From Growers to Retailers: Supporting the Fresh Cut Produce Supply Chain with Silliker Food Safety and Quality Solutions
 

Produce Industry

From Growers to Retailers: Supporting the Fresh Cut Produce Supply Chain with Silliker Food Safety and Quality Solutions

Food safety has become a critical issue in the freshcut produce industry. Over the past decade, the Food and Drug Administration has attributed 72 foodborne illness outbreaks to fresh cut or prepackaged produce. Under increased regulatory and consumer scrutiny, growers, processors, shippers, and retailers are charged with developing and implementing proactive food safety programs.

Employing an integrated approach, we help growers, processors and retailers identify potential microbiological, chemical, and physical hazards in your farm or operation, and implement efficient, cost-effective control measures.

Whether your needs are field assessments, GAP audits or a certified HACCP plan, you can rely on Silliker scientists, consultants, auditors, and educators to help you strengthen your programs.

Contact Us to receive the Silliker Food Safety & Technical Services brochure or to set-up a meeting to discuss how we can support your programs.

 Technical Consulting
for Maximum Safety
and Quality

Testing Support from
Fields to Facilities

Produce Audits

Employee Training

Shelf-life Validation

Industry Support

Technical Consulting for Maximum Safety and Quality
Silliker consultants can assist you with assessments of existing programs and development of new or more stringent programs:

  • Risk Assessments
  • Prerequisite Programs
  • Environmental Monitoring Programs
  • HACCP Plan Review and Development

Testing Support from Fields to Facilities
Through our microbiological expertise, we can assist growers in meeting recommendations from the "Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Lettuce and Leafy Greens," and processors who are revising their programs to meet FDA's newly published "Guidelines to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables" and other customer requirements.

  • The Silliker Smart Sample Collection Program we will help you develop and implement scientifically-based, cost-effective sampling plans specific to your location. Our approach looks at everything from product varieties, irrigation sources and processes, geographical location and other important factors such as weather.
  • Pre-harvest pesticide testing needs.
  • Silliker Nutritional Analysis tests are substantiated by an extensive quality system that incorporates internal control samples, external control matrices, and proficiency programs.
  • Local Service and Sample Pick Up provide you with fast, accurate, reliable information to get your product to market quickly.
  • Results available 24/7 through Silliker-eSTAR, our online data management tool.

Contact Us to receive the Silliker Food Safety & Technical Services brochure or to set-up a meeting to discuss how we can support your programs.

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Produce Audits
Buyers and suppliers know our auditors are consistent, tough but fair, and focused on what really matters.

  • Farms, Ranches and Greenhouses
    • GAP Audit
    • Field Reviews
    • Worker Hygiene Audit
    • Greenhouse Audit
  • Coolers / Sheds Cold Storage Audit
  • Processing Facilities
    • GMP/Food Safety Audit
Contact Us to receive the Silliker Food Safety & Technical Services brochure or to set-up a meeting to discuss how we can support your programs.

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Employee Training
Silliker is a respected provider of education and training services. All courses can be taught in English and Spanish.

  • Customized courses for managers, supervisors, or workers will address your specific programs, products and risks. Common topics include:
    • Worker Hygiene
    • Food Safety Awareness in the field
    • Overview of Microorganisms
    • Food Defense
    • HACCP ­ Certified and Advanced
    • Developing and Conducting an Effective Environmental Monitoring Plan (Facilities)
    • Effective Sanitation Practices
    • Improving Your Auditing Skills and Readiness for 3rd Party Audits
  • Video Tools for Processing Plant Employees
  • Swabbing Techniques for Sampling the Environment and Equipment training program
  • Through our partnership with Alchemy Systems, we offer training programs utilizing the Standard Industry Skills Training and Educational Media (SISTEMTM). With courses are available in English and Spanish, the application is highly interactive and specifically geared for production workers. Course library includes: safety, HR, job success and food safety.
Contact Us to receive the Silliker Food Safety & Technical Services brochure or to set-up a meeting to discuss how we can support your programs.

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Shelf-life Validation
From sanitizer studies to modified atmosphere packaging evaluation, Silliker Food Science Center Researchers provide critical data to validate the efficacy of your products and processes.

Contact Us to receive the Silliker Food Safety & Technical Services brochure or to set-up a meeting to discuss how we can support your programs.

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Industry Support
Silliker, Inc. is committed to supporting the industry and is a corporate member of the Western Growers Association, and United Fresh. Our technical professionals serve on many committees, which ensures we provide our clients with the latest thinking on critical and emerging issues.

Photo Acknowledgement: United Fresh

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