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LATEST NEWS
24.02.2005
First Palm Oil Plantation EurepGAP Certified in Malaysia
in Fruit and Vegetables
Tanah Merah Strategic Operating Unit 1 (SOU 1), belonging to Kumpulan
Guthrie Berhad, a major plantation-based company in Malaysia and
Indonesia, achieved EurepGAP Certification for 3 of its palm oil
plantations on December 21st 2004, the first-ever plantation estates in
the world.
The 3 palm oil estates, namely Tanah Merah Estate, Bukit Pelandok Estate and Sua Betong Estate, covering a total of approximately 8500 hectares is based in West Malaysia. The External Audit was carried out by Mr. Tom Johnson, NCSI Certification Body from Australia. qa plus asia-pacific sdn bhd, the sole representative for EurepGAP in Malaysia were the consultants to the project. Following the success of EurepGAP at Tanah Merah SOU 1, the next plan for Guthrie is to replicate the above to 3 other SOUs in Malaysia, namely Bukit Talang, Ulu Remis and Rantau. Please find attached PDF with pictures. |