Food Safety

Owners, management and workers of Zafar are dedicated to receiving, handling, storing and shipping safe produce products through the implementation of a comprehensive food safety program.Zafar is committed to providing the resources for our workers to implement not only a comprehensive food safety program but a high quality food safety program.

Every year we complete a voluntary third-party good safety audit to be a Primus GFS certified facility.

2016 Primus GFS Certificate.

Key components of our food safety program include:

Participate in food safety educational opportunities to stay up to date with best GMPs, HACCP, security and other food safety practices
Establish a food safety team that is well trained on implementing a quality program
Create and implement clear and concise standard operating procedures (SOPs) for key food safety practices in the areas of good manufacturing practices (GMPs)
Create and implement a comprehensive hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) program
Create and periodically review food safety policies and practices that continually improve our program
Train workers on key food safety practices including worker hygiene
Review our entire food safety program on an annual basis and implement changes with the goal of continued improvement
Follow all local and federal food safety laws