Two Kudumbashree units get ISO certification

Two of the Kudumbashree’s Nutrimix units have acquired ISO (International Organisation for Standardisation) certification.

In all, 241 Kudumbashree units comprising 1,569 neighbourhood group members produce Amrutham Nutrimix, the take-home ration offered by means of the 33,115 anganwadis within the State as a part of a convergence programme involving the Kudumbashree and the Women and Child Development Department.

Sanjeevani and JARMS Group Nutrimix, the 2 units from Malappuram district, secured ISO 22000:2018 certification in meals security administration.

The Sanjeevani unit was began by 10 members beneath the Thazhekode neighborhood improvement society (CDS) in April 2006.

The unit, which has an annual turnover of ₹1.32 crore, produces the Amrutham Nutrimix powder and value-added merchandise comparable to flour beneath the model Jeevas and Nutrimix biscuit cake.

The JARMS Group unit was began beneath the Manjeri municipality CDS 2 in July 2006.

The six-member unit additionally produces ‘pazhampori’ combine, ‘palappam’ combine, ‘matta puttu’ powder, and ‘payasam’ combine, taking its annual gross sales to ₹1.13 crore.

The two units took the initiative to get ISO 22000 certification and commerce mark registration and succeeded.

The 241 units within the State produce and distribute 23,000 tonnes of Nutrimix, with an annual turnover of ₹169 crore.

Some of the units that produce value-added merchandise have good annual gross sales, even as much as ₹2 crore. Most units have a turnover of at the least ₹40 lakh. The most variety of Nutrimix units is in Malappuram – 43.

Kudumbashree officers say that impressed by the 2 units which have acquired ISO certification, different units have gotten in contact with them to learn the way they can also get the certification.

All the units operate as per a normal working process. They are monitored by the Kudumbashree district missions, ICDS supervisors beneath the Women and Child Development Department, and Food Safety officers.

The units are graded to make sure the standard of the Nutrimix. This is completed following a joint inspection by the Kudumbashree, Women and Child Development Department, and Food Safety officers to look into points comparable to hygiene, high quality management, bookkeeping, manufacturing, and teamwork. After a grading in 2017, the method is at present beneath method. At current, 228 units have the ‘A’ grade.

In 2019, the Nutrimix was fortified with 11 micronutrients in collaboration with the Women and Child Development Department and the UN World Food Programme. For this, all of the units have been supplied with coaching and outfitted with a 100-kg blender.

Challenge forward

The problem forward is to reinforce the value-addition accomplished by the units, improve the few units that don’t have the ‘A’ grade, and safe standardisations such because the ISO for the opposite units, say Kudumbashree officers.