with international food standards.
Nand Persaud is now ISO 22000:2005 certified. This certificate was issued by DQS from Germany.
ISO 22000:2005 specifies requirements for a food safety management system where an organization in the food chain needs to demonstrate its ability to control food safety hazards in order to ensure that food is safe at the time of human consumption.
The company disclosed that it started the implementation process in July 2015, with the Guyana National Bureau of Standards being their consultant.
One of the requirements of the ISO 22000:2005 standard was for the company to establish a Food Safety Management Team.
Chief Executive Officer, Mohindra Persaud, and the Chairman, Rajindra Persaud, appointed Mahendra Prasad to work along with them and a team of highly skilled individ

Nand Persaud and Company Limited has been internationally certified that its rice are safe for human consumption.

uals.
According to Nand Persaud, Prasad and the team spearheaded the entire process and are fully responsible for the operation of the Food Safety Management System (FSMS).
The issue would be important, as a significant portion of Guyana’s rice is exported. Nand Persaud is one of the biggest exporters.

The company said it began by conducting a gap analysis. This was done to determine the company’s current level of compliance towards the ISO 22000:2005 standards.
“From the gap analysis, all the areas that needed improvement were identified. Some of these included; establishing documents required by the FSMS, upgrading infrastructure, equipment and machinery and providing training to the staff both internally (in-house) and externally (government agencies).”
According to the Corentyne-headquartered company, the certificate is evidence that the parboiled and white rice it manufactures, is produced to the standard which follows all the rules and regulations of the FSMS, which assures that the rice being consumed is safe and of the highest quality.
“Nand Persaud & Company Limited would like to extend utmost gratitude to all staff for their continuous support and hard work in achieving its ISO Certification. We would also like to thank our customers for their loyalty towards our products.”

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