b'4NUMBERThe Newsletter of Limagrain Crales Ingrdients COCONSNIFSOTERNMCIYTY F UTRNACCTEIOANBIALLITITYY LimaTrace CONTENTS 2 Limatrace ~delivering the needs of the marketLimaTrace Conformity .4Traceability .6 PERFORMANCE DRIVERS TRENDS FEATURES BENEFITSLEGALConsistency .7 CONFORMITY CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY GUARANTEED FOR NON-GMO,CONSUMER CONFIDENCETo EU regulations RETAILER MYCTOXINS AND PESTICIDES MANUFACTURER PEACE OF MINDFunctionality .8 MANUFACTURERCONSUMER ABILITY TO RESPOND QUICKLY AND COMPLETELYTOTAL ACCOUNTABILITY FROM SEED TRACEABILITY RETAILER NEED FOR PROVIDENCE TO INGREDIENT FULL TRACEABILITYMANUFACTURERCONSUMER NEED FOR HIGH QUALITYNARROW VARIATION IN DELIVEREDINCREASE IN FACTORY PERFORMANCECONSISTENCY RETAILER FOODS DAY AFTER DAY PRODUCT IMPROVED BRAND LOYALTYMANUFACTURER GLOBAL BRANDING CUSTOMER SATISFACTIONMORE EFFICIENT PRODUCTIONCO HIGHER OUTPUTCONSNIFSOTERNMCIYTY F UTRNACCTEIOANBIALLITITYYFUNCTIONALITY MANUFACTURER NEED TO BE COMPETITIVE TARGETTED FUNCTIONALITY FOR TIONS BETTER QUALITYSPECIFIC FOOD APPLICAPOTENTIAL FOR PRODUCT INNOVATIONConformity CO CONSNIFSOTREMNCITYY F UTRNACCTIEOANBAILLITITYY THE FIRST PRIORITY TO MAKECONFORMING TO MYCOTOXINresistance to fungal strains. All LCI grain is grown in BUSINESS LimaTrace addresses these fundamental concernsREGULATIONS the Plaine de la Limagne, which is an area with There are increasingly more European regulations inand guarantees compliance, giving the consumer Several parameters play a role on the development ofpreferential climate conditions leading to very low place to protect the consumer, especially for: mycotoxins: fungal pressure. GMOsPesticidesMycotoxins con dence and the manufacturer peace of mind.The maize variety The grain is storTheclimate moisture to minimise fungal gred under cold air ventilation at 15% owth in the silos.CONFORMING TO GMO REGULATIONS create a maize variety all the way through to maize The cleaning LCI have installed state of theart equipment in the Thestorage mct maize mill to ensure better cleaning (removal of At Limagrain CralesConsequently therst priority thatLCI are the only company to control every step ofingredient. LCI use an HACCP approach to identifyThe maize varieties used by LCI are bred for naturalforeign bodies by size, by density and by colour).Ingrdients, we are in a B to Bmanufacturers have to consider isWELCOME TO production from the natural genetics used to potential risks of entry and then build safeguards. EU Regulations regarding MYCOTOXINS Fumonisin A atoxins B1 A atoxinsOchratoxinsGMO REGULATION IN BRIEFbusiness but we have a B to CConformity to food regulations. INFORME From a legal point of view, an ingredient is considered as conventional when: Unit ppb DON Zearalenone 20002 2 B&G 51: the supplier can prove that he has a system in place to limit the presence of GMOs.Whole grain 17502 2002 4philosophy and practical approach.2: any traces are adventitious and unavoidable.centage does not exceed 0.9% (otherwise the supplier has to label it). Maize Food7501 2002 10002 2 4 3Following numerous food scares,The LCI Identity Preserved3: if there is an exceptional GMO trace, the perToday, it is not suf cient only toCritical Controls IP System Ingredientsoducts 5001 502 40022 2 4 0.5manufactures and consumers mustgrain production system has nowGMO controlsConventional Limagrain seeds used Research and Seed Production Finished Pr 200 1 202 200 0.1 0.5consider the needs of our clients,varietal purity controlsFields under contracts Baby-Foodhave con dence in the productsbeen independently audited and1: 01/07/06 2: 01/07/07we have also to identify theGMO controlsConventional Limagrain seeds used Commercial Hybrid Production LCI Control Plan for Mycotoxinsthey distribute or buy: Traceabilityveri ed by SGS. This certi cationvarietal purity controlsFields under contractsUse of varieties with high fungal resistanceexpectations of thenal consumers GMO controlsConventional Limagrain seeds used Grain Production In the FieldCrops monitored by Limagrain techniciansowing periodis also more than ever a key point. is a logical progression forvarietal purity controlsFields under contracts At HarvestHPLC analyses during grand to provide solutions for both.GMO controlsDedicated drying and storage Drying / Storage All grain for the next 12 months deliverLimagrain, following more thanMinimal delay between harvest and drying (48 hours) to pred to LCI within days of harvest to ensure control of drying event fungal build upThey are constantly demandingAs companies strive forGrain Reception and storage conditions20 years of total traceability forGMO controls onnal Only grain coming fr Maize Mill Grain allotted into batches depending upon conformityhigher levels of product quality andstandardisation in the globalingredient contracted productionom their ownDrying Rapid drying to limit fungal growthmaize food products, and 60Drying is gentle to avoid cracking and starch damage in the grain food safety. This has led LCI to usefood economy, Consistency isMANAGING THE RISK OF PESTICIDES StorageGrain cleaned prior to storageits unique structure from seed toalso an important criteria for theyears of producing pure maizeLCI has been a major supplier of maizeOur response regarding the 3 potential critical points Grain stored below 5C to avoid fungal activityvarieties. Baby Food for more than 10 years. That meansours forfor pesticides :Actual Mycotoxin results for MCT Corn Grits since 2001 fornished product (unit ppb). processability and for the quality ofthat we have put in place a comprehensive and Maize grain production our to launch LimaTrace therstcontrolled network. Pesticides freeours are Harvest and storageperformance label to ensure: thenal product,especially if it isavailable on demand.Grain processing Aflatoxins and Ochratoxins DON, ZEA, FUMConformity branded. Controls op with the history ofIP System 4 500Crby LimagrainField records by croducts and dose used.GRAIN PRODUCTIONAs for the Functionality, itops controlledeldSubstitution of insecticide treatment Traceability technicians phytosanitary pr 3.5 400Consistency with biological actions (for example2.53 300 Crop 2002allows industrials to maximise andtrichogramme against pyralid) Crop 2003Functionality Quality control Isolation of lots dedicated to Baby FoodHARVEST AND STORAGE 2 Crop 2001 200 Crop 2004optimise their process thanks toat delivery and No chemical treatment on maize grain1.5 Crop 2002 100downgrading ofop 2003Regulations on GMOs, Mycotoxinsspeci c and adapted ingredients orunsuitable crops thanks to the development of preventive1 Crop 2004 0actions (for Baby Food) Cr(limits regarding the applications),raw material, responding to costControl plan for esidues in0.50 Aflatoxins Ochratoxins Deoxynivalenol Zearalene Fumonisinepesticides rthe grain for Baby Food (DON) (ZEA) (FUM)Pesticides (especially for Baby food)reducing pressures from retailers. Control plan for esidues in Absence of phytosanitary tr GRAIN PROCESSING (OTA)pesticides r maize grain, production lines and storage eatment on are more and more stringent. our installation dedicated to Baby-Food These results clearly demonstrate that mct corn grits are dramatically below EU limits.Traceability CO CONNSIFSOTERMNCIYTY F TURNACCTIEOANBIALLITITYYConsistency CO CONNSIFSOTERNMCIYTY F UTRNACCTIEOANBIALILTITYY NO-ONE GOES FURTHER HIGH PERFORMANCE DAY AFTER2: GROWING AREATraceability is nothing new for Limagrain.tuned for the food industry.60: years ofDAY. The second key point is the gr O: tonnes of oduced had a strict IP policy and today it isneexperienceofThere are 4 main factors which in uencearea. Limagrain grow cereals in most owinggrain prFor more than 60 years Limagrain haveIdentity Pr parts of the world and research showsoutsidethe crop production.eservedthe consistency of maize om one year toours during theLCI Contract Grain Processing year of supply and also fr great differences to product quality own withinprogramme.another: when the same variety is gr5: number of edThe Maize Variety why Limagrain pr 4: number of especially br the same regions of one countryoduce all their seeds . This iscontrols per day nts varieties used toGrowing areaols and grains for the mct mill in the samein the maize mill die make the majorityQuality contrngr of mct products.Process exclusive 70 x 40 km area called Plainefor each product de la Limagne, an area ideally suited for Research Storage (Other millers1: MAIZE VARIETY growing cereals with a very rich soil.reference.s I randomly choose70: number of le Limagrain some the 100Limagrain is the largest seed company3: QUALITY CONTROLS square kilometers avarieties available).rGroup 4: number of daysin Europe, this position allows LCI toWe make 4 analyses per day on each of the Limagne Cn select speci c varietieswhich have been Coordination LCI need to identifyscreened and bred especially forspeci cPlain used to ia theeld seeds usedapplications such as: Snacks, Br product reference to control quality for 4 ,grow grain.rg key parameters : Granulation, Humiditya Produc Harvest to produce grain. Cereals and Baby Food. The vast majority eakfastviscosity, and especially fat because it is a m i Seedtion of LCIours are made from only 5key point for the extrusion process. Lo t varieties. Moreover, LCI havehad in place4: PROCESS IN OUR MAIZE MILLe u for more than ten years a system of pure q i n grains or de ned mixes. That means thatOur maize mill is incredibly adaptable. We U our lots are always done with the sameare able to control process parameters Grain Production varieties and also with the same ratio ofto make some adaptation r, and the fat egarding variety. the granulation, the colourcontent. A unique IP System from the grain production to the grain processingGrain Production Grain Harvest,Grain ProcessingDrying and storage Limagrain Quality controls LimagrainconventionalusingPCRconventionalmaize seeds used analysis maize grains used production underfor varietal purityolsusing PCR analysis Maize grainQuality Contr Quality controls contract withon representative members of the Storage by variety ned samples of the Limagrain Coop(pure or denal ingredientsmixes) Identi cation ofDocumentation of Documentation of maize grain plots andproductow and (To know theproductowtraceabilityexact location oftraceabilityproduction)Farmers advised by Limagraineldespecttechnicians (To ronmental envirols)contrpage 27'