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The schutzgemeinschaft
is a modern and powerful industrial
association. As nonprofit organization
(registered society), the SGF represents
today about 430 members from almost
50 countries. The members are bottling
plants, fruit processors, manufacturers
and traders of semi-finished goods.
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pioneer and motor of industrial
self control, the SGF is the second
globally acting international interest
association of our industry next
to the international Fruit Juice
Union. The SGF activities are aimed
at the local and European market
for fruit juice and fruit juice
containing beverages as well as
at the worldwide market for raw
materials for such products. For
its control and service activities,
the SGF has an annual budget of
about 1.5 mio Euro which mainly
comes from member contributions.
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task of SGF has remained unchanged
since its foundation. The SGF on
behalf of its member company is
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Securing
the legal and industrial quality
and safety standards for fruit
containing beverages and for
a sure
and fair fruit market. |
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SGF consistently works on the implementation
of these objectives, in particular
through
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Suhutzgemeinschaft sees itself as
partner to the industry and has established
a comprehensive, well accepted service
for its members and partner such as: |
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Support
in quality assurance matters
for purchased raw materials, |
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Support
in selecting quality-oriented
raw material suppliers by publishing
a list of controlled SGF/IRMA
suppliers, |
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Analysis
feedback on analyzed samples, |
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“Quality
Matter Hotline” for member
companies, |
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Newsletters
and “Early Warning”
service providing important
information and new findings
regarding “quality and
Safety of fruit Juices” |
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“Silent”
but effective elimination of
stated quality deviation at
the production at site or of
market products at site or of
market products and |
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Certification
of member companies participating
in the voluntary control system.
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For
many years now, the SGF is very active
especially in the field of raw material
assurance. The international Raw Material
Assurance first developed to control
the suppliers of German bottlers has
been expanded systematically, internationalized
and offered at service to bottlers
in other their goods from the same
suppliers. Up to now there are nine
cooperation agreements with countries
inside and outside the EU. In 1996,
the SGF was for the time being given
central European control responsibility
for suppliers all over the world by
the EQCS.
Thus SGF/IRMA controls the raw material
supplies for more than 75% of all
potential customers in Europe and
plays a central role in the European
concert of industrial self-control. |
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