Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 4 May 2021

NEWS FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2021 15 CP Foods focuses on food safety to boost consumer confidence C P Foods announced that 61 of its plants are now certified “IPHA - Industrial and Pro- duction Hygiene Administration”, a newly estab- lished food safety standard, to build confidence among consumers both in Thailand and overseas. IPHA standard is a joint initiative of the Federa- tion of Thai Industries, the Public Health Ministry and the Industry Ministry to ensure food safety amid COVID-19 outbreak. This new food safety standard is based on the GMP, HACCP, IS022000 and interna- tionally-recognized COVID-19 prevention measures. IPHA certificates will be given to food-processing fac- tories that pass the self-assessment on hygienic stan- dards for workplace, production process and workers. Siripong Aroonratana, CP Foods’ Chief Operating Officer - Livestock Business, said the company cur- rently has the highest number of IPHA certified plant, adding that winning the certification reflects CP Foods’ stringent measures to safeguard production lines from the new coronavirus 2019. The company continues to promote its operating plants to assess IPHA standards under "self-declaration" in a bid to ensure people the hygiene and safety in food product. Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods) continues to apply for “IPHA - Industrial and Production Hygiene Administration”, Thailand’s new hygiene standard to consumer boost confidence in food safety. Russian industrialists discuss development of global food systems C herkizovo Group, Russia's largest meat producer, orga- nized an independent business dia- logue on "Ensuring Sustainability: The Contribution of Russian Busi- ness to the Development of Glob- al Food Systems." The event was conducted jointly with the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entre- preneurs (RSPP) in preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit. The UN summit will be held in September in New York and will be an important stage in working out common international ap- proaches to ensuring the sustain- able development of food mar- kets and addressing related global challenges. During the Moscow business dialogue, representatives of large agricultural companies, industry unions, and leading ex- perts in agriculture discussed the main challenges facing interna- tional and national food security, as well as possible solutions re- flecting the interests of the Rus- sian business community.