Serendib Flour Mills (Pvt) Ltd (SFML), manufacturers of the ‘Seven Star’ brand of wheat flour was recently awarded the ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety System Certification by the Bureau Veritas, India.
The ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety System Certification is the highest and most recognised food-related certification in the world, and, brings SFML the stamp of international approval a little after three years of operations in Sri Lanka, the company said in a statement.
“This certification is an international endorsement of the quality and success of our operations in Sri Lanka. It is not only an achievement for the company but also for the thousands of our Sri Lankan and overseas customers who enjoy the purity and nourishment of our Seven Star wheat flour,” CEO/Director of Serendib Flour Mills (Pvt) Ltd Sathak Abdul Kadar, was quoted as saying.
A subsidiary of the Al-Ghurair Group of Dubai, UAE, SFML is an approximately US$ 56.00 million project and is in the business of wheat based flour milling with a capacity of 1000 MT per day at its state of the art mill located at the Prince Vijaya Quay in the Colombo Port.
SFML also currently exports to the Far East and Africa to countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines, North Africa, the Maldives and Vietnam with more in the pipeline. |