Herstellung
The factory
The company operates a factory equipped with current machinery for the herb, seed and vegetable trade, meeting the applicable quality and safety standards and staffed by workers experienced in this specific class of goods.
Production
Six steps, one specification sheet
Every lot moves through the same sequence, with the buyer's specification sheet governing sizing, grinding and packing.
Cleaning
Removal of dust, stones and foreign matter from the incoming harvest.
Sizing
Screening to the cut length or particle range the specification calls for.
Grinding
Milling for ground and powder grades, with mesh checked against the order.
Sorting
Color and manual sorting to lift out off-grade material.
Blending
Homogenizing the lot, or combining components where the buyer orders a blend.
Verpackung
Filling to the packing type and net weight specified, with lot marking for traceability.
Laboratories
The test panel
The company has set up several laboratories at the plant, equipped with the devices, techniques and analytical methods needed to hold food safety at a high level. The in-house microbiology panel runs fourteen parameters:
| No. | Microbiology parameter |
|---|---|
| 01 | Total plate count (TPC) |
| 02 | E. coli |
| 03 | Coliform groups |
| 04 | Salmonella spp. |
| 05 | Mould and yeast |
| 06 | Enterobacteria |
| 07 | Sulphite-reducing bacteria |
| 08 | Bacillus cereus |
| 09 | Campylobacter spp. |
| 10 | Clostridium perfringens |
| 11 | Fecal coliform |
| 12 | Staphylococcus aureus |
| 13 | Shigella |
| 14 | Listeria monocytogenes |
Lot samples are drawn and analyzed before release.
Physical and chemical
- PhysicalDensity, sieve size, foreign matter, colour, odour
- ChemicalMoisture, total ash, essential oil content
- External (QCAP)Pesticide residues, heavy metals, aflatoxins
- Ministry of AgricultureVerifies sample safety in addition
Prepared forms of the catalog: whole, cut and ground grades of flower, leaf, bark and seed material.
A cut leaf grade after sizing. Screen analysis confirms the particle range before the lot is released. Raw and processed goods are held in clean, ordered store areas, separated by status, until the lot ships.