Quality

Uniontrade Quality at the service of its clients

A fundamental Uniontrade Srl goal is to ensure that its products comply with high levels of quality and safety, as well as with environmental and social standards.

What Uniontrade Srl means by Quality is all product's features - e.g. composition, taste, packaging and product information - are taken into consideration.

For each imported product, Uniontrade Srl sets quality aspects and product requirements. Uniontrade Srl is committed to find the best products to be offered to its customers, putting value to original taste and tradition at the right price.

Our Quality Policy is based on three main criteria

Uniontrade Srl Products' Quality as "Policy of differentiation in the product life-cycle"
Uniontrade Srl Offers' Quality as "Competitive advantage"
Uniontrade Srl Solutions' Quality as "Customer satisfaction "

1. Uniontrade Srl is aware that Food products' offer is constantly evolving: constant life-cycle analysis is therefore required, in order consistent product differentiation is created.

2. Uniontrade Srl believes a well-constructed Quality System is essential to consolidate and develop its competitive position in the international food market. Prioritising and constantly improving our QS, we offer our customers an important advantage..

3. Uniontrade Srl continual improvement policy is meant to ensure Customers' full satisfaction by matching their explicit and implicit needs.

Information and training
Uniontrade Srl regards information and training of employees assigned to purchasing, logistic and selling as a fundamental requirement in order products' high quality and safety is ensured..

Correct product declaration
Product information on packaging is under the control of an expert technician, that ensures it is consistent with the Italian regulations Decreto Legislativo 109/1992 and further amendments thereto Decreto Legislativo 114/2006.

Unconditional risk avoiding: a fundamental task
A fundamental commitment of the Uniontrade Srl quality program is to thoroughly foresee and unconditionally avoid all kind of risks. For this purpose all possible dangers are analysed and evaluated, then put a limit to by specific measures. Among most well-known dangers we can find pathogenic germs, traces of forbidden elements and mistakes in product labelling.

One's self-control system is the essential
In order to identify possible risks, Uniontrade Srl decided to fully adopt the international self-control system HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points). Critical control points are identified, as well as specific measures to be adopted, in order introduction of faulty products in the market is prevented.Obligation to self-control is a fundamental rule for producers and sellers all over the world. All steps and levels are involved: from cultivation to breeding, from raw materials acquisition to production, from storage to distribution and selling of products.

Transport and storage
Transport and storage conditions can deeply affect food products quality and safety. For instance, when perishable goods are at stake it is very important the cold chain is never interrupted. For this purpose, strict instructions concerning suitable temperature have been established. Observance of these regulations is secured by the implementation of temperature devices and regular checks.

A new challenge: traceability
Demand for products' traceability is rising. Uniontrade Srl is actively taking part for a sustainable and reliable system is created.

Legislation
Italian regulations for food safety are rich and complex. In order to support Clients that wish to stay constantly informed, Uniontrade Srl offers a section for Italian regulations of first importance:

Regolamento CE 852 del 29.04.04