Food safety and quality is the #1 priority at Pride Pak.  Every step of the operation, from raw product sourcing to delivery of the finished product, is monitored to ensure that all customers receive the highest quality fresh cut fruit and vegetables possible.

Pride Pak’s Food Safety and Quality Assurance Program is developed using guidelines developed by the CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency) and the FDA (United States Food and Drug Administration) together with our own GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and HACCP, the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point programs. Ongoing training is provided to all employees and supervisors to ensure that all food safety guidelines and quality assurance programs are always understood and followed.

Pride Pak’s goal is to ensure a constant proactive food safety system for all of our operations.  Food safety and product quality is the responsibility of every employee at Pride Pak and its suppliers.  We are pleased to have strong, long-term relationships with our raw product suppliers. The requirement for the highest quality product is clearly understood by all of them.  The growers and shippers that we purchase raw product from follow structured food safety programs.  In addition, they have annual Good Agricultural Practices (“GAP”) audits of the growing and harvesting operations performed by reputable independent third party auditors.  We insist that they maintain excellent ratings on all audits.

To ensure that these excellent ratings are achieved and that our high standards are continually met, we have arrangements with an independent third party auditor who certifies that the growers we source our produce from meet or exceed the quality standards of their GAP programs. Once the produce arrives at our receiving door, Pride Pak’s GMP and HACCP programs set the quality standards that are followed.  Our Quality Assurance team track and document the critical control points in our facilities on a daily basis.  Raw product, product in process and finished product are all inspected to ensure our high standards and our customers’ expectations and specifications are met.  Pride Pak is also subject to independent inspections arranged by customers.  We are proud to have earned a Gold Rating at our Newfoundland plant, and a Gold Rating (the highest possible rating) at our Mississauga plant from independent HACCP audits completed by Guelph Food Technology Centre.