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Both factories, from Sfântul Gheorghe and Miercurea Ciuc have the right to utilize the oval stamp. This stamp is proof that the manufacturing facility and the utilized milk have European standards.
The criteria based on which the dairies are receiving the oval stamp are based on quality, good production and hygiene practice, know the logistics behind the final product, trained personnel and, last but not least, the implementation of HACCP concepts (hazard analysis and control of the critical points).
The manufacturing of any dairy product begins with milk pasteurization. As any grandmother that used to boil the freshly milked milk from her cow, in order to destroy the germs it might have, the milk used in Covalact’ factories is pasteurized in order to eliminate its impurities.