Fresh Food Safety is a Top Priority

Food Safety

Food safety is and will always be our top priority.

At the Country Fresh Company, we're committed to the highest standards for safe, high-quality, fresh-cut fruit and vegetable products in North America.

We're proud to have an exceptional food safety record, and we plan to keep it. We'll continue to do this through extensive quality control measures during each step of our operation, from farm to fork, which ensures the freshest and safest products.

All Country Fresh Company facilities are SQF (Safe Quality Food) certified and follow well-established best practices including:

"Good Manufacturing Practices" are observed in all facilities
State-of-the-art production facilities explicitly designed to ensure food safety and the best quality
Our production flow minimizes cross-contamination
Processing, packing, and storage rooms are all temperature controlled.
Extensive employee GMP and personal hygiene training.
Comprehensive pest control and preventative maintenance programs
Recall and traceability systems are in in place to ensure visibility over the food supply.
Effective internal self-audit program by a cross-functional team dedicated to excellence in manufacturing.
Annual third-party GMP and food safety audits, both internally and by third party companies.

We only source from approved fruit and vegetable suppliers, which follow the strict process of "Good Agricultural Practices"
Products must conform to documented company's product specifications to ensure customer's expectations are met in every production run.
Suppliers are required to pre-wash and sort all raw materials prior to shipping.
QA personnel perform full inspection of all raw materials upon arrival utilizing a state of tools and incoming inspection software.

Comprehensive and documented HACCP systems are followed at all processing facilities.
A thorough analysis of all food contamination hazards have been conducted to identify all critical control points (CCPs).
All Facilities conduct continued monitoring of wash water chlorine and pH concentration.
Monitoring and control of citric and ascorbic acids added to solutions to ensure pH below 4.6 for food safety is conducted on an hourly basis.
Regular verification and validation of CCPs is conducted in accordance with our HACCP plan.
Our HACCP systems are verified annually by an independent third-party national laboratory.

Meet the Country Fresh Company Brands

The Country Fresh Company provides full-service fresh solutions for retail, foodservice, club and convenience stores including merchandising and category support. We are the leading providers of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables and fresh snacking products.

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