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At Andrew & Williamson, our primary goal is to provide the highest quality, best tasting, and safest produce possible. We take food safety very seriously. To ensure the safety of our produce, A&W has an extensive food safety program in place. We have developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure that every one of our growers in every one of our growing areas adheres to Good Agricultural Practices and that our packing facilities follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Our food safety programs cover field practices, harvesting crews, packing facilities, and distribution facilities. We track our produce from the time it is a seed until it arrives at our customer's facilities.
We utilize PrimusLabs.com as a third party auditor to conduct random field and packing facility audits. PrimusLabs.com also conducts regular fruit audits to test for pesticide residues and microbial pathogens. Please click on the PrimusLabs.com logo to learn more about this third-party auditing.
In addition to third-party auditing, we also employ our own food safety team whose entire focus is to continually monitor and enhance our comprehensive food safety program. We have our own food safety laboratory in our primary producing areas and are continually monitoring and testing our products to guarantee they are the safest possible.
Our Food Safety Program includes:
- Routine Monitoring of Irrigation Water Sources for Microbiological Contamination.
- Regular Pesticide and Microbiological Contamination Monitoring of our Produce by Our Own Food Safety Staff and Third Party Auditors.
- The Adherence of Good Agricultural Practices and Exceptional Field Sanitation Practices.
- The Implemenation of Good Manufacturing Practices and Exemplary Fruit Handling Procedures in Our Packing Facilities and Distribution Centers.
- A Comprehensive Traceback Program that Tracks Our Produce From Field to Customer.
To learn more about Andrew & Williamson's Food Safety Program, please click the PrimusLabs.com Link, or contact:
Tom Martinez
Quality Assurance Director
Andrew & Williamson
9940 Marconi Drive
San Diego, CA 92173-3270
619.661.6004
tmartinez@andrew-williamson.com
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