Chapter · Compliance The Certifications FSSAI · HACCP · ISO · GoI

The regime behind
every box we ship.

Cardamom is a residue-sensitive crop. The compliance regime below is what lets us hold direct accounts with buyers in the EU, Japan and the United States — and what protects the buyer on the other end.

Audited & renewed0 seals+ Govt recognitions
HACCP Certified Food SafetyHACCP
Food Safety
Govt of India Star Export House ApprovedGovt of India
Star Export House
Spices Board Export Award trophySpices Board
Top Exporter Award
FSSAI
Licensed food
business operator
ISO
9001:2015
Quality
management
№ 01 · Active Certifications Each certificate is audited and renewed on its own cycle. Buyers receive the current scan with every consignment and on request.

Five seals.
One signature.

HACCP

HACCP Certified

Hazard Analysis · Critical Control Points

HACCP system documented across receiving, curing, grading, sorting, packing and despatch. Critical control points monitored per shift with logged records.

Star Export House

Star Export House

Govt of India · DGFT recognition

Government of India "Approved · Star Export House" recognition for export performance — the mark printed on our own MAS Spices packaging.

FSSAI

FSSAI Licence

Food Safety & Standards Authority of India

Central FSSAI manufacturer-and-export licence covering the Vandanmedu processing centre and all bulk & value-added cardamom SKUs. Renewed and audited annually.

ISO
9001

ISO 9001:2015

Quality Management System

Quality management system certified to ISO 9001:2015 across plantation processing, grading, lab analysis, packing and export documentation. Annual surveillance audit.

SBI

Spices Board · Auction Licence

Govt of India · Ministry of Commerce

Licensed cardamom auctioneer under the Spices Board of India. Multi-generational presence on the Vandanmedu auction floor — the same licence that lets us trade on behalf of growers.

Org.

Organic & Conventional Lines

Indian Organic Masalas · MAS Spices

MAS operates organic masala product lines alongside the conventional cardamom export trade. Buyers requiring third-party organic certification (USDA / EU / India Organic) can request the relevant scope letter per consignment.

Spices Board of India Export Award trophy awarded to Mas Enterprises Ltd
Recognition

Top Most Exporter of Cardamom — Spices Board of India.

The Spices Board, Government of India, awarded Mas Enterprises Ltd its Export Award as a top exporter of small cardamom — a credential earned, not bought, on the Vandanmedu auction floor.

Awarded to M/s Mas Enterprises Ltd · Vandanmedu, Kerala
Top Most Exporter of Cardamom (Small) · Spices Board, Govt. of India

№ 02 · Per-Lot Documentation What travels with every consignment leaving Cochin or JNPT.

The paper
with every box.

DOC 01

Certificate of Analysis

Moisture, volatile oil %, 1,8-cineole, alpha-terpinyl acetate — analysed per lot, signed by lab.

DOC 02

Microbiological Report

TPC · yeast · mould · salmonella · E.coli. Issued from in-house and third-party lab references.

DOC 03

Pesticide Residue

Multi-residue panel screened against EU MRL and Japan Positive List standards as required.

DOC 04

Phyto-Sanitary

Plant Quarantine Authority of India phyto certificate, issued lot-wise prior to despatch.

DOC 05

Spices Board Cert

Spices Board of India export certificate — confirms the lot has cleared origin compliance.

DOC 06

Certificate of Origin

Country-of-origin certificate from the local Chamber of Commerce. Available in EUR.1, GSP and country-specific forms.

Need our compliance pack?

Auditors, importers and food-safety teams — write to us and we will send the current scans of FSSAI, HACCP, ISO 9001:2015, Spices Board and Star Export House.