Bird’s Eye Frozen Foods
Privately held food marketing company
Jurisdiction: All suppliers held to same company standards
Products:
Frozen vegetables and fruits
Food safety:
Leading edge software for traceability
On site safety team at each plant
Country of Origin markings on packaging exceeds USDA
Monitored: "Farm to retail freezer"
Green:
Recycling and solid waste reduction
Air emission reduction
Efficient irrigation – drip
Pesticide use:
IPM
Pesticide Risk Reduction Program conforms to PESP (Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program)
Fertilizer use:
Soil analysis and amendments
Only composted manure used when needed
Sustainable:
Crop rotation used
Company educates all its farmers to keep land safe and capable of growing high quality, nutritious food
"Be considerate of environment and natural resources"
Independent testing:
Frequent safety and quality checks by third party auditors
HACCP? Yes
Fair Trade? Compliant
Other State/federal certification:
USDA, NRCS, Dept. of Agriculture, BMP
OSHA:
Compliant
Comments:
Offers consumers best environmental choices
Dedicated to sustaining world wide environmental and natural protection