Our quality control department is responsible
to check all the raw and final materials to be complied with the company
specification sheet.
Raw Material Quality Control :
Received raw material and lots pass the following tests at reception:
- labeled and traceable.
- purity percentage .
- packing material (clean and sealed).
- color.
- taste.
- odor.
- size.
- percentage of oils.
- insects and mold infections.
- moisture percentage.
- pesticice residues.
- reception test records filed and kept will all test analysis results.
Final Product Quality Control:
Final products and lots pass the following tests before shipping:
- labeled and traceable.
- purity percentage.
- packing material (brand new, clean and sealed).
- color.
- taste.
- odor.
- size.
- percentage of oils.
- insects and mold infections.
- moisture percentage.
- pesticice residues.
- bacterial Total count.
- all test analysis results kept.
- reference sample be kept at the processing plant at least for the product shelf life ( 2 years).
- Our company follows a restrict quality procedures a reference sample be analyzed from each shipped lot. Also random samples be taken from our farms (Product – crop – soil – water) for pesticide & microbial contamination detection.
Sampling methods:
Irrigation water sampling procedure:
- Two liters of irrigation water should be filled in a clean dark-color glass-bottle labeled by (date – farm name – location – protocol …etc) And pre-water be taken from the end point of the irrigation canal, at the farm-entrance point .
- Sample should be kept in an ice-box (in case of microbiology analysis) and send directly to the lab.
- Sampling protocol format-supplied the lab be filled and delivered with the sample (copy be kept in firm office).
- Result kept in fillies for inspection and internal audit.
Soil Sampling Procedure:
- Two sub samples each of about 2 kg be taken from the examined plot. Sample represent the area, every ha be represented by about 4-5 sampling point located on a cross way (x shape) all-over the examined plot. Depth of 2-20 cm max (active soil) be represented in the sample.
- Clean new sampling polypropylene bags be used labeled by (date, farm name, plot location, protocol …etc).
- the first sample to be send to lab (within 24 hr.) and the other one to kept in firm office for at least one month after receiving the testing results.
- sampling protocol format-supplied by the labe be filled and delivered with the sample indicating the requested analysis (copy be kept in firm office).
- Result kept in fillies for inspection and internal audit.
Crop Sampling Procedure:
- Two sub samples each of about 2 kg be taken from the examined crop – plot. Sample represent the area, every ha be represented by about 4-5 sampling point located on a cross way (x shape) all-over the examined plot. Full plant or different heights be represented in the sample.
- clean new un-treated paper bags sampling bags (polypropylene bags in case of un-availability) be used labeled by (date, farm name, plot, location, crop name, protocol ….etc).
- Samples be kept at cooling condition and send as soon as possible to the lab.
- the first sample to be send to lab and the other one to be kept in firm office (at cooling condition) for at least 15 days after receiving the testing results.
- Sampling protocol format-supplied by the lab be filled and delivered with the sample indicating the requested analysis (copy be kept in firm office).
- Result be kept in fillies for inspection and internal audit.
Product (Raw – Final Lot) Sampling Procedure:
- Three sub samples each of about 2 kg be taken from the examined product- lot. Sample represent the lot, every 5 packages be represented by one sampling package. Different package depth be represented in the sample.
- Clean new un-treaded polypropylene sampling bags be used labeled by (date, farm name, lot…, product name, protocol etc).