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The
Food Division’s
production
facilities, suppliers of ingredients
and packaging materials
are required to comply with
stringent international standards
and regulations, government
regulations and company
policies, procedures, controls, and
good manufacturing practices
applicable to their operations.
To ensure compliance with these
requirements, we are subject to a
number of audits and inspections.
This includes (but not limited to)
audits conducted by government
and regulatory authorities. During
the year, IFC continues to retain its
certifications from bodies such as
the NFA, British Retail Consortium,
International Food Standard,
Dolphin Safe, GMP, Marine
Stewardship Council and Halal
(JAKIM) accreditations.
IFC is also subjected to the
Business Social Compliance
Initiative (BSCI) Code of Conduct,
which is based mainly on the
conventions of the International
Labour Organization. During the
BSCI audit undertaken in FYE2019,
3 minor non-compliance issues
were noted, of which 2 were related
to the lapses in the number of
hours worked by several workers
which exceeded the 60 hours per
week requirement and 1 pertained
to how some of the used oil
containers were stored. IFC has
since addressed these issues and
made improvements to its current
work planning processes.
IFC’s production plant in PNG has
received the Marine Stewardship
Council (“MSC”) Chain of Custody
certification - an indication that
IFC has complied with international
best practice in each step of the
manufacturing process. To obtain
the Chain of Custody certification,
IFC had to pass an independent
audit that was conducted by an accredited certification body and will
undergo annual surveillance audits to demonstrate that it continues to
meet the MSC standard which includes:
• a randomly chosen batch reconciliation or traceability test to measure
the input and output of fish quantities as MSC fish are processed;
• proper labelling;
• storage of MSC-certified fish; and
• accurate and reliable record-keeping.
The
Plantation Division’s
Indonesian subsidiary, PT Nunukan Jaya Lestari
(“PTNJL”) is accredited with ISO 14001:2015 Environment Management
System for the processes employed in the production of its CPO, CPKO
and palm kernel.
As at 31 March 2019, all 8 of our Malaysian estates have been recommended
for certification to the Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil standards (“MSPO”)
and are now pending certificate issuance. Selected employees have been
sent for training to ensure that we have the necessary competencies to
maintain and support our MSPO certification. However, the Indonesian
Sustainable Palm Oil (“ISPO”) audit on PTNJL remains status quo from
last year as authorities await a definitive outcome of the ongoing legal suit
pertaining to PTNJL’s HGU before the ISPO certification process can be
resumed.
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