Food Safety

At Fresh Del Monte, we have both corporate and operating unit teams focused on the safety of our products. Food safety is assured by monitoring the product from the farm to the market with tools such as: quality system manuals; self-auditing programs; web-enabled handheld computer systems used by field personnel for audits; critical control point (CCP) processing data and mock recalls. In addition, we continuously monitor the packaging operations with a third party micro program and training programs designed for quality managers. Operations are also audited and certified against numerous food safety standards as mandated by customers.

Food safety research is carried out in several venues including our corporate R&D lab in the San Francisco Bay Area, production facilities in the United States and the United Kingdom. Examples of recent research projects include validating temperature requirements for shelf life, sensory evaluation of current and future varieties and evaluation of new and emerging biocides for washing and sanitizing products and process lines.

Integrated with our packaging and operation units, the Fresh Del Monte Food Safety management system provide detailed records and controls to deter bio terrorism threats and ensure traceability for all of our products.