Quality
Quality standard
The advanced production facilities and its rigid quality system are built for achieving regulatory FDA approval, BRC certificate, under conditions of NS-EN ISO-9001 HACCP codex alimentarius practices.
Hofseth BioCare's advanced and modern production facility is built to fullfill today's feed and food safety requirements. No feed and food plant is however better than the attitude and work habits of the people involved and therefore we have invested time and energy to established a feed and food safety culture from the personnel involved in the everyday production up to the Company’s top management – and we will continue to do so.
In order to show our commitment to feed and food safety and our accountability as a trustworthy business partner, we are in the process of becoming certified to the necessary standards, which include: GMP+ and Trustfeed. Our product safety and quality management system is of course based on the fundamentals of feed and food safety:
- Mangement Commitment
- Personnel involvement
- Pre-Requisite Programs (PRP’s)
- A HACCP – system according to Codex Alimentarius through which we have identified the OPRP’s and CCP’s for our type of production
- Applicable legal requirements
- Customer specifications.
Unique raw materials
HBC will only accept very fresh raw material of food grades standard. The Midsund plant is placed in a very strategic area with easy access to salmon filet producers. More than twice a day, HBC will receive deliveries of fresh off cuts from salmon producers. This guarantees access to a secure source of extremely fresh raw materials. HBC is in discussions with the major supplier of byproducts from the pelagic production in Norway. Being a seasonal fishing, the pelagic supply will be covering 6 months yearly. The rest of the raw material will be sourced from salmon aquaculture.
The hydrolysis process
The Hofseth BioCare process sets a new standard of quality in the biomarine industry. Through significant investments in technology, research and testing, we have developed a new method for fully controlled bi-product refinement. The technology is proprietary to Hofseth BioCare. This unique production method is based on hydrolysis technology and use of enzymes. The ultimate enzymes for the production process have been designed by us in close cooperation with leading enzyme producers. The hydrolysis technology combined with specific enzymes allows better separation of the raw material, at low temperatures. It also prevents oxidation and offers high-quality product fractions of protein, calcium and fish oil.
Traceability
Hofseth BioCare´s vertically integrated supply chain gives optimum safety. We can trace every product right back to its source. This makes for reliable fault finding, and ensures that eventual problems will not be repeated.
Sustainability
The HBC process ensures optimal use of natural resources. Fresh salmon off-cuts that would otherwise have been waste or animal feed are used for making superior quality oil for human consumption.