(EPD®) for "GranFruttato" - Monini

The Company Monini EPD03 ® , December 2012p. 6Supply chain controlOils made from olives of different varieties,origins and maturity, and stored underdifferent conditions and for differenttime frames, naturally possess differentcharacteristics. For this reason, ZefferinoMonini Jr., together with some of his closestexpert collaborators, select the best oilsin a special tasting room on a daily basis,recording the intensity and the differentflavour and olfactory characteristics of eachoil sampled. Approximately 15,000 oil tastingsessions are held each year during theselection and receipt of the raw materials,as well as before packaging. These controlactivities are not only limited to the rawmaterials themselves, but the quality of thefinal product is also guaranteed by the loyalty,collaboration, and control activities performedby the entire supply chain.Quality controlA state-of-the-art analytical laboratorymonitors the quality and purity of each oil.These highly complex analyses are usedto reveal the presence of any oils otherthan olive oil, as well as the presence ofany undesired substances contained withinthe oils themselves due to treatments withagrochemicals (pesticides, herbicides orfungicides) or simply due to environmentalpollution. Modern analytical techniques andsophisticated equipment allow forcontaminants to be detected in tenths of partsper billion: this means that it is possible todetect the presence of even just one gram of acontaminant dissolved in 10,000 tonnes of oil !The Monini analysis laboratory performsapproximately 20,000 sets of analysis peryear, controlling approximately 90,000parameters. Most of the controls areperformed upon the incoming product, thusallowing for non-compliant batches of oil tobe rejected, while further controls are alsocarried out during the packaging stage.Subsequently, the quality levels of the oilsdestined for the national and internationalmarkets are sampled and monitored.