LISHUI, China, May 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmmi, Inc.
("Farmmi" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: FAMI), an agriculture
products supplier in China, today
announced its subsidiary Zhejiang Forest Food Co., Ltd., was
certified under Intertek Group plc's Workplace Conditions
Assessment ("WCA") program.
Intertek Group plc ("Intertek") is a testing and certification
service provider. Its WCA Certification is a common social
responsibility evaluation standard adopted by European and American
multi-national companies as a means of fulfilling social and
environmental responsibilities and managing the supply
chain. The Certification spans five critical areas: labor,
working hours and wages, health and safety, management system, and
the environment. Leveraging Intertek's extensive social
compliance expertise, WCA has emerged as a powerful tool for
evaluating, benchmarking and continuously improving workplace
conditions.
Ms. Yefang Zhang, Farmmi's
Chairwoman and CEO, commented, "We are proud to achieve the
important WCA certification, which reinforces our commitment to
social and environmental responsibilities. We are committed to
proactively finding ways to benchmark our performance and results
against competitors and national standards in order to ensure the
highest quality for our partners and customers. The WCA
certification follows our achievement of the British Retail
Consortium Certification ("BRC") certification and Kosher
certification. These three important certifications recognize
our leadership and transparency in building a robust product safety
culture spanning a healthy and productive workplace to food
production security and accurate labeling. These are
fundamental to our long-term success and ability to build greater
value for the company and shareholders."
About Farmmi, Inc.
Headquartered in Lishui, Zhejiang, Farmmi, Inc. (NASDAQ: FAMI), is a
leading agricultural products supplier, processor and retailer of
Shiitake mushrooms, Mu Er mushrooms, other edible fungi, and many
other sought-after agricultural products. The Company's Farmmi
Liangpin Market serves as a global trading platform for Chinese
geographical indication agricultural products and is one of the
largest platforms for consumers to access locally sourced
agricultural products. For further information about the Company,
please visit: http://ir.farmmi.com.cn/.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements
of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking
statements, including the potential impact of the Coronavirus on
our business within and outside of China. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties and are based on current expectations and projections
about future events and financial trends that the Company believes
may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business
strategy and financial needs. Investors can identify these
forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as "may,"
"will," "expect," "anticipate," "aim," "estimate," "intend,"
"plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or
other similar expressions. The Company undertakes no obligation to
update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring
events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as
may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the
expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are
reasonable, it cannot assure you that such expectations will turn
out to be correct, and the Company cautions investors that actual
results may differ materially from the anticipated results.
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