FrieslandCampina Hong Kong is recognized as ‘Diamond Award Enterprise’ in GS1 Quality Food Traceability Scheme 2018

August 31, 2018 - 02:32
FrieslandCampina Hong Kong is recognized as ‘Diamond Award Enterprise’ in GS1 Quality Food Traceability Scheme 2018

HONG KONG, CHINA- Media OutReach - 31August 2018 - FrieslandCampina (HongKong) Limited ("FCHK") is honoured to be recognized as 'Diamond AwardEnterprises' in GS1 Quality Food Traceability Scheme 2018 (the "Scheme"),recognizing FCHK's profession in implementing food safety and traceabilitystandards in its supply chain management. With professional audit performed byGS1 Hong Kong, the assessment criteria are mainly evaluated in accordance withGlobal Traceability Standard, with cross reference to Global Food SafetyInitiative recognized food safety scheme. The 12 audit criteria are under 4 keyfocus perspectives on scope, procedures, resource management and supervisorycontrol.


 

Mr. Gary Siu, OperationsDirector of FrieslandCampinaHong Kong (left)received 'Diamond Award Enterprise' at the award ceremony of  Quality Good Traceability Scheme 2018 from Mr.Eugene Fung, Deputy Secretary for Food and Health (Food), Food and HealthBureau of HKSAR (Right).


FCHK hasmaintained a presence in Hong Kong for 80 years during which time it hasremained committed to nourishing the lives of people across all ages in HK andthe market we serve with its full range of high quality and nutritious dairyproducts backed by dairy expertise from the Netherlands. FCHK and its mothercompany FrieslandCampina put product safety and quality assurance across theentire supply chain, from member dairy farm right through to distribution, asthe utmost priority. While its mother company FrieslandCampina applies astandardized supply chain management in line with internal and internationalstandard across all  businesses internationally,providing millions of consumers all over theworld with food that is rich in valuable dairy nutrients every day.

 

Ms. Helena He, ManagingDirector of FrieslandCampina Hong Kong, commented on the award, "We arehonoured to be crowned as "Diamond Award Enterprise" in GS1 QualityFood Traceability Scheme 2018 at the first attempt that brightens our 80thanniversary celebration. Recognition from the GS1 audit professionals is agreat affirmation and encouragement to FCHK's supply chain management. Participationin the Scheme allowed us to review our current management model, thereby toidentify rooms for continuous enhancement. We will continue to strengthen oursupply chain management to enhance our food traceability and to offer safe andhigh quality products to the consumers."

 

Quality Food TraceabilityScheme 2018, hosted by GS1 Hong Kong,is an annual scheme to recognise local enterprises which demonstrate excellencein food traceability practices through performing a structural, standard-basedaudit. TheScheme aims to encourage enterprises to adopt food traceability practices,improve the visibility of food supply chain and enhance enterprises' ability intraceability, hence to increase consumer trust in local food industry.


FrieslandCampina (Hong Kong)Limited

FrieslandCampina(Hong Kong) Limited (FCHK), a subsidiary of RoyalFrieslandCampina, has maintained a long presence in Hong Kong for 80 years, providing high quality and nutritiousdairy products including FRISO® infant and toddler milk formula, DUTCH LADY®dairy based beverages, OPTIMEL® adult nutrition formula anddairy products including BLACK&WHITE® and LONGEVITY®, for consumers, customers and food service business partnersin Hong Kong and Macau. FCHK is committed to nourishing the lives of HK peopleacross all ages with its full range of high quality and nutritious dairyproducts, as well as to leverage industry expertise and establish CSRinitiatives through cross-industry partnership built with local NGOs, academian, industry experts and customers thatcreated amplified impact to the society.

 

Royal FrieslandCampina N.V.

Everyday FrieslandCampina provides millions of consumers all over the world withfood that is rich in valuable nutrients. FrieslandCampinais one of the world's largest dairy companies, manufacturing and providing avariety of dairy products which serve as raw materials and semi-manufacturedgoods for global infant and toddler products, the food and beverage as well asmedical industries. FrieslandCampinahas offices in 34 countriesand employs a total of about 22,000 people. FrieslandCampina's products findtheir way to more than 100 countries. The Company's central office is inAmersfoort.

 

TheCompany is fully owned by Zuivelcoöperatie FrieslandCampina U.A, with about 19,000 member dairy farmers in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, oneof the world's largest dairy cooperatives. For more information please visit: www.frieslandcampina.com.

 

About Quality Food Traceability Scheme

The outbreaks of foodincidents in recent years raised public concerns on food safety. End-to-endfood traceability thus becomes an essential and pivotal element in food safetymanagement. To encourage enterprises to optimize their food traceability practices,GS1 Hong Kong holds the "Quality Food Traceability Scheme" annually since 2015.Through performing a structural, standard-based audit, the Scheme aims torecognise local enterprises which demonstrate excellence in food traceabilitypractices, including the effective adoption of international standards andtechnology for their food management systems to enable a high level oftraceability with the ultimate goal of serving better and safer food toconsumers. For more information, please visit: https://www.gs1hk.org/quality-food-tracebility-scheme

 

About GS1 Hong Kong

Founded bythe Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce in 1989, GS1 Hong Kong is the localchapter of GS1®, a not-for-profit, standards organisation that develops anddrives adoption of easy-to-implement global standards for business to uniquelyidentify, accurately capture and automatically share vital information aboutproducts, locations and assets. Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, GS1 hasover 110 national chapters in 150 countries. GS1 Hong Kong's mission is to enable Hong Kong enterprises toimprove the efficiency, safety, and visibility of supply chains across multiplesectors and facilitates commerce connectivity through the provision of globalstandards and a full spectrum of standards-based solutions and services. Currently,GS1 Hong Kong has close to 8,000 corporate members covering close to 20industries including retail consumer goods, food and food services, healthcare,apparel, logistics as well as information and technology. For more information, please visit: https://www.gs1hk.org


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