Theland Fresh Milk
1 Litre

The Farm

Farm Assurances

• All milk supply farms have a Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) audited Risk Management Programme (RMP) to ensure quality of milk is maintained.

• Health checks and tests are regularly undertaken on cows and their milk.

•  Any infected or unhealthy animals are separated from the herd and their milk is withheld until the animal is healthy.

• Water that comes into contact with the milking process is tested at an accredited laboratory to ensure safety and quality.

•  Milk is tested for harmful bacteria, chemical residues and contaminants at a recognised laboratory.

• Milk is cooled immediately to 4-7 degrees Celsius and stored on the farm for less than a day to keep it fresh.

• Milk is picked up daily from the farm using refrigerated tanker trucks and transported to the dairy factory.

• All tankers have an automatic computer-controlled milk sampling system on board.

Milk is not accepted by the dairy factory if the temperature, colour or flavour is not to the required specification.

The Factory

Milk is transported from farms to the processing factory which is situated in the Waikato Region of the North Island of New Zealand.

The milk processing facility is registered for a Risk Management Programme as required by the Animal Products Act, 1999. 

 The factory is registered with the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNCA)

Factory Assurances 

• Samples of milk are taken upon arrival at the factory and tested before the tanker is emptied.

• Samples are taken and tested during processing to ensure the milk product is of the highest standard.

• Factory processes are regularly independently audited to ensure Risk Management Plan (RMP) requirements are being maintained.

• All product units are individually coded with the date, time, line number, and jaw number for traceability.

• The final product is tested at an accredited laboratory to ensure that it meets the requirements of both the NZFSA (New Zealand Food Safety Authourity) and the China Food Safety  Standards (GB Standards, the National Food Safety Standard for the People's Republic of China) for chemical, microbial, sensory and packaging.

Once all laboratory tests are completed and passed, New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries issues a health certificate, making it eligible for export;

The fresh bottled milk is loaded into pallets that are individually stretch wrapped and have pallet barcodes attached front and back for traceability.

Transport

Transport Assurances

The transport company that makes this delivery must have a current New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) Risk Management Plan (RMP) before it can freight any dairy products, as per the Animal Products Act, 1999.

The transport company is audited regularly by accredited personnel to ensure that standards are being met and maintained.

The approved airline company receives the products at the airport and prepares the shipment.

Air Freight

New Zealand and China have a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) signed between the People’s Republic of China and New Zealand in 2008, the first free trade agreement that China has signed with any developed country.

The shipping company must ensure that the products are accompanied by all EAD (export accompanied documents) that is required by the importing country, including:

• A NZ-China FTA Certificate of Origin, which is designed to give Assurance to China Customs that the product is produced in New Zealand and complies with the FTA with China.

• Customs documents

• Health Certificates (are issued by the NZ Ministry of Primary Industries, to ensure the product complies with both the NZ Food Regulations and Chinese Government Requirements)

• Certificates of Analysis (contain actual laboratory results from chemical, microbial and physical tests)

• Any other documentation required by the importing country must be completed and approved before it can be loaded on-board (this includes import permits and registration with the General Administration of the Peoples Republic of China for Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine AQSIQ)

The product is checked by China Customs on arrival. China Customs check the import documentation to confirm all requirements have been met and may test the product again prior to releasing it into the country.

Once cleared, the product is sent to the distribution chilled warehouse using refrigerated trucks.

Retail

The products arrive at the chilled warehouse, where they are managed using barcoding and traceability systems. 

No product leaves the warehouse until it receives a final quality check. 

Product is loaded into chilled delivery trucks and distributed to individual shops, supermarkets and other customers.

 Retailers ensure that the product is fresh by using good stock rotation, and checking best before dates before selling product to consumers.

The AQ Assured™ brand and QR code are available for consumers to scan in order to be sure of the safety and quality measures undertaken throughout the product supply chain.