During recent decades there has been an increasing focus on the environmental impact of farming. Also, organic farming has gained increasing interest as an environmentally friendly production system. When the world stared to focus on the cleaning environment farming we were the pioneers of this field.

Since 1998 we were major supplier for most of the Egyptian Organic (Herbs , Spices , Seeds , Honey , Essential Oil , Fruits, vegetables, Seeds)  exporters. Meanwhile we started to export our products worldwide in Europe, Australia, USA and Arab countries. our farms are constantly updated to run with the latest local and international standards. We are regularly inspected to ensure the highest possible purity standards.

It is mention worthy also that our products certified by NOP, Global g.a.p , JAS , EC 834/2007 and ISO 22000 as growers and producers of herbs and spices ,Seeds , Honey , Essential Oil , Fruits , Vegetables.

Our company is following hygiene and sanitation procedure as well as quality assurance system, to assure the minimum acceptable account in the bacteria without any pathogenic microbe test analysis activated are carried out to confirm the result.

We gained the experience in growing organic agriculture filed especially in the Organic (Herbs , Spices , Seeds , Honey , Essential Oil , Fruits, vegetables, Seeds). Also we gained experience in the processing, production, packing, and storage, dehydration which makes the final product presented in the high standard, ready to be shipped to all over the world and delivered with a high quality with a competitive prices.

Our Farms :
 

JAS/MAFF

NOP/USDA

EEC-834/2007 regulation

The Quantities by Hectares

Farm Name

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200

El Menia Farm

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100

El Fayoum Farm


 

Our Standards :
Our quality control department is responsible to check all the raw and final materials to be complied with the company specification sheet.
Raw Material Quality Control :
Received raw material and lots pass the following tests at reception:
1.labeled and traceable
2.purity percentage
3.packing material (clean and sealed)
4.color
5.taste
6.odor
7.size
8.percentage of oils
9.insects and mold infections
10.moisture percentage
11.pesticice residues
12.reception test records filed and kept will all test analysis results

Final Product Quality Control:
Final products and lots pass the following tests before shipping:
•labeled and traceable
•purity percentage
•packing material (brand new, clean and sealed)
•color
•taste
•odor
•size
•percentage of oils
•insects and mold infections
•moisture percentage
•pesticide residues
•bacterial Total count
•all test analysis results kept
•reference sample be kept at the processing plant at least for the product shelf life ( 2 years)

Our company follows a restrict quality procedures a reference sample be analyzed from each shipped lot. Also random samples be taken from our farms (Product – crop – soil – water) for pesticide & microbial contamination detection.

Sampling methods:
Irrigation water sampling procedure:
-Two liters of irrigation watyer should be filled in a clean dark-color glass-bottle labeled by (date – farm name – location – protocol …etc)
And pre-water be taken from the end point of the irrigation canal, at the farm-entrance point.
- Sample should be kept in an ice-box (in case of microbiology analysis) and send directly to the lab.
- Sampling prot5ocol format-supplied the lab be filled and delivered with the sample (copy be kept in firm office).
- Result kept in fillies for inspection and internal audit.

Soil Sampling Procedure:
- Two sub samples each of about 2 kg be taken from the examined plot. Sample represent the area, every ha be represented by about 4-5 sampling point located on a cross way (x shape) all-over the examined plot. Depth of 2-20 cm max (active soil) be represented in the sample.
- Clean new sampling polypropylene bags be used labeled by (date, farm name, plot location, protocol …etc).
- the first sample to be send to lab (within 24 hr.) and the other one to kept in firm office for at least one month after receiving the testing results.
- sampling protocol format-supplied by the labe be filled and delivered with the sample indicating the requested analysis (copy be kept in firm office).
- Result kept in fillies for inspection and internal audit.

Crop Sampling Procedure:
- Two sub samples each of about 2 kg be taken from the examined crop – plot. Sample represent the area, every ha be represented by about 4-5 sampling point located on a cross way (x shape) all-over the examined plot. Full plant or different heights be represented in the sample.
- clean new un-treated paper bags sampling bags (polypropylene bags in case of un-availability) be used labeled by (date, farm name, plot, location, crop name, protocol ….etc)
- Samples be kept at cooling condition and send as soon as possible to the lab.
- the first sample to be send to lab and the other one to be kept in firm office (at cooling condition) for at least 15 days after receiving the testing results.
Sampling protocol format-supplied by the lab be filled and delivered with the sample indicating the requested analysis (copy be kept in firm office).
- Result be kept in fillies for inspection and internal audit.

Product (Raw – Final Lot) Sampling Procedure:
Three sub samples each of about 2 kg be taken from the examined product- lot. Sample represent the lot, every 5 packages be represented by one sampling package. Different package depth be represented in the sample.
- Clean new un-treaded polypropylene sampling bags be used labeled by (date, farm name, lot…, product name, protocol etc).
- the first sample be send to lab (within 24 hr), the second one to be kept in firm office for at least as long as the product shelf life, the last sample to be send to the client if requested.
- sampling protocol format-supplied by the lab be filled and delivered with the sample indicating the requested analysis (copy be kept in firm office).
- Result be kept in fillies for inspection and internal audit.

Reference sample be kept from each shipped LOT for a time period not less than the product shelf life (2 years at least).

Book Keeping Standard Procedure:
A full and traceable bookkeeping system should be found in place (farms & firm), and should be maintained and updated and kept for not less than five years. All field formats should be kept in a good manner at place and in its latest version.




 

 


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