Multiple Organics is pleased to announce their latest achievement in food safety, meeting the requirements of the Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Level 2 certification – recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
What This Means. The Safe Quality Food standard encompasses all food safety from farm to customer. Obtaining the SQF certification requires companies to go through a rigorous evaluation process. Certified SQF auditors assess the company's Food Safety Quality Management System (FSQMS): Vendor management, facility programs, Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan, allergen control, crisis management, food security and management commitment. Additionally, SQF requires on site HACCP trained SQF Practitioners who not only lead the implementation but also makes certain that the SQF program works and is followed. Multiple Organics has appointed three SQF Practitioners to ensure compliance at the highest level.
Buyers Will Benefit. Requiring SQF certification from suppliers helps to protect the buyers brand and, in turn, has the possibility of increasing consumer confidence and loyalty. SQF assures the buyer that the products they are purchasing have passed international standards for food quality and safety. GFSI benchmark schemes are the highest level of achievement any food company can obtain making SQF certification a testament to the processes that a company uses to help ensure safety, consistency, traceability and trust.
Continuing to Raise the Bar. "The reason we at Multiple Organics chose to pursue SQF certification along with our MOST™ (Multiple Organics Safety Testing) program is so that we would be recognized for food safety systems across the board at a GFSI level. MOST™, although demanding and stringent and designed in conjunction with a top microbiologist, is of course unheard of to any except our family of clients. We are excited to be recognized in this manner and will continue to look for ways to improve into the future," commented Dave Lanstein, Founder and CEO of Multiple Organics.
Multiple Organics is a national supplier of bulk organic ingredients serving food manufacturers, co-packers, distributors and food service companies. They developed one of the industry's most comprehensive food safety programs, MOST™. This unique, multi-level program ensures precautions are taken at every step of the food supply chain including personal visits to suppliers with a food safety expert plus each lot is tested for harmful pathogens at a third-party microbiology lab. It's no doubt Multiple Organics will continue to invest in achieving the most stringent food safety levels in the organic marketplace.
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