Serendib Flour Mills awarded Food Safety System Certification
Lead Auditor Bureau Veritas Dr. T.K.S. Ossan handing over the
certification to CEO of Serendib Flour Mills (Pvt) Ltd Sathak
Abdul Kadar. Also in the picture are CFO SFML Mohamed Riyal,
Chairman Consumer Affairs Authority Rumy Marzook and Marketing
Manager Bureau Veritas Wasantha Gunaratne.
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Serendib Flour Mills (Pvt) Ltd (SFML), manufacturers of the ‘Seven
Star’ brand of wheat flour was recently awarded the ISO 22000:2005 Food
Safety System Certification by the Bureau Veritas, India. This
certification was awarded in recognition of its total compliance with
the required international norms and conventions.
The ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety System Certification is the highest
and most recognised food-related certification in the world, and, brings
SFML the stamp of international a little after three years of operations
in Sri Lanka.
“This certification is an international endorsement of the quality
and success of our operations in Sri Lanka. It is not only an
achievement for the Company but also for the thousands of our Sri Lankan
and overseas customers who enjoy the purity and nourishment of our Seven
Star wheat flour”, said CEO/Director Serendib Flour Mills (Pvt) Ltd
Sathak Abdul Kadar.
A subsidiary of the Al-Ghurair Group of Dubai, U.A.E., SFML is an
approximately. USD 56.00 Million BOI flagship project and is in the
business of wheat based flour milling with a capacity of 1000 MT per day
at its state-of-the-art mill located at the Prince Vijaya Quay in the
Colombo Port. SFML also currently exports across many Far Eastern and
African countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, North Africa, the
Maldives and Vietnam with more in the pipeline.
SFML has already established and documented the Integrated Management
System.
The Implementation and maintenance is currently in-process.
Integrated Management System (IMS) meets with the requirements of the
four International standards, (ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, ISO
22000:2005 and BS OHSAS 18001:2007) and SFML will endeavour to
continually improve the system.
The ISO 9001 is the foundation for the Quality Management System. The
adoption of ISO 9001 ensures a strong foundation for well established
processes and a Quality Management System that supports continual
improvement, business growth and efficiency.
The ISO 14001 is a standard for the environmental management elements
of the Integrated Management System while the ISO 22000 is the
foundation for the Food Safety Management System.
The BS OHSAS 18001 is a standard for the Occupational Health and
Safety Management elements of the Integrated Management System. The
addition of BS OHSAS 18001:2007 provides a framework for conducting
business in an atmosphere which is safe from the point of view of
occupational health and safety.
Last Christmas SFML entered Sri Lanka’s retail market with the launch
of four of its variants. Consumers throughout the country now avail
themselves of the wholesome nourishment of SFML’s Household Wheat Flour,
Wholemeal Flour and Atta Flour in 01kg packs, and, Semolina in a 500g
pack.
Seven Star wheat flour is untouched by human hands and produced from
the most appropriate wheat sourced from the golden wheat fields around
the globe with the expertise of an experienced and qualified staff. The
mill’s strategically enviable location in the Port of Colombo enables it
to supply the best quality wheat flour to Sri Lankan consumers and the
industry faster, supported by a star class customer service.
“Our vision is to be the number one choice of wheat flour in Sri
Lanka and the preferred supplier of wheat flour in the international
market. Our mission is to produce and supply our valuable customers with
better quality wheat-based flour.
We look forward to developing a fruitful and long-term business
relationship with our partners, ensuring a professional work environment
for our employees, and providing our share holders with a healthy
return,” Kadar concluded. |