Food Safety

Products Certified Safe

Quality assurance and safety, while at the same time preventing contamination, is today a fundamental VBM objective for all of its products.

For this reason our company is working on a "Food Safety Program" for all of its fresh products, including the complete chain, from cultivation to the chain store shelf and the final consumer.

The company in charge of this certification process is DAVIS FRESH TECHNOLOGIES.

Their approval is shown with a PROSAFE certified logo which appears on the packaging.

During the 2000/01 season VBM had managed to have all its facilities with the HACCP certifications in place and all of the associated farms have been certified with GAP standards.

Nutritional Security (GAP- EUREP GAP)

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) arose in response to the requirements of the consumers.

GAP is a set of principles, norms and technical recommendations applicable to the different stages of production.

The idea is to guarantee a healthful product, with consideration to the environment and with fair employment conditions for the people engaged in the production of our fruit.

In parallel, we are working on the implementation of EUREP GAP on our suppliers’ farms for Eurpean Market. Our objective, is to provide fruit under EUREP GAP certification as of January 2004.

In addition, our line of frozen requires the implementation of HACCP in its plant’s processes.

When you buy a Vital Berry product, you may be sure that you are buying a healthy and safe product.

Download Protocol GAP
http://ucgaps.ucdavis.edu/
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7edms/prodguid.html

Download Protocol EUREP GAP
http://www.eurep.org/sites/index_e.html