Quality
Final inspection catches a bad lot. It does not prevent one.
Control runs from grove selection to the moment the container closes — because by the time a problem reaches the port, your shelf plan already has a hole in it.
In the grove
Grove selection and grower code assignment. Spray records kept per grove, per cycle, against the residue limits of your destination market — not against the Vietnamese limit.
At harvest
Harvest timing set by maturity, not by the shipping schedule. Brix checked in the field with a handheld refractometer before a lot is accepted for packing.
At the plant
Grading to a single written specification, cold chain from the first hour, packing to your agreed format. Lot number assigned and linked back to the grower code.
Before the container closes
Residue analysis, phytosanitary inspection, temperature verification, and a photographed loading record so you can see how your pallets were stowed.
No FDA import detention. No RASFF notification. Not once.
Across more than three decades of shipping to the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, China and South Korea.
Control starts in the grove, not at the port.
Certifications
Held
| Certification | Scope |
|---|---|
| FSSC 22000 | Food safety system certification, packing facilities |
| HACCP | Hazard analysis and critical control points |
| ISO 22000 | Food safety management system |
| GLOBALG.A.P. | Good agricultural practice at farm level |
| VietGAP | Vietnamese good agricultural practice |
| BRCGS | Global standard for food safety |
| Halal | Applicable product lines |
| Kosher | Applicable product lines |
| FDA facility registration | United States food facility registration |
| Bureau Veritas | Third-party inspection and verification |
In progress
We list these separately because a buyer deserves to know which is which.
| Certification | Why we are adding it |
|---|---|
| GRASP | The social practice add-on to GLOBALG.A.P., routinely requested by European retail |
| SMETA / Sedex | The most widely used social audit methodology in fresh produce |
| IFS Food | Preferred by parts of European retail alongside BRCGS |
| Halal from a GCC-recognised body | The UAE accepts halal certificates only from bodies registered with MOIAT; we are aligning our certificate and its product scope accordingly |
Documents supplied with every lot
Phytosanitary certificate · residue analysis report · packing list · certificate of origin · bill of lading · health certificate for frozen lines · plant unit code and packing house code where the destination requires them.
Ask us for the certificates. Scanned copies with numbers and expiry dates are sent on request, and we would rather you asked early than late. If a certificate is not current at the moment you ask, we will tell you so instead of sending an expired scan.