Vinarice's rice processing plant (Photo: Pan Group) Thiscertification will help Vietnamese rice products to the EU as one of the most comprehensivefood safety standards established based on a combination of two certificatesISO 22000 and PAS 220.
Fromthe beginning of Vinarice's establishment, Vinaseed chose the FSSC22000management systems to follow, invested in modern facilities and appliedJapanese technologies. Only less than eight months into operation, Vinarice hasreceived FSSC22000 certification after a strict and rigorous assessmentprocess.
This has a special meaning in the context of the EU-Vietnam FreeTrade Agreement (EVFTA), which officially took effect on August 1.
Accordingto the agreement, the EU will give Vietnam an export quota of 80,000 tonnes ofrice per year with a tariff of 0 percent.
InJuly, Vinaseed exported VJ Pearl Rice and RVT fragrant rice to the Netherlands and theCzech Republic at a price of 1,040 USD per tonne. This week, the companywill export Ban Mai white rice and Phuc Tho brown rice to Australia.
Theseare the first Vietnamese branded rice products which have imported officiallyto the European market. The high-quality products are used Vietnamese ricevarieties, grown, harvested and processed in Vietnam, meeting all strictstandards and conditions covering from raw material development to finalproduct quality control.
NguyenQuang Truong, CEO of Vinaseed, said: “Vinaseed has been prepared since theEVFTA was under discussion. It developed sustainable agricultural productionareas according to VietGAP standards."
In2019, Vinaseed's total export volume to the EU market reached 2,000 tonnes fora value of 2 million USD. The PAN Group member company aims to double its exportsto about 5,000 tonnes in 2020 when new tariffs of zero per cent will make itsproducts become more competitive, Truong added./.
