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Great Western Estate, Talawakelle has become the first estate in the country to receive the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) certification, said to be the world's most stringent food safety standard.

The certification awarded by the Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) provides an internationally accepted guarantee that the systems adopted by Great Western Estate in the field as well as its factory are in conformity with the quality and safety requirements of the 'Codez Alimentarius' on food hygiene of the World Health Organisation.

Tissa Gunatilleke, CEO of Hayleys Plantation Services Ltd., the managing agent for Talawakelle Plantations Ltd. said the receipt of this certification would enable Great Western to command a premium price for its teas in the near future. Tea brokers have already begun indicating the HACCP certification against the estate's teas listed in their catalogues of the weekly auctions in Colombo.

The company said the audit conducted by the SLSI had covered several key areas of activity in the production process. These included application of fertiliser, spraying, conformity with prescribed withdrawal periods for chemicals, plucking, transport of green leaf to the factory, the receiving conditions at the factory, and the entire production process.

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