US Foods selected NSF International to certify each of the company’s 60 distribution facilities across the country.
Jorge Hernandez, senior vice president of food safety and quality assurance, US Foods, said: “Nothing is more important than the safety, quality and integrity of the food we deliver to customers and they serve to diners, so we’re committed to certifying every one of our distribution centres to demonstrate our continuing leadership in food safety and quality assurance.”
The food safety and quality certification process is already underway at several US Foods distribution centres and all facilities are expected to be certified by the end of 2013. IFS Logistics is part of a food and non-food supply chain standards family that includes IFS Food, which is benchmarked by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
Stephan Tromp, IFS MD, said: “We are pleased to welcome US Foods to the IFS family of safety and quality standards for food and non-food supply chain activities. Their decision to apply IFS Logistics will enhance the company’s ability to provide customers with safe, quality food and non-food products consistently while developing operational efficiencies. Customers will know that US Foods operations, products and services meet the highest standards of safety and quality in the world.”
Robert Prevendar, director of supply chain food safety for NSF International, said: “NSF International is one of the most recognised and respected third-party food safety certification providers. NSF International is delighted to be chosen by US Foods in this ground-breaking project to certify their facilities over the next year and to support their continuous improvement programme. We are proud of our almost 70 year history of protecting public health through food safety.”
Source: US Foods
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