White
Coffee Receives SQF Level 3 Certification
For
over 80 years since 1939, White Coffee, a family owned and operated companyfrom Long Island, New York, has been committed to ensuring its coffee's
quality—meeting the strictest standards—throughout the long journey from
sourcing to brewing. White Coffee announces that the 2021 audit with Safe
Quality Food Institute (SQF) resulted in a Level 3 certification (the highest
level awarded) with a 97 percent audit score, earning the highest category "excellent"
rating.
"Our
team does a great job in ensuring that our customers receive excellent
food-safe, consistent quality, products," said Jonathan White, Executive
Vice President. "We are proud to earn this recognition and we will
continue to improve our facility and manufacturing processes to offer
state-of-the-art products in specialty, retail and foodservice channels."
The
SQF Program is a rigorous and credible food safety and quality program that is
utilized by retailers, brand owners, and food service providers world-wide.
Recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), the SQF family of food
safety and quality codes are designed to meet industry, customer, and
regulatory requirements for all sectors of the food supply chain, from the farm
to retail stores.
Level
1 SQF (Safe Quality Food) Certification is the "introduction" level
to food safety. Level 1 certification requires the producer to be cognizant of
and to implement fundamental food-safety controls. Level 2 SQF Certification is
also known as the "Certified HACCP-Based Food Safety Plan." It
incorporates the Level 1 requirements and adds Hazard Analysis and Critical
Control Points (HACCP) risk assessment and implementation. Level 2 is
considered a food-safety plan.
Level
3 SQF Certification is a "Comprehensive Food Safety and Quality Management
System." This level of certification includes the elements from Level 1
and Level 2, taking the process one step further, ensuring that action has been
taken to correct or prevent poor quality or contamination through the HACCP
process. SQF Institute is the single most trusted source for global food safety
and quality certification, ensuring that White Coffee's manufacturing practices
are held to the highest standard.
White
Coffee has other important certifications including "Certified
Organic" by Quality Assurance International, "Fair Trade" by
Trans Fair USA, "Rainforest Alliance Certified" by Rainforest
Alliance, and is "LEED Certified" by Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design and the U.S. Green Building Council.