Food Safety
Quality is our bottom line
CMI Orchards is committed to producing the highest quality fruits as well as providing our customers and consumers with complete food safety. The dedicated members of our quality control staff each have an average of 20 years of experience and knowledge of the fruit industry from orchard operations, warehouse packing and production, to shipping, sales and marketing.
The Certification Process
CMI uses a number of leading food safety and certification processes including:
SQF Food Safety Code, Edition 9
GLOBAL G.A.P.
Primus GFS
WSDA/NOP Organic Certifications
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) Certifications
USDA GAP/GHP Certification
Social Responsibility
CMI uses some of the leading rigorous standard for code of conduct including:
Equitable Food Initiative (EFI)
Ethical Charter on Responsible Labor Practices
Sedex Member Ethical Trade Audit
Quality Control Programs
Our quality control inspectors work closely with packing and shipping supervisors to ensure all federal, state and internal CMI grade standards are consistently met or exceeded. We pride ourselves on our consistent ability to ensure product quality through daily on-line QC inspections during packing, inspecting of fruit being shipped and on-going internal measurements of fruit quality.
