Xavier Unkovic, President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Canin Canada
said: "We manufacture a highly specific range of pet food aimed at the care and
cure of animals. We know more about pets and this new facility represents the
best in food safety, nutritional precision and quality."
NIRS
system
The new facility houses the best technology available for
controlled and secure production to detect and prevent product contamination.
Raw materials will be managed through a Near Infrared Spectroscopy System (NIRS)
that compares a 'fingerprint' or chemical signature of the ingredient to a
computerized library of standards compiled and maintained for that ingredient.
This will ensure any non-conforming raw materials do not get into finished
products.
Any deviations from the standard result in the rejection of
the delivery and potential disqualification of the supplier. Every raw material
is tested before it enters the plant and also every single finished product
before it leaves the facility.
More expansion
The
facility's extrusion (or cooking capacity) will double later this year. In 2009,
a food safety and testing centre will open, as well as an education centre. In
2010, a warehouse will be completed.
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