QUALITY MANAGEMENT

Honey New Zealand has implemented an extensive quality management programme:

ISO 9001: Honey New Zealand operates the ISO 9001 quality management system and has held a certificate of registration since 1994.

Risk Management Programme (RMP): Honey New Zealand has a registered Risk Management Programme with NZFSA.

Since 1st July 2006 all manufacturers who store, process or pack bee products for export must have a registered RMP to be eligible for export certification. A RMP is designed to identify, control, manage, eliminate or minimise hazards to ensure the product is fit for its intended use. A registered RMP is a legal document, binding on the business it relates to. RMP implementation is verified at regular intervals by independent verifiers.

The UMF Trademark: Honey New Zealand is a licensed member of AMHA (Active Manuka Honey Association) http://www.umf.org.nz

UMF is a regisitered trademark of AMHA and can be used only by licensed users who meet set criteria which include regular monitoring and auditing of the quality of their honey. UMF Manuka Honey from a New Zealand company licensed to use the name UMF, and labeled in the licensees name, is the only honey guaranteed to have the special UMF property referred to in the research and clinical trials and that the honey being sold has the special antibacterial property to the level indicated on the label.