LOS ALAMITOS, CA - The Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) just paid Frieda’s Specialty Produce a visit for its annual benchmark audit and its California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) organic audit, and the company is happy to report that it passed with flying colors.

“Food safety is of high importance here at Frieda’s, and this is validation that we are not only just in compliance, but at the top percentile of compliance,” Jackie Caplan Wiggins, Frieda’s Vice President and COO, said in a press release. “We also remain 100 percent compliant with the USDA National Organic Program. Everyone at Frieda’s is proud of these accomplishments. What that means for our customers is they know we have the strictest requirements for the suppliers we represent and for our own handling processes and procedures.”

Frieda’s improved upon its already high score of 99.35 percent last year to 99.62 percent this year.

These scores were tallied in April on the PrimusGFS Packinghouse Audit which is, according to the press release, the highest global standard.

As for the CCOF’s  organic audit, which was performed in June, Frieda’s remains 100 percent compliant with the National Organic Program set up by the USDA.

The CCOF is one of the first organic certification associations and certifies more than 2,500 organic operations in 38 states and three foreign countries, while the GFSI seeks to uphold and improve food safety management systems for consumers worldwide.

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