Potential to Adopt Five Star Certification By CDA Registered Small and Medium Oil Millers

Five - Star CDA Certification is used as an indication of the quality consistency of Coconut oils by Coconut Development Authority (CDA) Sri Lanka, Which provides Product Assurance to the Consumers via their best practices in usage of good quality raw materials, maintenance of Standard Production Process, and absence of rancidity, Aflatoxin and alien oils.In this context, The study was conducted to identify different organizational quality management practicing levels in their willingness to adopt for Five Star - CDA Certification and how it affects on final product quality parameters with Special reference to Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka.Accordingly, A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect primary data on characteristics of oil mills and mill owners of All Small and Medium Oil millers in that area. Moisture content, Free Fatty Acids , Peroxide Value, Lovibond color, Saponification value, Iodine value, and Aflatoxin level of collected samples were measured.The results of Binary Logistics Regression Analysis exposed that there is a positive relationship between mill owner's awareness of coconut oil and practicing of quality management related practices with willingness to adopt Five - Star Certification.However, The most influencing factor for willingness to adopt Five - Star Certification Scheme is the practices related to procurement of raw materials. While concerning Chemical analysis, The most influencing factors for quality deterioration were Fatty Acid Value and Saponification value whereas moisture, peroxide valueand Aflatoxin level were least affecting factors.

Pages: 134, Paperback, Eliva Press