Ivoirienne de Noix de Cajou Receives HACCP Certification
August 29 2019 - 8:00AM
Great Quest Fertilizer Ltd (TSXV:GQ) (“
the
Company”) wishes to update shareholders on developments
within its pending acquisition, Ivoirienne de Noix de Cajou S.A.
(“INCajou”), a cashew processing facility operating in Cote
d’Ivoire, West Africa.
Great Quest is very pleased to announce that
INCajou received the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point
(“HACCP”) certification on July 30, 2019 following a third-party
audit against the standard requirements conducted by TUV-Nord.
INCajou is among very few Cote d’Ivoire-based cashew facilities to
achieve this prestigious certification standard, earned within five
months of commercial operations.
“Obtaining HACCP certification within this
timeframe shows our operational capabilities in this part of Africa
and strong commitment to food safety, " said Salma Seetaroo, CEO of
INCajou and GQ director. "This milestone helps us diversify our
pool of off-takers and gives us credibility regionally. " HACCP is
recommended by the United States Department of Agriculture
(“USDA”), and the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) as an
effective approach to food safety and public health. It is a
management system in which food safety is addressed through the
analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards
from procurement and handling of raw cashew nuts, to processing,
distribution and consumption of the finished cashew kernel. The
comprehensive assurance program is designed to manage and minimize
risks during all stages of food production. The HACCP system in
place at the INCajou facility involves a series of control
procedures at critical points during cashew processing.
Great Quest and INCajou continue to add value
for our investors through an ongoing commitment to growing an
integrated value chain in the agricultural sector and pursuing the
highest quality standards in our operations. In the next
twelve months, INCajou will focus on achieving additional
international food safety certification.
Change of Business (“COB”)
Approval
Great Quest continues to work through the COB
process as outlined by the TSX venture. Upon approval of the
information circular it will be shared with shareholders who will
vote on the transaction. Approval of the transaction and the change
of business by shareholders will allow the acquisition of INCajou
to close and the shares of Great Quest to resume trading.
About Great Quest
Great Quest Fertilizer Ltd. is a Canadian
agribusiness company focused on the development of African
agricultural mineral projects for local production of farm ready
fertilizers. The Company’s flagship asset is the Tilemsi Phosphate
Project, encompassing 1,206 km² in northeastern Mali, containing
high quality phosphate resources amenable to use as direct
application fertilizer. Great Quest is listed on the TSX Venture
Exchange under the symbol GQ, and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
under the symbol GQM.
For more information: Please call Jed
Richardson at 1-877-325-3838 or email info@greatquest.com
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