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Cascade Pacific has taken a progressive approach to Food Safety by incorporating a Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Program in the field and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) / Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) program in the packing shed. Internal and third party audits are performed regularly to assure the highest level of food safety.
Certifications
1) Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) - Rated “Superior” by Scientific Certification Systems
- Land/Growing/Harvesting Practices and Procedures
- Management/Employee Practices and Training
- Water and Soil
- Fertilizer Use
- Pest Control
- Sanitary Facilities
- Equipment Construction and Maintenance
2) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) - Rated “Superior” by Scientific Certification Systems
- General Operational Practices
- Management/Employee Practices and Training
- Water
- Pest Control
- Sanitary Facilities, Equipment and Chemicals
- Plant/Equipment Construction and Maintenance
- Receiving, Storage and Distribution
3) HACCP/CertiClean - Implements and maintains a HACCP-based Food Safety
Management Program, certified by Scientific Certification Systems
- Food Safety Practices and Food Security
- Management/Employee Practices and Training
- Land/Growing/Harvesting Practices and Procedures
- Processing Steps and Critical Control Points
- Facility, Equipment, and Sanitary Facility Cleaning
- Water/Soil/Microbial Testing
- Receiving, Storage, and Distribution
- Product Traceback
4) Food Alliance – Practices “Sustainable Agriculture”, certified by Food Alliance
- Reducing Pesticide Usage
- Soil and Water Conservation
- Safe and Fair Working Conditions
- Wildlife Habitat Conservation
- Growing Practices
5) USDA Organic - Certified “Organic Food Producer” by Washington State Department of Agriculture
- Soil Fertility and Crop Nutrient Management
- Land/Growing/Harvesting Practices and Procedures
- Natural Resource Conservation
- Weed/Pest/Disease Management
- Fertilizers Used
- Pest Control
- Processing Procedures
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