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Food safety, from cooperative to pouch

More rigorous than what most local porridge producers do.

Peanut and sorghum from Rwandan smallholders carry a known aflatoxin risk. A maternal-child product cannot afford to fail here. This is what we do — every batch, every supplier, every pouch.

Step 1 / 4

At the cooperative

Drying on raised platforms

Peanut and sorghum are dried on raised platforms — never on bare ground. Moisture below 13% verified at delivery. Mouldy or shrivelled grain is sorted out manually before any lot leaves the cooperative.

Step 2 / 4

On receipt at our co-packer

Moisture meter on receiving

Every incoming lot is checked with a digital moisture meter, visually inspected, and sieved. Lots that fail any of these checks do not enter the production line.

Step 3 / 4

At a partner accredited lab

Lab test, every batch

Every production batch is tested for total aflatoxin (B1+B2+G1+G2). Results are recorded in a batch register and tied to the milling date and batch code printed on each pouch.

Step 4 / 4

In every cooperative agreement

Contractual rejection clause

Every supply contract carries a rejection clause for non-compliant lots. Rejected stock is not paid for and is not used. This is what makes the protocol enforceable, not just aspirational.

Traceability

What's printed on every pouch

Milling date, batch code, and an aflatoxin test reference. Trace any pouch back to its production batch and lab certificate.

Milling date

2026-04-12

Batch code

NTR-RW-2604-018

Aflatoxin (total)

< 4 ppb · Pass

Questions about safety, sourcing, or batch records?

Message us on WhatsApp. We will share specific batch records on request for institutional buyers.