THE LITTLE ESSENTIALS PTE. LTD.

Company Description

T.L.E QUALITY ASSURANCETHE LITTLE ESSENTIALS PTE. LTD. committed to qualityThe Little Essentials Pte Ltd takes pride in the quality of the ingredients we supply, and has an ongoing commitment to maintaining and developing our customers&＃39; trust through supply chain quality assurance. Our team is committed to sourcing, securing and maintaining standards that continue our industry leading practices.Every product on our list has undergone a rigorous selection criterion starting with the supplier, and followed by our batch to batch Quality Control processes.Each of our suppliers has been chosen based on their industry reputation and trading history, quality systems and organic certifications, their product portfolio and ability to provide technical information and support, seasonal factors which may influence stock availability, plus their annual production capacity.Each product then undergoes a full material assessment by our Quality Control (QC) department. This includes applicable in-house QC tests such as - GC/MS (Gas Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer), Appearance, Colour, Odour, Specific Gravity, Refractive Index, and/or Optical Rotation. Where relevant, an external laboratory is engaged to undertake particular tests, outside of our own capabilities. Technical data is also assessed on Product Specifications, Certificate of Analysis, Material Safety Data Sheets, Organic Certifications, and Product Declarations. And lastly, as nature can be inconsistent, we compare samples from previous batches to monitor the natural seasonal variations that can occur.Only once all stages have been completed, QC passes and releases stock into our inventory for sale to our customers with a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis. This batch number is encrypted in the barcode on every product and allows full traceability and guarantees the authenticity of the product back to the approved supplier.Country of OriginUnder Singapore law, the Competition and Consumer Act does not require goods to be labelled with their country of origin. However, in the spirit of providing supply chain transparency, we choose to readily provide this information to our customers.Many products we offer are not grown or produced in Australia or Singapore, therefore we import from countries that have established production capabilities. All goods that we do import are, by law, required to be supplied to us with a trade description that states the name of the country in which the goods were made or produced. This information then becomes the Country of Origin that we attribute to each specific batch of goods.In instances where we are an appointed Agent/Distributor and representative of a particular product; the origin is predetermined and is published in our literature. For other non-agency items, the origin may vary due to seasonal availability or at our discretion due to quality management. For these products, the Origin will not be always published; instead the origin will be batch specific and available on each Certificate of Analysis.Shelf lifeAt The Little Essentials Pte Ltd. we adhere to regular stock cycling in order to maximise freshness in our batches and provide customers with the longest Best Before dates possible.It is worth noting that there can be a significant difference between the shelf life of products that actually &＃39;expire&＃39; and are no longer suitable for use, and products that have a recommended &＃39;best before&＃39; date. Ingredients that have specificExpiry Dates are commonly high level &＃39;active&＃39; ingredients such as preservatives and vitamins, whose distinctive attributes have been determined through scientific studies to only be effective for a set period of time. These should not be used after the date set by the original manufacturer without risk of failed efficacy.Best Before dates however, are a recommendation rather than an exact life span. Some dates are almost arbitrary, and allocated to a product that is often suitable for use well into the future