Lamitech has announced that its production facility has successfully completed its annual food safety inspection and audit performed by the American Institute of Baking (AIB) International. This certificate of achievement signifies that Lamitech produces clean and safe paperboard products qualified for use in the food industry.
AIB conducted an inspection and audit of the facility on August 3, 2015. Lamitech received 945 out of 1,000 possible points, an Exceptional rating, and delivered perfect scores of 200 out of 200 points in three of five categories. As part of the review process, Lamitech was asked to demonstrate performance in the areas of operational methods and personnel practices, cleaning procedures, integrated pest control, overall maintenance and thoroughness of documentation to validate on-going activities. This activity is in support of its formal corporate Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points plan.
With this achievement, Lamitech is among a select number of paperboard manufacturers to successfully achieve a third-party safety inspection/audit for its food-contact products.