The consumer market has now established high demands on its daily eating habits both in the production sectors of products for immediate consumption and in the secondary sector, incorporating in high percentages in recent years the consumption of traditional products from local industries.

Thus, the food industry, in collaboration with the primary sector, implements and maintains up-to-date Food Quality, Safety and Hygiene Management Systems.

To ensure the above requirements during the production, processing and distribution of milk products or milk-based products, legal requirements and regulations have been established both at local and international level, as well as management standards that belong to the voluntary sector and are ensured through certification by accredited certification bodies.

In order to meet all the above requirements, the livestock units for milk production/Milk Producers and Processors ensure actively participation in the challenges of the industrial production of dairy products and their derivatives (e.g. Halloumi), through the application of this standard.