Food Safety is Priority One

We maintain a detailed, United States Department of Agriculture and California Department of Food and Agriculture approved Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point   guideline including a product recall program.   HACCP was designed by NASA to ensure that our astronauts have the safest food in the universe.   We use the same guidelines to ensure our customers have the safest fresh produce on earth.   At Piranha Produce, we have an unwavering commitment to food safety and sanitation, and we continually strive to raise the standards of excellence for others to follow.   To safeguard our products and our customers, here's what we're doing:

• Absolutely unbroken cold chain throughout our facility and distribution system.
• Third party food safety inspections.   We hold the highest rating possible with American Sanitation Institute. A nationally recognized leader in the food service inspection industry with over 75 years of experience.   Their audits include food safety, pest control, employee practices, facility grounds and building condition.
• Complete HACCP program for all products entering and leaving our warehouse.
• A detailed written and tested recall procedure.
• Food Safety and Good Manufacturing Practice training for employees to govern the work flow and ensure quality and sanitation.
• Sanitation schedule for facility, property and fleet.
• Weekly monitored pest control programs.
• Sourcing product from only proven and food safety trusted suppliers.
• We operate out of a fully refrigerated, environmentally-controlled distribution facility that allows us to maintain the cold chain, ensuring safe, fresh products.   Our state-of-the-art facility is operated under the strict principles of the American Institute of Baking, which is the highest standard for all produce distribution facilities.   Our facility was designed and modified specifically for perishable foodservice distribution, ensuring complete cold chain protection, food safety, sanitation, security systems and operational efficiencies.   Supplemental storage is used for non-perishable products.   All fresh produce has recommended temperature tolerances and recommended temperature and humidity levels for holding and distribution.   This cold chain is monitored from the beginning by checking all inbound trucks for proper trailer temperature, using pulp thermometers to ensure product temperatures are within tolerance.   A variety of products require different temperature, humidity and ethylene-controlled zones for holding.

• We deliver your fresh produce in clean, brand new , fully temperature controlled trucks that are sanitized daily.   Each vehicle uses specially designed roll-up rear doors with load ramps.   Ramping product off the truck prevents dropping and damaging product. All of our trucks have grooved floor beds to prevent water leakage from one product that would affect product stacked nearby.   Our driver communication system includes instant communication between dispatch and drivers.   Analysis of our truck tracking information helps us improve delivery schedules, productivity, resulting in on-time deliveries for our customers.   All of our friendly and professional drivers are fully licensed, bonded and in uniform.