Food safety
Government and consumers are making ever-higher demands on our food. This means greater awareness of the products we eat and a critical attitude towards production methods and their impact on the environment.
Who is responsible?
It is the responsibility of the business community to meet the requirements. This applies both to statutory government standards and to the specific requirements of consumers. When it comes to nutrition, the fragile confidence of our consumers must not be damaged.
Verstegen and quality
By means of our own quality assurance systems, Verstegen demonstrates that the government requirements and the wishes of the consumer are fully met. Quality at Verstegen starts at the origin and is maintained throughout the entire process: in the raw materials, production processes, the end products and in our attitude towards the environment. Finally, quality is the focus throughout the Verstegen organisation and among the employees of Verstegen.
Our Certificates
EKO/SKAL (STORAGE)
Verstegen Spices & Sauces B.V. has SKAL certification for the external storage location for the storage of a number of organic herbs, spice mixes and sauces. The rules regarding storage have to do with: is your administration in order and are non-organic items kept separate from organic items? To be allowed to call a product 'organic', the production must comply with certain legal rules. Would you like to know which one? Then please read on.
BRCGS
We are proud to announce that Verstegen Spices & Sauces B.V. is in possession of the BRCGS certificate for version 9 of the standard. The Global Standard for Food Safety was developed to specify the safety, quality and operational criteria required within a food-producing organisation to meet its obligations to comply with legislation and protect consumers. Read on for more information.
IFS
Verstegen Spices & Sauces B.V. is qualified for the latest version of the IFS, version 7. This version is a collaboration of three retail federations of Germany, France and Italy. These refer to basic objectives. Please, read on for more information.
EKO/SKAL
Verstegen Spices & Sauces B.V. was granted SKAL certification for the organic preparation and packaging of a number of single herbs, herb mixes and herb pastes. In addition, various client-specific organic mixtures are available on request. To be allowed to call a product 'organic', the production must comply with certain legal rules. Would you like to know which one? Then please read on.
RiskPlaza
Verstegen Spices & Sauces B.V. was officially certified for RiskPlaza in 2012. RiskPlaza is a database with information about the food safety of ingredients.
EcoVadis
We are proud to announce that Verstegen Spices & Sauces B.V. was granted a gold medal of the EcoVadis CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) rating.
Sedex
Verstegen Spices & Sauces B.V. has been a member of Sedex since 2013. That is why we also completed Sedex's SAQ (Self Assessment Questionnaire). You can now also find us on this website (http://www.sedexglobal.com/). Verstegen has been certified for the CSR performance ladder level 4 since 2012.
Kosher
Verstegen Spices & Sauces B.V. has a Kosher quality mark for various products. If you would like to know which Verstegen products have the Kosher quality mark for, please contact us.
Halal
Halal nutrition is becoming more and more important. Verstegen Spices & Sauces B.V. responds to increasing market demand with a Halal range of more than 150 products.
RSPO
Verstegen complies with the RSPO quality mark. The Certified Sustainable Palm Oil mark of the RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) indicates that at least 95% of the palm oil in a product has been produced sustainably. Read on for more information.
Vegan Logo
Do you see this logo on one of our products? Then these products are completely vegan, in other words: free from ingredients of animal origin. This means that no animals or ingredients of animal origin are used in the production of the product or in the associated raw materials. Any product with this logo meets our definition of vegan. We do this by processing our products safely and by ensuring optimal quality checks, so that every product meets the requirements set by us.
Sustainability Certificate Pure Energy
Verstegen is purchaser of Pure Energy from Windpark Dintelhaven. With this, we receive the greenest electricity in the Netherlands and we are working on building a sustainable future.