The hygienic-sanitary controls (HACCP), whose results are inserted in the MBO system (Management by Objectives) for network management, are carried out four times a year by external companies for a total of almost » 10 times a year: food sample gathering and analyses » 5,000 times a year: analytical verifications (merchandise, organoleptic, chemical-physical and microbiological) » 200 times a year: product label verification » once a year: workplace safety checks Alongside these routine tests, specific inspections by six Quality Specialists are performed in the Italian sales point channels in cities, shopping centers, airports and railway stations.