Organo-Phosphoric Compound Statement
At Santa Barbara Chocolate we take safety and conformity with legislative standards very seriously and therefore we use use a third party Surveillance Program which includes organo-phosphoric compounds.
Please be informed that we do not use glyphosate and guarantee compliance with legislation through a quality management system including supplier and raw materials selection and evaluation based on a risk assessment approach. Monitoring for pesticide residues is part of our the Surveillance Program. Glyphosate is an "organo-phosphoric compound" mentioned below.
In this program our cocoa bean suppliers screen for a very broad group of pesticides including organophosphor, organochlor, benzoylurea, chloro-nicotinyl, halogenated organic, neonicatinoid, N-methyl carbamate, thiocarbamate, phenylamide, pyrethroid pesticides. For the analysis Santa Barbara Chocolate cocoa bean suppliers contract with ISO 17025 accredited labs.
These analysis are carried out on a number of the cocoa bean lots. This program also includes analysis of dairy and nut ingredients. All samples are collected by the cocoa bean co-op gathering centers or production site.
In addition, we require our suppliers of raw materials including chocolate liquor to monitor pesticide residues in the products they supply to us.
We thus have systems and controls in place to ensure that our products are in compliance with relevant pesticide legislation in the Codex Alimentarius (CAC/MRL), US (40 C.F.R. Part 180) and Canada, Japan (The Japanese Positive List System for Agricultural Chemical Residues in Foods of The Japan Food Chemical Research Foundation), in the European Union (EU Regulation 396/2005) and Switzerland (MRLs listed in the Annex I of Ordinance 817.021.23: Ordinance du DFI du 1995 sur les substances étranères et les composants dans les denrées alimentaries (Ordonnance sur les substances étranères et les composants, OSEC)), in Hong Kong (Pesticide Residues in Food Regulation (Cap. 132CM)) and in Brazil (Resoluçoãnº 165/2003).
*This communication is intended to provide advice to Santa Barbara Chocolate customers upon their request. Our interpretation of the law does not represent a formal legal opinion, as we have not sought concurrence with the competent authorities. Customers are encouraged to consult with their own legal counsel.