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Meats and Fresh Produce

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tandards are tightening for The rules state that ‘food and have rigorous processes in place to
supplying food to seafarers and drinking supplies, having regard to the ensure the quality of the products,” said

accreditation to internationalnumber of seafarers onboard, their Mr Muses.
quality standards is becoming essential religious requirements and cultural All Supply Mombasa Shipchandlers

to do business.practices as they pertain to food, and supplies food and drink, as well as a

That’s particularly true of fresh the duration and nature of the voyage, wide range of other supplies to all ships
food supplies, according to Mohammed shall be suitable in respect of nutritional from cruise liners and container ships to

Muses, Managing Director of All Supply value, quality and variety.’naval vessels and those involved in the
Mombasa Shipchandlers, based in “Shipping lines and shipmanagement offshore oil industry.

Mombasa, Kenya.companies already know we are the best Mr Muses said maintaining the
He said the move to accreditation supplier of food, especially fresh food, in highest standards throughout the supply

had been partly driven by the new rules Kenya, but we are now working towards chain was especially important
on seafarer welfare set by the Maritime ISO22000-2005 because our customers in places

Labour Convention 2006, which has need to have proof that we
now been ratiied by most of the world’s

main seafaring nations.

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