INTRODUCTION
"Eat East" was founded by Mr Henry Lo of Sun Generation Ltd. Launched in Hong Kong in 2003. we have become the leading frozen meal provider in Hong Kong. With over 80 stores in Hong Kong, we continues to expand our product line, and now also produce chilled meals and soups as well.
This presentation will highlight the safety of our product. We pride ourselves on the quality and safety of our food We take great measures to ensure that only safe and top quality ingredients are used. Our production standards comply and exceed interationally accepted Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Our headquarters are located in Hong Kong and in 2010 we began production in our state-of -the-art kitchen facility in Qing Xi. China (Dong Guan).
We are accredited by ISO and HACCP. with a license to export our food from China to HongKong. Strict measures are employed along every stage of production to ensure safety and compliance with Hong Kong FEHD standards. With over 30 years experience in cook-chill-delivery systems. we ensure that we are able to deliver delicious and affordable food that meets the high standards of our custamers.
Given the recent focus on food safety warldwide. we take extra precautions to ensure our food meets the highest standards of safety and quality. We meet and exceed international and local standards of safety. Our trained and profesisonal staff are augmented by private, independent If there are any questions or concerns, or if additional information is needed feel free to contact us. We are happy to arrange any an-site inspections or provide additional support materials.
PRODUCT RANGE
Our Menu consists of over 100 different products.
We will be producing chilled (0-4'C) meals (280-320 grams) as well as chilled soups (300 ml).
The following is a general description of the product flow and some of our safety checkpaints to ensure quality, with highlights of different luality Assurance Programs An independent HACCP-safety consultant conducts weekly inspections of our production facility to maintain the strictest of standards of safety. The following will review our policies for:
. PURCHASING
. RECEIVING
. PROCESSING
. COOKING
. PACKAGING
. TESTING
. STORAG/SHIPMENT
This review only highlughts some of our specific safety measures.
PURCHASING
We begin with only top qualiity, safe and fresh ingredients. A1l our purchasing comes from licensed suppliers who can provide documentation of their products safety, license for exportation and authenticity.Our purchasers personally visit and examine the production sites of our major suppliers. Daily meetings with our Production staff and Quality Management team give our purchasers constant feedback of our ingredients.
RECEIVING
All ingredients go through rigorous examination prior to being accepted into our factory. Our Receiving department. on the ground floor, visually inspects every incoming shipment for product quality. They insure that all documents and 'birth' certification are complete. They inspect and reject any damaged products. Inspection includes temperature check, chemical analysis (pesticides. ractopamine etc) as well as microbiologic testing. Samples are sent to our lab for analysis. Supplies deemed appropriateare then rcceived and stored in appropriate storage areas. Our cold storage (frozne and chilled rooms) are alarm controlled, freezers are kept at -180C and our cold rooms are kept at 40C minimum. Dried goods are stored accordingly.Any non-food items (detergents/cleaning supplies/chemicals) are stored in separate storage rooms. To further ensure safety, our receiving department schedules deliveries at separate times No.2 deliveries are received at the same time to prevent cross-contamination. Also non-edible deliveries are received at different sites in the production plant.
PROCESSING
From storage, food materials are transported to our Processing department on the 3rd floor.
Meat: Meat remains in their individual packaging in the freezer until it is needed for use. Meat is unpacked, thawed and washed in dedicated areas to prevent cross contamination. Our plant uses chicken, pork, beef and some shrimp/flsh Our equipment is sterdizecVwashed between shifts. We also check the meat prior to use with a metal detector to fu rther enhance safety.Our entire processing room is kept close t0 100C to further prevent microbial growth Positive air-pressure with forced-air-entrance chambers further minimizes debris/insect contamination.
COOKING
From the 3rd floor, the raw materials are transported down to our cooking department on the 2nd floor Dedicated elevators for raw/processed materials are used See our factory layout to see that we designed the flow to prevent raw materials from encountering cooked food. The CCP juncture (at the oven/kettle/wok) where raw food enters and cooked food exits directly are strictly evaluated. We use a dedicated staff of "raw" handlers and 'cooked" handlers. distinguished by different uniforms and different gloves to prevent cross contamination.
Each ingredient that is cooked has their own CCP standard to evaluate safety For example, holding temperature. time at temperature. core meat temperature are all measured and checked to ensure that our food is fully cooked.
PACKAGING
Once cooked. Our meals are assembled and packaged in our sterilized pakcaging line. Strict hygiene is maintained, preventing microbial growth and contamination. Once packed, each meal tray is sealed with air-tight top film, with batch number recorded. Once sealed the meals are brought immediately to our blast chdlers to bring the meals to a safe storage temperature. Samples of each batch are sent to our in-house laboratory for subsequent testing(microbiologic).
Once chilled, the meals are passed through a metal detector (ISO/HACCP approved) idividually prior to boxing for shipment.
TESTING
We have a comprehensive testing Quality Assurance Program for our food. The pertinent highlights include:
.Reports from Suppliers of test results prior to receiving . Pesticide/Chemical/Microbiologic testing of raw materials in our in-house lab
.Microbiologic testing of fnished product in our in-house lab
.Microbiologic and Chemical testing by China Customs-Export Officials of our product upon shipment from China to Hong Kong
.Metal detectoir testing pre- and post- production.
Factory Photos……
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