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SMAF Ltd: Quality Control Tailored for the Food Industry

12.2.2018

When you see our trademark on the products we delivery, you can feel safe about the fact that this mark is synonymous with quality and guarantee.

Market is increasingly demanding and requires always more information and certainties. Having a quality trademark which may allow to recognise and guarantee the product is essential. Our mark of Genuine Mediterranean Food and Beverage of Calabria has set itself this important aim since its foundation: the quality trademark and the guarantee label are the answer.

The Quality Trademark “SMAF Ltd” was created with exact purposes:

  1. certifying the Italian origin of the product, respecting environment,
  2. attesting the naturalness of food and beverage (no matter if Bergamot, Oil, Wine, Dairy or Salami),
  3. ensuring the high level of the process in full respect of the rules.

We’re dealing as a Society which loves to provide the Best and Authentic Mediterranean Food (we are S.M.A.F., a Society for Authentic Mediterranean Food) in accordance with a hard technical regulation that associated suppliers have decided to introduce. The aim is to promote the characteristics of Calabrian Food and to have it recognized throughout the world.

SMAF mark on our products is an informative tag that certificates the originality and naturalness of Calabrian Food, supplied by us or by our member producers.

Why the SMAF Ltd Guarantee label?
It will be an added value for the products, identifying a natural food and beverage (Bergamot, Dairy, Salami, Wine, Oil), ensuring the end consumer about the quality of his purchase and making him more conscious of what he buys.

 

THE HIGHEST QUALITY F&B PRODUCTS 

All of our associated supplier manufacturing facilities adhere to strict Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) to safeguard quality and supply of our products.
Their sites are approved by their respective Safety, quality and national health authorities, sometimes they also got the high regarded compliance with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

We ensure that products are consistently produced and controlled to the quality standards appropriate for their intended use and as required by the Market Authorization.

We take quality and safety seriously, knowing that consumers deserve the best products. This principle guides every process we undertake, and shapes everything we build and create. This is how we meet and exceed customers’ and regulators’ expectations of quality and safety.

We continually assess the safety and quality of our food and beverage products. In this rapidly changing health care environment, we also look to design processes, process controls and customer feedback so we are sure we always meet the needs of our customers.

OUR QUALITY POLICY

We are committed to providing our customers and regulators with products and services that meet or exceed their expectations of safety, high-quality performance, reliability and service.

Our commitment to quality drives every aspect of our business processes and decision-making. We foster a culture of quality everywhere we do business. This means communicating our expectations to all employees and partners.

We monitor all product life-cycle stages to assess opportunities for improvement, including: manufacturing, marketing and promotion, storage, handling, distribution, use and service.

We are also subject to a variety of regulations and standards for products and quality management systems that ensure product labeling information, including marketing materials, is accurate and controlled. For all of our products, we employ robust labeling design processes directed at creation, review and approval of device labeling that is consistent with the applicable laws and regulations of all countries where we sell products. We strive to adhere to all applicable labeling standards and where necessary, include information regarding the sourcing of ingredients for the safe and effective use of our products.

 

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

In support of our commitment, we have established global processes and procedures that allow customers to provide feedback. Information regarding device performance or services rendered is routinely reviewed so that customer feedback is a primary input to our continuous improvement mechanisms and to ensure the best quality.

 

CONTROL TAILORED FOR THE F&B INDUSTRY

Every year, hundreds of beverages get recalled due to cross-contamination with allergens, spoilage and fermentation, fears of plastic contamination, use of banned chemicals, and other safety concerns. To safeguard the quality of beverages supplied to the market, manufacturers must ensure compliance of the product’s components, packaging, and production processes at every stage.

SMAF Ltd offers extensive testing and quality control for all categories of beverages, helping brands and retailers preserve product quality from factory to shelf. We conduct or make conduct on-site inspections, audits, and lab tests to make sure that your beverages are manufactured, stored, and shipped in accordance with your specifications, and meet the safety standards of your destination market. For example the following standards:

  • Production monitoring and process control
  • Hygiene and GMP audits
  • Packaging checks and testing
  • Microbiological tests
  • Tests to identify pesticides, heavy metals, and other contaminants
  • Shelf life and stability
  • Beverage Lab Testing Expertise
  • Ingredient identification

Among controlled substances we can list:

  • Pesticide residue (plant-based ingredients)
  • Antibiotic testing (animal-derived ingredients)
  • Allergen and cross-contamination testing
  • Plasticizer contaminants
  • Trace elements
  • Unknown contaminants
  • Heavy metals
  • Sugar, acids, sugar alcohols (juices)
  • Water quality
  • Wine pollutants.

Savuto DOC, the wine of a pleasant valley

6.2.2018

The valley where vines of Savuto lie is to the south of Cosenza, one of the largest towns in Calabria. Most of the wines made here are blends, likely of grapes such as Gaglioppo (or Arvino as it is known here), Greco Nero, Aglianico or Magliocco, cultivated on old bush vines.

The starring of the area is, anyway, Savuto DOC, an honest, hearty Calabrian country wine with plenty of dark, cool cherry fruit, some herbs and animal leather.  The taste is juicy and long with very fine tannic maturity, and scents of forest floor and mushrooms.

 

THE LAND OF THE WINE

The vines are grown in the Savuto valley, which is situated in the municipality of Marzi near Cosenza, but the Savuto River begins high up on La Sila, a mountainous plateau that descends towards the Tyrrhenian Sea. The mountainous topography around Savuto helps to channel the air movements up and down the valleys, giving raise to breezes very useful for a healthy production.

The Savuto Valley is home to many towns (Aprigliano, Parenti, Rogliano, Santo Stefano di Rogliano, Marzi, Carpanzano, Malito, Scigliano, Pedivigliano, Altilia, Grimaldi, Aiello Calabro, Martirano, San Mango d’Aquino, Savuto, and Nocera Terinese known collectively as “towns of the Savuto”. They are, all together, the so-called “Paesi del Savuto”.

The Savuto valley takes its name from the river that lies at the intersection of the provinces of Cosenza and Catanzaro. The name of Savuto River comes from the Latin “Sabutus” and the Greek “Ocinaros” (meaning “that flows quickly”). Savuto is also the name of a small village near the river.

The river originates in La Sila and descends to Tyrrhenian Sea at the Gulf of Sant’Eufemia, after a run of 48 kilometers (30 mi).

Savuto DOC wine takes the name from the vineyard that lies on the delta of the Savuto River facing the Tyrrhenian Sea. The hilly area is well ventilated and produces perfumed wines that are light but rustic. In the delta area, there are 21 hectares of vineyards, located at approximately 500 meters above sea level. The keynote of the vineyards is that they lie in humid delta, which is preceded by beautiful and majestic mountains, where the river descends the fertile valley to the Tyrrhenian Sea. Therefore, vineyards are well ventilated (the method of cultivation is Guyot), and allow the grapes to develop expressive perfumes.

FEATURES

The Savuto DOC title was introduced in 1975, along with the titles of its neighbors Pollino and Donnici, and its area also lie to the north up the Crati River Valley.

The grapes of Savuto are carefully selected and handpicked, are gently pressed. The grapes are: 45% Gaglioppo (locally called ‘Arvino’); 25% Aglianico; 20% Magliocco Canino; 5% Greco Nero; 5% Nerello Cappuccio.

Those grapes used to make the Savuto wines, give raise to red (rosso) and rose (rosato) wines. The fermentation happens in stainless steel tank, while aging request steel vats for 4 months.

The impressive blend of Savuto is described as a dark red wine, full of tobacco aromas, dark fruits flavors, medium bodied, sweet tannins, and unoaked.

Others say that it shows a young expression of berries (blackcurrant and blackberries), some thyme on nose, soft fruit and spices (cinnamon and pepper on finish).