What are the Food Safety procedures for SOLUT! Food Service Packaging?
All of SOLUT!'s disposable
food service packaging is used by our customers in various food service applications, from fresh to frozen, source to table, food processor to restaurant, and shelf to oven. Since our customers serve, process and/or package food products, we consider our role as a manufacturer of sustainable, paper-based disposable food packaging products to be an integral part of the food supply chain and take the related responsibilities seriously. While we don't actually process or package food itself, we act as though we do. Throughout our production of
food service packaging, SOLUT! utilizes industry standard food safety Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). This ensures that our disposable bakeware and catering trays satisfy the demanding requirements and expectations of our valued customers.
As an integral part of SOLUT!'s extensive quality control process for all of our food service packaging, we conduct internal monthly GMP audits and employ third party professionals to conduct an independent GMP and Vendor Certification Audit of our procedures. Currently, we engage Steritech, a recognized leader in retail, food service, and supply chain safety, to conduct an annual audit of our manufacturing practices. The Steritech Certification Audit includes a thorough review of our business operations and practices, including detailed evaluations of food safety programs and training, plant cleanliness, security, facility conditions, pest control, and operating conditions. The audit criteria also include reviews of GMP practices and product traceability, as well as the performance of a mock product recall. Consistent with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Conformity Assessment Principles for the Unites States, Steritech's services are designed to provide regulators, buyers, consumers, and other interested parties with the confidence that products have met specified standards.
In SOLUT!'s most recent unannounced food safety audit completed May 2009, we proudly received a "Superior" ranking, the highest level awarded by Steritech. This was an improvement over the "Excellent" rating received in 2008. Since this audit was conducted just two months after moving our facilities to a new location nearly doubling the size of our manufacturing footprint, we were exceptionally proud of this achievement. We value these credentials as substantiation of our strong and important commitment to manufacturing high quality sustainable food service packaging in a food safe environment.
Established in 2005, SOLUT! is a leading innovative manufacturer of sustainable, paper based disposable food trays, catering trays and bakeware. We supply food service packaging to quick serve restaurants, commercial bakeries, contract food processors, and distributors nationwide. Call SOLUT! today at 877/609-9450 to discuss an affordable solution for your food packaging.
