Food Safety Program
Kirk Johnston, Director of Food Safety
Throughout it's 30 year history, Misionero Vegetables has been committed to promoting food safety in the Produce Industry.
· Misionero Vegetables laboratory has been certified and operating for 10 years, and is a California State Certified Pesticide Laboratory in the Fresh Cut Produce Industry. We analyze all of our products from Salinas, CA, Huron, CA, and Yuma, AZ.
· Products, both conventionally and organically grown, are tested for pesticide residues before harvest to insure they meet state, federal and international regulations.
· Organic, raw and finished products are tested daily for certain concentrations which are used for shelf life quality determinations.
· Organic, raw and finished products are tested daily for total Coliform and generic E. coli concentrations which are used to ensure proper product sanitation and food safety.
· Finished products are randomly tested for E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, and Listeria.
· Misionero Vegetables also randomly tests products by using other third-party certifiers.
· Processing is done under a fully implemented H.A.C.C.P. (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) Plan, G.M.P. (Good Manufacturing Plan), G.A.P. (Good Agricultural Products), and a Computer Tracked Recall Plan.
· Baby Mixed Green Products, and washed and trimmed products are triple rinsed in a water solution that is specifically designed to provide proper sanitation.
· Analyzed samples are frozen and archived for one year after testing.
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