Seal of Quality Application Process
Seal of Quality Application Process
The members of the Association developed certain standards and procedures applied to regulate and certify the quality of domestic meat and dairy products. The quality standards are consistent with the domestic legislation applicable in this subject area, but they are also based on the experiences and regulations applied in the meat and dairy industries of developed countries. Products certified with the Seal of Quality, which is imprinted on the packaging, meet all the relevant criteria and standards for high quality.
Awarding the Seal of Quality is a continuous process consisting of several consecutive phases, whereby each phase is eliminative:
| Phase
I |
| Producer
of meat/dairy products becomes member of the Association. |
| Phase
II |
| Application
filed by the producer, with a list of potential products - candidates
for SoQ. |
| Phase
III |
| Definition
of the standard production procedure for each type of product
proposed for SoQ. |
| Phase
IV |
| Physical
inspection of the production capacity (facility, employees, raw
materials, processing, packaging, distribution). |
| Phase
V |
| Laboratory
testing of the chemical and microbiological parameters of the
raw materials and the product-candidate for SoQ in the laboratory
of the Association. |
| Phase
VI |
| Testing
of the product at the Veterinary institute-Skopje, in order to
verify that it is produced in accordance with the Macedonian rules
and regulations defined in the applicable legislation. |
| Phase
VII |
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| Organoleptic
testing of products by an independent certification team, with
evaluation of the following product parameters:
|
| Phase
VIII |
| If
the results of the above testing and analysis are in compliance
with the quality standards, the certification team submits to
the Association a recommendation for certification of the product
with a Seal of Quality. |
| Phase
IX |
| The
Managing Board of the Association verifies the testing and awards
the product with a Seal of Quality. |
