Food Safety

Independent assurance and food safety & quality.

At Douglas Fruit, food safety is a priority.

The Safe Quality Food Institute Mission:

To deliver consistent, globally recognized food safety and quality certification programs based on sound scientific principles, consistently applied across all industry sectors, and valued by all stakeholders.

Douglas Fruit warehouse and all the orchards comply with rigorous standards of safe, quality foods (SQF).  SQF 2000 (Safe Quality Food) is a HACCP based food safety and quality program recognized globally by retailers and manufacturers. To find out more about our rigorous standards, please visit the SAFE QUALITY FOOD WEBSITE.

The benefits of SQF include:

Independent assurance and food safety & quality.

Voluntary global standard that crosses country boundaries.

Standards that boost internal productivity.

Encourages more responsible agricultural and manufacturing processes

“At Douglas Fruit providing you with safe, fresh fruit is one of our primary concerns. That is why we go the extra mile by implementing a food safety program and make sure our packaging facilities and our orchards are certified under this program. You can count on the fact the Douglas Fruit will deliver consistent, quality, safe produce to your table.”

John Sr. & Bill Douglas
Owners of Douglas Fruit