GoldRiver Orchards Achieves Excellent Rating
GoldRiver Orchards today received an excellent rating from the American Council for Food Safety & Quality as a result of an unannounced plant audit conducted on October 28, 2009. GoldRiver voluntarily submits to unannounced plant audits three times annually from ACFSQ.
The audit covers areas including plant grounds and construction, waste disposal and restroom facilities, sanitation standards and pest control, personnel training, and adherence to HACCP and raw material and packaging standards and documentation.
At the conclusion of their inspection, ACFSQ gave GoldRiver a score of 1800 on a scale of 2000, which qualifies GoldRiver for an excellent rating.