the haohua honghe chemical industry co, ltd has placed greater stress in recent years on supervising the food additive production process. for some time now the company has insisted on handling food safety responsibility in the production of food additives, in its role as a pilot enterprise in sichuan in the fight against illegal use of food additives". haohua honghe has been conscientious in following the state council’s notice (from nine ministries) on stopping the illegal use of food additives. steps have been taken to standardize the production and use of food additives and some obvious improvements have been made. the heads of the administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine of china., the sichuan provincial food safety office, and quality and technical supervision bureaus at both the provincial and municipal level have inspected the company’s food additive use in three brands and have declared that they are satisfied with the results.
haohua honghe obtained a state license for its sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate for edible production, as early as 1981. in 2005, it became the first chinese company to develop edible caustic soda, and now has three types of food additives -- sodium carbonate, caustic soda and sodium bicarbonate. total annual production of these is 120,000 tons. these products are better than industrial sodium carbonate, industrial caustic soda and sodium bicarbonate for fodder both in added value and total returns. they are mainly used in the fermentation process and ph control in food processing, and are well received by customers in china and abroad.
after the state council notice on halting the illegal use of food additives was issued this past april, haohua honghe, in line with provincial and municipal quality supervision bureau rules, uses its printing facilities, television, and networks to make its employees more aware of the practice and related laws and regulations such as the food safety law. it also put up posters on food safety in warehouses and elsewhere and held meetings to explain the food safety laws and regulations to raise employees' quality and safety awareness.
on may 17, the company’s board chairman and general manager, xie xueduan, acting on its behalf, signed an accountability for food manufacturer quality and safety statement with the zigong quality and technical supervision bureau as part of a commitment to quality and safety of food additives.
haohua honghe further improved its quality supervision in food additives in three ways: first, it reviewed documents on the production of food additives to improve operations and records so that the control points of the production process were clearly defined and strictly controlled. second, it had more training on laws and regulations and operating skills for the workers, who were also asked to get a regular physical exam at the municipal disease control center to make sure that they are fit to work and meet state's requirements. third, the company has spent over 2 million yuan in recent years on rebuilding the packing area and warehousing to meet state's requirements for the food additive production process. this year, in line with the board chairman, xie xueduan’s ideas for haohua honghe’s development, the company's hardware and facilities for the production and management of food additives were upgraded in accordance with the world’s highest standards.
at the beginning of this year, honghe was declared a model enterprise for standardized production of food additives by the zigong quality and technical supervision bureau. the company continues to improve its management of food-additive quality along the entire quality control system, including raw material purchasing, inspection of incoming items, factory inspections, storage, and sales so that the product meets both market and client demands. haohua honghe also has "five strict standards": first, three food additives are produced strictly in accordance with the license. second, the purchase, checking, and control of raw and supplementary materials, as well as packaging, are done in strict compliance with company's standards. third, the production process and its key indices are carried out in strict accordance with technological operation rules. fourth, quality tests of products that leave the factory adhere strictly to national standards, and the company laboratory has state certification, the food additive warehouse is under strict control. fifth, a real-name system is being applied to products and better delivery records for sales. in the case of rejected goods, control procedures for rejected products, guidelines for assessing and disposing of rejected products, and a recall system for rejected products have been worked out. the company is making sure that the logo and labels of packages meet state food safety requirements. haohua honghe’s quality control department has started a food safety campaign for standardized production and is cooperating closely with every department to better control the production process, for the better management of food additive production and guarantee of product quality and safety.
