Philosophy

Quality Standard

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  Quality

  • Quality assurance and food safety are Nongshim’s top priority. Our quality assurance system extends from farmers & suppliers to table.

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  Materials

  • To meet quality standards, especially in food industry, quality assurance is a must; ensuring the quality of raw materials is a vital step. To exceed quality standards, we perform detail inspection of not only every raw material, but also packaging materials. We only receive ingredients from approved suppliers. Chemistry testing is performed for verification purpose such as moisture content, ash, SHU, quality of oil, fat content, protein content, etc. We also perform micro testing on total bacteria count, coliforms, E. coli, salmonella, listeria and staphylococcus to ensure safety of raw materials.

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  Process

  • All of our production facilities around the world are highly automated with the latest technology and designed to ensure our products to meet the highest quality and food safety standards. Our factories are built to produce safe products by ensuring safety of any materials that will come into contact with food including air, steam, water, and equipment.
  • All employees entering production areas must wear clean production clothing and dedicated shoes. Anyone entering the production line including employees must go through air shower and must wash and sanitize their hands before entering.
  • State of the art equipment is used for continuous weight control, and every unit produced is passed through X-ray machines. Our skilled Q.C. technicians also inspect WIP (Work in Process) and finished goods to assure compliance with our strict specifications

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  SQF

  • Nongshim America is SQF certified. SQF is recognized by retailers and foodservice providers around the world who require a rigorous, credible food safety management system. Using the SQF certification program helps to achieve consistent product quality and food safety at optimum cost. The SQF Program is recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and links primary production certification to food manufacturing, distribution and agent/broker management certification. Administered by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), SQF benefits from continual retailer feedback about consumer concerns. These benefits are passed on to SQF certified suppliers, keeping them a step ahead of their competitors. SQF is the only scheme to integrate a quality component as well as food safety.

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  Packaging

  • Packaging plays a crucial role in ensuring our products reach consumers in a safe condition. Our packaging contains important information including cooking direction, expiration date, ingredients, nutrition facts along with allergen risks.
  • Packaging also enable traceability. Every product produced in our facilities has unique labels that tell us when a product was produced, what materials and ingredients were used, and where/when those were came from/in.
  • According to WHO (World Health Organization), the great majority of people would experience a food or water borne disease at some point in their lives. More than 200 diseases are spread through food. Foodborne diseases affect vulnerable people harder than other groups. Food contamination also affects the economy and society as a whole. Globalization makes food safety more complex and essential. Nongshim well knows the risks of food safety and consumers must be well informed on food safety practice. This is why we constantly conduct rigorous inspections on every step of production and this is why we constantly improve our system and procedures. Ultimately, our goal is to provide safe, high quality food that meet the expectation of customers.