June 1, 2015

Great Lakes Growers announce food safety certification approval

Coming on the heels of its recent Non-GMO Certification, Great Lakes Growers announced its recent PrimusGFS food safety certification.

PrimusGFS is a Global Food Safety Initiative-recognized audit scheme for the certification of produce — from growing operations to minimally processed produce, like lettuce and herbs. And not only did Great Lakes Growers pass the PrimusGFS certification requirements, it performed well beyond standard levels to achieve safety marks of 98 percent and 100 percent for its greenhouse and harvest crew, respectively.

“Our high marks reflect our commitment to providing consumers with the safest, healthiest produce available,” said Tim Ryan, Great Lakes Growers co-owner. “Our ability to control the internal environment in our greenhouse, along with our food safety protocol, gives our customers peace of mind knowing they’re receiving superior lettuces and herbs each and every time.”

“While we’re extremely proud of our high food safety scores, it doesn’t stop there for us,” said John Bonner, co-owner of Great Lakes Growers. “Our goal is to deliver the safest lettuce and herbs possible to our customers, which means we’ll continue to evaluate our practices to ensure we meet our own standards of safety. And usually those standards are even higher than those required for certification. In fact, our entire greenhouse growing process is much safer than most facilities, specifically field-grown operations. Because our hydroponic operation is all indoors, we have ultimate control over the growing climate,”

For more information about Great Lakes’ safety requirements, the PrimusGFS website.


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