Banks DIH gets ISO recertification for soft drink, dairy plants

Banks DIH Limited has announced the recertification of its Quality and Food Safety Management System for the Soft Drink Production Plant and the Dairy/Novelty Department by the International Standards Organisation (ISO), according to a release yesterday from the company

It explained that the certification which falls into seven categories, was issued by certifying company Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance Limited (LRQA) on behalf of the ISO. The certification includes the ISO9001:2015 which is applicable to the manufacturing of ice cream and fruit ice products and also covers production, storage, warehousing and dispatching.

It further added that the ISO22000:2018 certifies the manufacturing of carbonated soft drinks in non-returnable Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles from preforms, carbonated soft drink in NR-PET bottles, and carbonated water in addition to post and pre-mix beverages.

Quality Assurance Executive, Seeranie Ramnauth, said that the company continues to work “diligently” to produce nutritious products for consumers that conform to international standards.

 “The certification is an assurance to our customers that Banks DIH Limited remains committed to producing quality products and we will uphold those standards,” she added. 

The recertification which was approved on March 9, 2022 will expire on December 10, 2024. The Dairy/Novelty and Soft Drink plants were first certified in 2014, the release added.