The defects of agricultural products and foodstuffs not only cause harms to consumers' health but also affect the reputation of distributors.
Therefore, to ensure safety in quality, it has been always need a quality control process for Agricultural products and foodstuffs.
Structures
Component
Farming
Harvesting
Materials
Additives
Processing
Manufacturing
Storage and warehousing
Shipping (Sea / Air / Road / River / Rail)
Outsourcing and supply chain
AIM’s activities are to verify the above mentioned stages penetration services of monitors, audits, identifies, samples, tests, inspections, witnessing and certification.
The quality and diversity of the agricultural, fisheries, fresh fruits & vegetables and aquaculture production is one of its important strengths
Citizens and consumers in the increasingly demand quality as well as traditional products. This generates a demand for agricultural products or foodstuffs with identifiable specific characteristics, in particular those linked to their geographical origin.
Producers can only continue to produce a diverse range of quality products if they are rewarded fairly for their effort.
The right tools to better identify those of their products that have specific characteristics while protecting those producers against unfair practices.
The labeling of agricultural products and foodstuffs should be subject to the general rules at preventing labeling that may confuse or mislead consumers.
Ensuring uniform respect throughout the intellectual property rights related to names protected
Ensures fair competition between the producers of products in the framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Multilateral and bilateral agreements, thereby contributing to the recognition of the quality of products and of their model of production as a factor that adds value.
An agricultural product or foodstuff bearing such a geographical description should meet certain conditions set out in a specification, such as specific requirements aimed at protecting the natural resources.
For traditional specialties guaranteed is to help the producers of traditional products to communicate to consumers the value-adding attributes of their product.
European standards (EN standards) and international standards
A traditional specialty guaranteed shall comply with
A specification which shall comprise the name proposed for registration;
A description of the product including its main physical, chemical, microbiological or organoleptic characteristics, showing the product’s specific character;
The production method that the producers must follow, including, where appropriate, the nature and characteristics of the raw materials or ingredients used, and the method by which the product is prepared; and
The key elements establishing the product’s traditional character.
Name of organisation/individual inspected
Product inspected
Date of Inspection
Outcome / Results
In cases of non-compliance the report should also include the following:
Reason for non-compliance
Date of expected resolution to re-inspection
Customer is of opinion in AIM's inspection services are immediately thinking to:
the confidence / third party inspection
the skill / the experience / expertise
the availability / locals experts
Mission
AIM Control (AIM Group®) group act strictly the transparency for the offered services on a serious experience of commodities control.
Including surveyors, inspectors and collaborators who have a strong training and an experience in the agricultural production field and are agronomist engineers
tropical agronomics
food-processing industry
agro-environment
international trade (FOSFA and GAFTA)
Roles and activity
Customer services
Innovative thinking
Speedy delivery
Global expert network