Food Safety
Safety is a key component of our mission to provide a wholesome and nutritious product to our customers. Each of our growers has a food safety program on their farms, which includes compliance with the established Good Agricultural Practice guidelines from USDA.
We carry the following certifications to assure you that our products meet the highest quality standards. Each certificate below is provided as a printable copy for your convenience. If you need a copy for your records, feel free to print the appropriate certificate.
- SCS Food Security Certificate
- SCS PACK Certificate
- Primus Lab Certificate
- Kosher Certificate
- GlobalGAP Certificate
- CCOF Organic Certificate
- CCOF-a Global Market Access
GlobalGAP
This protocol requires growers be able to demonstrate their commitment to maintaining consumer confidence in food quality and safety; minimizing negative impacts on the environment; reducing the use of agrichemicals where possible and ensuring a responsible attitude towards worker health and safety.
The slide show below illustrates the steps involved in assuring that our Medjool dates meet the utmost standards of quality and safety.
Certification
A swab is taken to test for the presence of bacteria on the packing line.
In the laboratory, samples of fruit are tested to ensure their cleanliness.
Medjool dates are processed and then tested for possible contamination.
Security
The fruit is pasteurized at high temperatures in secure drying rooms.
Quality
Hair nets, beard nets, aprons and gloves are worn during handling and packing of the dates.
Dates are diligently sorted by hand and by machine to ensure high quality.
Training is an integral part of our thorough food safety program.
Cleanliness
Wash stations are readily available in the field and in the packing areas.
Work areas are equipped to ensure cleanliness.
The packing houses are scrubbed and sanitized every day. Here a team member is washing the floor to prepare the facility for the next day's work.
Diligence
Every package of dates must pass through a metal detector to screen for foreign objects.
Responsibility
Traceback - A laser beam burns a unique code into each box. This code provides information which can be used to trace each box of fruit back to the field in which it was grown.
