Quality

CERTIFICATION 

Lacticínios do Paiva S.A,  have it’s own Food Safety Management System certified in accordance with ISO 22000:2005. 

This certification assures consumers an added safety on all products, as it covers areas of collection and reception of milk, the manufacture, slicing and delivery to the customer of fresh, ripened and cottage cheese kind. This certification was conducted by SGS, a company accredited by IPAC (Portuguese Institute for Accreditation) and one of the most reputable companies operating in the certification of companies in the agri-food industry. 

ENVIRONMENT

In terms of environmental management the key challenge is to ensure that natural resources needed for our activities are well used and that their capacity for regeneration is not compromised.

We have to be demanding as regards pollution control and environmental risk, ensuring the collection of waste, recovery of byproducts, waste water treatment, reducing noise levels and accident prevention as well as  training and awareness of all employees.

On the other hand, it is necessary to detect and combat waste, that result in water waste and unnecessary energy, eliminate waste of raw materials, auxiliary materials or products, preventing it from becoming pollution in the form of emissions, effluents or waste. It is promoting eco-efficiency of production processes, but also the products themselves and of their channels of distribution: create more value with less impact.

FOOD SAFETY POLICY

Lacticínios do Paiva S.A., develops actions that ensures compliance with the requirements and expectations of its clients, with which keeps a close and transparent relation. For that so the Company defined and implemented the Food Safety Policy, which is based on the following commitments:

GOURMET CHEESE/TRADITIONAL CHEESE/FRESH CHEESE/HEALTHY CHEESE