Products created in the slaughter and cutting plants of the Indykpol Capital Group are safe and healthy. Since mid-1999, Indykpol implements the HACCP procedures, and starting from 2004 the quality is assured by the ISO 9001 system. The procedures of the system indicated above covers all stages of production, starting with purchases and acceptance of poultry livestock, through the distribution system to external clients, to monitoring of customer satisfaction. Special Quality Department is responsible for observing the quality procedures. In 2004, these two systems served as the basis for implementing new quality systems: IFS and BRC.
Modern production lines not only guarantee health safety of the products but also enable tracking of the said products through all stages of the production process. For every produced batch, the Company is able to control: what feed was used and where did the poults originate. The all poultry processing activities are realized under continuous supervision of the state veterinary and sanitary services.
Production of poultry livestock is based on poults and feed acquired from a well-tested and strictly controlled source. Rearing of poultry is realized in closed facilities under continuous control by the veterinary doctors. Breeders, farm employees and our people who work with production are forbidden to keep any poultry on their own farms. All facilities of the Company and the Group work in accordance with all the directions obtained from the state veterinary services. The starting point is strict adherence to all the hygienic rules, i.e. limiting farm access for external people and vehicles.
HACCP
The HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) procedures are fully implemented in the Indykpol’s plants since mid-1999. The system covers all spheres of activity from livestock production to distribution of final products. The continuous effectiveness of the system is guaranteed by a dedicated Quality Department.
HACCP is a documented system for identification of all risks present in food production and for all the ways to eliminate them. It was created in order to ensure health safety of food products. All food operators who offer their products on the European single market are required to implement and follow the system’s procedures.
IFS – International Food Standard
This system is focused on how to adjust customer offer to meet specific customer requirements. The progress of our civilization makes it possible to discover new factors that may create allergies. Some of these substances are also present in food. Therefore it is becoming more common that the customers expect very specific information on whether a given product is free from allergens such as: gluten, lactose or casein. Producers need to perform numerous detailed analyses in order to guarantee that their products are free from allergens. Implementation of the IFS system means complete change in the way the technology processes are approached. By taking customer expectations into consideration, Indykpol strives to provide them with complete information on the products offered, in line with the IFS standards.
BRC - British Retail Consortium
The BRC system defines the quality requirements that need to be met by the food producers who want to offer their products in the United Kingdom. It covers requirements stemming from the HACCP and ISO 9001 systems as well as additional requirements that increase product safety and ensures high health quality and customer satisfaction.
QAFP System
Indykpol was the first Polish producer to implement the poultry norms of the QAFP system in 2012. Due to continuous control of the production process: starting with the poults, through the farm, the slaughterhouse, cutting, packing and ending with the sales point - the system ensures stable, high quality of the meat produced. This control is realized in ongoing manner by the producers and by random samplings realized by independent auditors. Poultry meat produced in accordance with the QAFP system are only sold as packaged products, mostly in Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP), which increases the shelf life and protects the products from secondary contamination during distribution and sale processes. An additional requirement is that meat has to be free of any additional substances. It is also forbidden to use feed components that have negative impact on the organoleptic characteristics of the meat. The QAFP system is promoted by the Polish National Poultry Council (KRD) and the high-quality meat produced in the system is promoted in the media (TV ad campaign) which should translate into higher recognizability of the QAFP trademark.
