All of our growers are fully GLOBAL GAP accredited to assure safe and sustainable fruit production that meets baseline requirements for food safety and hygiene. Audits are done by one of 140 Global Gap accredited auditing bodies. We work hands on with the growers to have continual improvement plans and structures in place for food safety and sustainability thereof to enhance the quality of our products.
All our growers are members of SIZA (Sustainability initiative of South Africa) and 95% have been accredited with an SIZA Ethical Audit done by a recognised 3rd party auditing body.
The programme was established as a pro-active response by the South African fruit industry under the mantle of Fruit South Africa to promote sound and ongoing improvement of ethical labour practices on South African fruit farms and pack houses.
All our producers and packing facilities only use registered plant protection products, to minimise health and environmental risks to ensure long term sustainability of our production units and our industry.
We monitor our residue levels by making use of accredited laboratories as well as relying on our Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) who conducts laboratory services to analyse products for exports as part of their inspection routines.
We have updated records of all spray programmes followed including pack house chemicals used.