For more than 65 years, A&Z Produce Company has been committed to supplying the finest products to our valued customers. This commitment is also reflected in our ongoing commitment to excellent food safety practices.

    The safety of the produce we supply, and the training we provide to our associates is superior in our industry. We believe that our customers deserve to have the highest level of trust in our products. At A&Z, we know our associates are integral to this process. Continuous training is provided to our team including product handling, proper storage, personal hygiene, and vehicle sanitation as well as other important food safety issues. A&Z utilizes a food safety committee made up of our own Director of Food Safety and Quality Assurance Team to discuss, incorporate ideas, train, and continuously improve our stringent food safety program. We seek to continue our professional knowledge by staying informed on current food safety issues, monitoring food safety updates, attending food safety seminars and working directly with retail and government partners. On site A&Z utilizes a Certified Food Safety Professional, and HACCP Certified employees.

    A&Z is perpetually improving our facility to safeguard the high quality products our customers deserve. We internally review our food safety program on a regular basis. An independent third party inspection of this program by Primuslabs resulted in a .Superior. rating of our facility and our food safety program in 2010, which is the highest possible rating. A&Z upgraded the third party review to a PrimusGFS standard in 2011 and achieved a Superior 98.4%. The Utah Department of Agriculture also conducts unannounced audits of our food safety program. A&Z purchases products from growers with similar commitments to food safety.

    To ensure Cold Chain Management, A&Z utilizes 27 independent climate controlled coolers. This means that every product is stored in the temperature specific to that products individual need. Humidity levels and ethylene level requirements are also taken into consideration. Products are delivered to our customers in our pre-cooled state-of-the-art refrigerated trucks to ensure proper temperatures prior to loading, and during delivery. Security is also a priority and maintained by our locked trucks and secured warehouse. All of our employees are screened and comply with drug and background tests.

Product recalls are monitored 24/7.

Additional information can be located:

• Food and Drug Administration
• United States Department of Agriculture Recalls
• Foodsafety.gov Recent Recalls