WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Joyce Farms, a provider of all-natural and heritage-breed meat and poultry products, has achieved British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Food Safety Certification at its plant in Winston-Salem, N.C. BRC is a global quality and food safety certification program that is recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
The BRCGS Global Food Safety Standard provides a framework to manage product safety, integrity, legality and quality, and the operational controls for these criteria in the food and food ingredient manufacturing, processing and packing industry. Certification is only awarded to organizations that have embraced a top-to-bottom food safety culture and approach throughout their company. To achieve certification, Joyce Farms said it undertook a rigorous third-party audit against certification requirements. The audit examined an extensive list of the company's programs related to food safety, including, but not limited to, sanitation, pest control, recall and traceability, allergen control, pathogen/salmonella testing and supplier approval.
"We are proud to take our food safety standards to the highest level with BRC certification," said President and CEO Ron Joyce. "We strive to achieve the highest standards of excellence in everything we do — from how we raise our animals to the safety and quality of the meat and poultry we produce. Food safety has always been an important focus for our business, and now we are proud to announce that we are taking our food safety standards to the highest level with BRC certification."
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