Recalling the early stages of growth and development of Sumul Dairy in terms of maintaining quality and food safety requirements, QMS was a milestone in the history of Sumul Dairy's management system from the year 2000, in which Sumul Dairy received its first management system 9001:1994. Since then this management system has become a pillar for maintaining and developing the quality of all products and processes. Over the years while implementing QMS and HACCP certification requirements other contemporary legal standards PFA and MMPO which were the main statutory and regulatory bodies and then on FSMS, among such development of management systems, Sumul Dairy implemented overall quality standards, which depend on quality, as well as food Safety outcomes such as organoleptic (taste related), physico-chemical microbiological and other quality attributes are implemented. Subsequently, FSSAI/FSSR came in the year 2011, covering all food business organizations with mandatory implementation of "Food Safety Requirement" across the country and hence Sumul Dairy continuously improves the implementation, review and formulation of "Quality Standards" as a whole. which ensures food security. Also the quality criteria are grouped under one control known as "Quality Control and Quality Assurance".
Finally, a major improvement in the food safety management system was the adoption of the GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) approved scheme FSSC version 4.1 in 2019 which strengthened the food safety and quality management system. GFSI standards schemes are based on internationally recognized standards such as CODEX which provide a rich and detailed program to reduce inefficiencies and facilitate fair trade while increasing efficiencies in the global food supply chain.
FSSC has since followed up with the successful implementation and certification of two more versions 5.0 and 5.1 in the years 2020 and 2023 respectively. There are inherent features and hence one more revision which will be effective from 1st April 24th. This version 6.0 (FSSC) has had a major impact on increasing food safety requirements such as physical contamination, microbiological contamination, quality control standards and with completely new requirements to strengthen and foster a culture of food safety and quality, in addition to a more unique set of requirements and The organization includes the requirements of food loss and waste in its related supply chain, which is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations General Assembly. According to an international report, about 8 to 17% of food loss and misuse occurs from the producer level to the retail level, so adding this requirement to the FSSC scheme helps to achieve the United Nations goals. Ultimately, reducing food loss and waste can save money for farmers, companies, and families, feed more people with less waste, and reduce the burden on water, land, and the environment. To comply with this requirement, Sumul Dairy (Surat & Navi Pardi) has implemented a Food Loss & Waste Policy.
Sumul Dairy, Surat and Navi Pardi have started implementation of (FSSC Scheme Version 6.0) by training about 86 employees, including awareness program for top management only and internal auditor training program for 24 technical officers and engineers.
In the year 2000, we took a significant step towards maintaining international food safety standards by obtaining the Codex (HACCP 9000) certificate.
In 2006, we took a significant step towards ensuring food safety by implementing a system similar to the ISO Standard 22000. This effort resulted in receiving a certificate in November 2008. Furthermore, in March 2014, all four Chilling Centres received certification under ISO 22000:2005 for food safety management. As per the Food Safety Act and standard of 2006, our responsibility extends from 'Grass to Glass.' To guarantee that our milk is free from harmful elements that could affect health, Sumul Dairy in Surat and the Lahe Plant in Nasik both received ISO 22000:2005 certification. In the year 2020, the THR plant was also certified under ISO 22000:2018.
Sumul Dairy Surat, as well as Sumul Dairy Navi Pardi (comprising the Bakery, Powder Plant, and Ice Cream Plant), have both been awarded ISO 22000:2018 certificates by implementing a Food Safety Management System. These entities have also obtained FSSC 22000 international standards certification for export purposes starting from 2019. In the year 2024, as per FSSC audit requirement, Sumul Dairy, Surat and Navi Pardi are all set to undergo their first unannounced (without any notification) audit, which will be between 1 April to 30 November 24.
With the aim of ensuring food safety in the final products and achieving high customer satisfaction levels, the glass and jewelry policy has been revised. This policy is grounded in regulations applicable to small dairy products, with the goal of minimizing the risk of foreign objects, including glass, metal, jewelry, soft plastics, and hard plastics.
For effective implementation of each policy and clear understanding of its meaning, the policy is presented graphically which is displayed in various sections.
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As per food safety standard and regulation, there should be at least one food safety supervisor for every 25 food handlers, in which about 125 employees from all units have been trained in Sumul Dairy till 2021. Further as per latest FSSAI requirement, Advanced Food Safety Supervisor training program has been planned in May 2024, involving around 95 employees of Sumul Dairy, (Surat, Navi Pardi, Lahe and Chalthan) covering Production Engineering, Laboratory, Human Resource, Purchase and Store Department. will be taken.
We at SUMUL dairy are devoted, dedicated and motivated workforce trained to ensure procurement of good quality milk, processing of milk and manufacturing & supply of safe and good quality milk and milk products consistently that conforms contractual and legal requirements to achieve highest level of customer satisfaction.
