Alphonsa Cashew Industries has been distinguished with the Commendation Certificate for Strong Commitment to Sector Specific Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) at the 14th CII Food Safety Awards 2023, underlining its steadfast dedication to exceptional food safety standards within the Nuts and Seeds category.
Alphonsa Cashew Industries, a leading player in the Indian cashew industry, has set a new precedent by achieving the esteemed AEO T3, the highest tier of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program. This milestone marks Alphonsa as one of the first food producers in India, and the very first in Kerala, to earn this significant accolade.
Alphonsa Cashew Industries is pleased to announce its membership in INC, the International Nut & Dried Fruit Council. This membership is inline with our objective of reaching beyond our internal boundaries to a variety of external stakeholders for embedding sustainability principles into our business core.
Alphonsa Cashew Industries received its Halal certification from Halal India, one of India’s most discerning organisations dedicated to upholding halal practices.
Alphonsa Cashew Industries has released its 2020 Sustainability Report showcasing significant progress and performance indicators across the sustainability pillars and reaffirming the company’s commitment to build a sustainable and responsible cashew value chain.
Alphonsa Cashew Industries has been distinguished with the Commendation Certificate for Strong Commitment to Sector Specific Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) at the 14th CII Food Safety Awards 2023, underlining its steadfast dedication to exceptional food safety standards within the Nuts and Seeds category.
Alphonsa Cashew Industries, a leading player in the Indian cashew industry, has set a new precedent by achieving the esteemed AEO T3, the highest tier of the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program. This milestone marks Alphonsa as one of the first food producers in India, and the very first in Kerala, to earn this significant accolade.
Alphonsa Cashew Industries is pleased to announce its membership in INC, the International Nut & Dried Fruit Council. This membership is inline with our objective of reaching beyond our internal boundaries to a variety of external stakeholders for embedding sustainability principles into our business core.
As part of Alphonsa’s commitment to resource conservation, we worked with our paper and packaging suppliers to address the impact of our use of paper for packaging. As a result of our commitment, 100% percent of the paper used in Alphonsa’s paper packaging now comes from FSC Chain-of-Custody Certified Suppliers.
Government of Kerala has marked regions where our Processing Facilities are located as Red Zone thereby prohibiting all factory activities until further notice. Therefore, we are shutting down all factories in Kerala with immediate effect to help contain the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 and in the interest of the safety and wellbeing of our people.
Anacardium plants have received increasing recognition due to its nutritional and biological properties. A number of secondary metabolites are present in its leaves, fruits, and other parts of the plant. Among the diverse Anacardium plants' bioactive effects, their antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anticancer activities comprise those that have gained more attention.
Cashew nuts administration reduced pain-like behavior and showed antioxidant activities, restoring biochemical serum parameters: glutathione (GSH), catalase (CAT) levels, glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity and lipid peroxidation. Results demonstrated that the oral assumption of cashew nuts counteracts the inflammatory and oxidative process involved in osteoarthritis.
The entire cashew chain is increasingly becoming the primary source of pesticide contamination, putting the health and safety of consumers at risk. To prevent the usage of harmful pesticides and possible contamination, there needs to be complete visibility of the origination and procurement stage resulting in a transparent, traceable and responsible cashew value chain.
In an experimental model of colitis, cashew nuts were able to alleviate the clinical signs, histological damage, neutrophil infiltration, oxidative stress, the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-1β, TNF-α, as well as to reduce iNOS, ICAM-1, and P-selectin expressions likely through the inhibition of ROS induced-NF-kB activation and increased antioxidant capacity. Thus, the administration of cashew nuts could have beneficial action for the treatment of IBD.
