Food safety
FSSAI licence
Indian food business operator licence covering manufacture, storage and export of the product range.
Compliance
Quality you can audit, not just trust
Certificates, laboratory results and traceability records that stand up to a retailer audit, a customs inspection and your own quality team.
- FSSAI · APEDA · IEC
- ISO 22000 and HACCP partner units
- NABL-accredited laboratory testing
- Lot-level traceability to harvest
Registrations and systems
Company-level registrations plus food safety systems at the units that process our lots.
Export
APEDA registration
Registration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority.
Trade
Importer Exporter Code
DGFT-issued IEC enabling legal export from India and access to trade documentation.
Systems
ISO 22000
Food safety management systems at our Darbhanga plant and contracted processing partners.
Systems
HACCP
Hazard analysis with documented critical control points across drying, roasting and packing.
On request
Halal & kosher
Market-specific certification arranged for GCC, Southeast Asian and speciality programmes.
Testing panel per consignment
| Parameter | Method basis | Typical export specification |
|---|---|---|
| Moisture | Gravimetric | 6–8% |
| Aflatoxin B1 / total | HPLC | Within destination regulatory limits |
| Pesticide residues | GC-MS / LC-MS multi-residue | Below EU and destination MRLs |
| Heavy metals | ICP-MS | Within Codex limits |
| Total plate count | Microbiology | Within agreed specification |
| Salmonella / E. coli | Microbiology | Absent / negative |
| Foreign matter | Visual and gravimetric | Nil visible |
Control points from pond to port
CCP 1
Raw material intake
Lot origin recorded, visual grading and moisture check before acceptance.
CCP 2
Drying and popping
Temperature and time controlled to hit moisture and colour targets.
CCP 3
Sorting and metal detection
Size grading, foreign matter removal and calibrated metal detection.
CCP 4
Packing and release
Weight verification, seal integrity, lot coding and lab release before dispatch.
Everything a buyer usually asks
Short, direct answers to the questions we get most often from importers, distributors and brand owners.
What certifications and licences do you hold?
Bevive Retail Pvt. Ltd. holds an Importer Exporter Code (IEC), an FSSAI licence, APEDA registration, GST registration and Startup India recognition. Processing runs at our Darbhanga plant and contracted partner units operating ISO 22000 / HACCP food safety systems, and organic lots are supplied against NPOP and NOP certification. For each shipment we provide a certificate of origin, phytosanitary certificate and a third-party lab report covering moisture, aflatoxin, pesticide residue and microbiological limits. Buyer-appointed inspection agencies such as SGS or Bureau Veritas are welcome at any stage.
How do you pack makhana for export?
Bulk shipments go into food-grade laminated or PP bags with an inner LDPE liner, usually 10 kg or 20 kg per bag, palletised and strapped. Because makhana absorbs moisture, we dry to 5–7% moisture and can add nitrogen flushing or vacuum packing when the transit is long or the destination is humid. Retail packs are made in metallised or transparent laminate pouches from 20 g to 500 g, with zip-lock, stand-up or pillow formats, printed to your artwork with your market's mandatory labelling already in place.
Who is Bevibes?
Bevibes is the export brand of Bevive Retail Pvt. Ltd., an Indian company that supplies makhana (fox nuts) to importers, distributors, supermarket chains, snack manufacturers and private label brands around the world. We buy raw makhana directly from farming clusters in the Mithila belt of Bihar, process and grade it at our manufacturing plant in Darbhanga and contracted partner units, and ship it under our own quality and documentation protocol. Bevibes is the brand name buyers see on the packaging; Bevive Retail Pvt. Ltd. is the legal entity that signs the contract and appears on the export documents.
Quality and compliance FAQs
Which certifications does Bevibes hold?
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FSSAI licence, APEDA registration, Importer Exporter Code (IEC), GST registration and Startup India recognition, with production at our Darbhanga plant and partner units operating under ISO 22000 and HACCP food safety systems.
What tests accompany an export consignment?
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Moisture, aflatoxin B1 and total aflatoxin, pesticide multi-residue screening, heavy metals, and microbiology including total plate count, yeast and mould, E. coli and Salmonella.
Are your labs accredited?
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Testing is carried out at NABL-accredited laboratories in India. Buyers who require a specific laboratory or a third-party inspection agency can nominate one at their cost.
Can you supply halal and kosher certificates?
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Halal certification is available on request for GCC and Southeast Asian markets. Kosher certification can be arranged for specific programmes given adequate lead time.
Do you allow pre-shipment inspection?
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Yes. SGS, Bureau Veritas, Intertek or your own inspector may attend before container stuffing. We share loading photographs and lot samples as standard regardless.
How is traceability maintained?
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Every pack carries a lot code that maps back through the packing record, processing batch and raw material intake to the sourcing region and harvest date.
Continue exploring
Ask for the paperwork before the pricing.
We will send certification copies, a sample specification sheet and a recent lab report so your quality team can pre-approve us.