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Food certification firm set up $ 1.3 million initiative

An MoU was signed between Ind-Expo Certification Ltd and Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) to launch a food certification firm.

The $ 1.33m initiative was inaugurated by Minister of Industry and Commerce, Rishad Bathiudeen recently.

Ind-Expo Certification Ltd is a non-profit private firm initiated for food certification. Ind-Expo will supervise local food quality using standards administered by the Chartered Institute of Environment Health (CIEH) of UK. The UNIDO Colombo office’s venture is under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce with a $ 1.33 m funding from the Norwegian government through UNIDO.

“The non-profit firm is a collaborative effort between Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI) and the National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) supported by UNIDO under my Ministry’s auspices” he added. The Norwegian funded, UNIDO facilitated project aims promoting food safety within the chain of tourist hotels in Sri Lanka, and the non-profit firm Ind-Expo Certification Ltd, jointly with Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) will implement the food safety inspection and grading system to assure food safety for customers.

Ind-Expo Certification Limited is a non profit, public certification and training organisation established by the Ceylon National Chamber of Industries (CNCI) and the National Chamber of Exporters (NCE) of Sri Lanka as it’s partners. It is supported by the UNIDO under it’s project – “Strengthening the International Certification Capacity in Sri Lanka”(Integrated Industrial Development Support Program Phase 11) with the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. Ind-expo also operates a “Crowns Scheme for Food Hygiene” where food outlets, restaurants and hotels are assessed for hygienic conditions and awarded 'Crowns' depending on their hygienic conditions.

The aim of this program is to safeguard local consumers and also to facilitate the export market.

This program has been developed on par with similar programs in operation in developed countries and first implementation was in the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) area with the support of the Health Department of the CMC.

This will be extended to the Kotte Municipal and Dehiwela-Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council areas in the near future.

 

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