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