Natural Resource Base| The North Atlantic Coast of Canada is famous for its icy, clean waters that are continuously replenished by the world's highest tides which average 14 feet/4.25 meters from high to low tide. This ideal environment provides us with an abundant seaweed resource base.
Tasco® is manufactured from a select species of seaweeds which is harvested by experienced hand-harvesters using specially designed harvesting tools. This process not only ensures the best of the select seaweed species is harvested; the procedure is also gentle on the ecosystem. | | Last Updated on Friday, 25 November 2011 12:30 |
Sustainability| Properly managed, wild seaweeds are a rapidly renewable marine resource. We carefully oversee the ecosystem involving both marine plants and other marine life. Our company supports government licensing of harvesting territories to ensure the sustainability of the valuable resource and its ecosystem. We employ a team of experienced seaweed resource managers as well as Marine Biologists to apply exacting and comprehensive marine plant management procedures and controls over all of our harvesting territories. | | Last Updated on Friday, 25 November 2011 12:29 |
Low Impact Processes| We have developed unparalleled expertise in a wide range of seaweed processing and product manufacturing technologies. These low impact processes ensure the marine plants are handled in a manner that preserves the valuable characteristics of fresh seaweed.
Thirty years experience and investment in Research and Development has made us world authorities on understanding marine plant physiology and how to process our seaweeds without compromising their valuable properties. This expertise and commitment safeguards our customers ensuring they receive only top-quality, performance-proven products every time. | | Last Updated on Friday, 25 November 2011 12:29 |
Organic Certification| The production facility for Tasco® is located in Pennfield, New Brunswick. This state-of-the-art plant is entirely dedicated to the production of livestock feed products. This processing facility is certified organically by Pro-Cert Organic Systems Ltd. The operation is compliant with the OC/PRO Organic Standard, the Canadian Organic Standard, EEC Regulation 2092/91, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program (NOP) and the Quebec Organic Reference Standard (CARTV).
Tasco® is an organic product that complies with a range of programs including the OC/PRO Organic Agriculture & Food Standard (OC/PRO), the Canadian Organic Standard (COS), the United States Department of Agriculture National Organic Program (NOP), EEC Reg. 2092/91 (EEC) and the Quebec Organic Reference Standards (CARTV).
The certification is based on the evaluation of an application containing the organic handling plan, the results of an inspection of the operation, ingredient supplier records and such tests or other information deemed essential by the certifying agent. To maintain the certification, an annual update of the organic production/handling plan, an annual inspection and annual evaluation are required.
We are please to say that we have both facilities Yarmouth, NS and Pennfield, NB organic certified. | | Last Updated on Friday, 25 November 2011 12:26 |
Total Quality ManagementWe have long recognized that providing exceptional quality products and customer service are keys to success in an exacting marketplace. Our strict standards for excellence are enforced at every step in every operation. Superior quality starts with the initial harvesting of raw materials and extends to processing, manufacturing, packaging, delivery and technical customer support.
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Our Pennfield facility is certified GMP/HACCP through the FeedAssure™ program. FeedAssure™ is a comprehensive feed safety management and certification program developed for the Canadian feed industry through the Animal Nutrition Association of Canada (ANAC). FeedAssure™ is both an assurance of safety controls and a valuable business tool for the animal feed industry
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Our Pennfield facility also has been certified by the Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program administered by the American Feed Industry Association.
Becoming Safe Feed/Safe Food-certified means the facility demonstrates and ensures continuous improvements in delivering safe, wholesome livestock feed for the growth and care of animals. This is a one-of-a-kind, voluntary program that has resulted in the certification of about 330 feed-related facilities. Certified facilities go above and beyond federal requirements to ensure the highest standards in manufacturing and processing are followed each and every day.
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