Food Safety

Food safety at the highest level

Food safety is a top priority at Fresh Culinair. Our products meet all international requirements as well as additional requirements from customers. A team of experts supported by quality systems, watches over the food safety of our products. This is done in close collaboration with various laboratories, certifying bodies and authorities.

Crop protection

Our suppliers protect people and the environment from the risks posed by pesticides. With this protection policy is based on the following principles:

• Natural crop protection as first choice;
• The use of chemicals is reduced to a minimum;
• Additional inspections for chemical agent residues and microbial pollution are carried out.

Prevention and monitoring

Our suppliers maintain a strict prevention and monitoring policy – based on product, origin and specific risks. There must never be the slightest doubt as to the safety of our products. In areas suffering due to a plant disease or pest, supplementary samples of crops that are a high risk of exceeding the Maximum Residue Level (MRL) are taken for further risk control. More than half of our products are entirely residue-free. Analysis of the products are carried out in the country of origin. This way a product is checked to meet safety and quality assurance standards, even before being imported.  Worldwide network of QS-certified laboratories is engaged to analyze products in their country of origin.

Certification

Our products form part of a valuable but vulnerable chain, which is why our suppliers maintain and develop strict food safety, environmental and behavioral standards. Supermarket chains and labels wishing to sell products that meet satisfy certification requirements can depend on us. Thanks to our good long-term relationships with reliable suppliers, we can source products that meet every food safety and quality requirement. The certificates of our suppliers can be provided on demand.

Reliable and safe products

We supply fruit and vegetables that as a minimum have GlobalGAP certification. GlobalGAP offers guidelines for agricultural produce in which food safety and traceability are central. Growers are connected to monitoring system and meet strict quality demands. They produce their crops in accordance with European norms and they take part in GlobalGAP’s social module, GRASP.  Where needed, we supply products with certifications such as Milieukeur, Nurture, Field to Fork, Qualität & Sicherheit, LEAF, McDonald’s GAP and BIO. Sorting and packaging sites are BRC- or IFS-certified.