Agricultural and food

Leochimica’s professionals believe that consumers’ opinion is essential in the choice of products and therefore is sure that holding a consumer-oriented view need to be a must for modern companies.

The whole staff holds a Bachelor of Sciences as well as being member of the Food Technologists’ National Association.

Our professionals employ their experience in consulting, assistance and research activities.

Here are some of the services we offer:

• Drawing up, technical assistance in the drawing up, modification and conformation to standards of food labels.
• Assistance in legal proceedings, also by means of claims adjusters
• Drawing up of labels and multilingual test reports
• Arrangement of the purchasing conditions
• Assistance during audits, official samplings, sample opening and analysis repetitions and reviews
• Development and review of H.A.C.C.P. manuals and self-monitoring plans (Reg. 852/04 – Reg. 853/04)
• Legislation updating
• Development of Traceability Plans (Reg. 178/02)
• Phone assistance in case of considerable analytical nonconformity
• Drawing up of shelf-life validation documents, analytical plan and final report
• Drawing up of documents required for EC mark
• Staff training in food hygiene accordingly to the regional guidelines or specific training according to subject and duties
• Research service for sensory quality improvement
• Issue of multilingual certificates
• Adoption of remedial actions in order to repair a nonconformity
• Updating on national and international food alerts
• Audit and document audit simulations, with following report
• Predisposition of technical specifications and assistance for obtaining product certification
• Assistance for obtaining IFS, BRC, EUREP-GAP certifications
• Development of GMP and SSOP manuals
• Optimization of production lines
• Adoption of procedures and specific operations designed for production lines and staff operative methods
• Drafting and forwarding of permits to the competent authorities
• Research and development of new products
• Legislation updating
• Complete, planned and constant assistance
• Validation of the production process depending on Listeria Monocytogenes presence, as provided for in Reg. 2073/05

Leochimica offers then a year-long assistance service related to the management of hygiene, which consists of 4 yearly visits. This service aims at carrying out legal obligations (validation of the Self-Monitoring Plan, Traceability System control), cooperating with the company for improving the product destined to the market, projecting and developing training programs as well as providing the company with every other service needed.

This service includes also a further and constant assistance which deals with:

• Updating/Interpretation of laws, norms, latest findings in food hygiene (fax/phone communications, or during the scheduled meetings)
• Phone communication with our technicians for advices and suggestions

Leochimica has always collaborated with Universities, research institutes and trade associations; the company itself is registered with the Test Laboratories’ Association as provided for in ex art. 4 L. 46/82.

Leochimica offers to its customers a scientific/technical service performed by a high qualified staff that is constantly trained, by both internal and external training courses, and always kept up-to-date with the latest legislation.