03 PRODUCTS SAFER FOODS Food safety in the supply chain is critical to Palsgaard’s many stakeholders and a key element in EU food safety legislation. To date, we have not had to recall products for food safety reasons and, during 2016, no incidents of non-compliance with regulations or voluntary codes were registered. • Our quality management system is certified according to ISO 9001. • We manage food safety via our HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) system. • Our food safety management system is certified to ISO/ FSSC 22000, which contains requirements for the management system, methods and controls, thereby complying with the additional requirements for PRPs (Pre-Requisite Programme) stipulated in ISO/TS 22002-1. Smoking is prohibited in all production areas. • Our production facilities in Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands and Malaysia are all certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO/FSSC 22000 for food safety management. We conduct ISO/HACCP courses in food safety for all new employees, and we systematically analyse and manage food safety around our position in the supply chain. EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION A permanent cross-company group is tasked with ensuring efficient communication routes via our Food Safety Team and work groups. This ensures that we effectively assess, align with and manage changes and new requirements from authorities and customers. SAFER CHOICES Our vegetable-based emulsifiers can also replace petrochemical products in traditional technical/chemical applications that require emulsions or suspensions. For example, our products are used in personal care products, replacing undesirable chemicals with natural, plant-based ingredients. Additionally, our polymer products can replace undesirable chemicals for anti-fogging and anti-static properties in packaging. Figure 13: FOOD TRACEABILITY PROCESS OVERVIEW SUPPLIER(S) DIALOGUE/ACTIONS CUSTOMER ALERT DATA REQUEST • Incident description • Item no. and batch no. or • Customer order no. and item name FOOD SAFETY TEAM • Work order • Batch trace - Raw ingredient - Supplier - Purchase order - Intermediaries - Packaging - Rework • Affected batches CUSTOMER(S) DIALOGUE/ACTIONS During 2016, in response to a customer enquiry, we were quickly able to determine that none of our products were affected by a possible palm oil supplier issue, due to our highly effective food traceability system. 32
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