Dec 15, 2015

Continental Fresh adds traceability labels to products

Continental Fresh LLC, a leading importer of offshore produce based in Coconut Grove, Fla., announced that it has fully implemented a case-level labeling and traceability system. The company will also apply Produce Traceability Initiative-compliant labels on each of its Atlas Fresh cucumber and winter squash cases – something that  is said no one else in the industry is doing.

According to a news release, Continental Fresh LLC’s commitment to traceability and food safety is reconfirmed with the recent outbreak of salmonella on cucumbers from Mexico, as well as the announcement by the FDA of regulations on produce safety, foreign supplier and third-party audits that make up the Food Safety Modernization Act.

 “We expect to be the only offshore cucumber importers in the country to have PTI case-level tagging originating at our farms in Honduras,” said Albert Perez, president of Continental Fresh LLC. “We are also implementing this on all of our retail and process butternut and spaghetti squashes.”

“Honduran cucumbers have come a long way in terms quality and consistency,” Perez said. “Customers have put great faith in our programs and each year more of the needs of the east coast are met by our products. As a leader in the import of Honduran vegetables, we at Continental Fresh LLC hope that others follow our initiative in making it the premium choice in food safety.”

 The import season for Honduran cucumbers runs from late December until mid-March. Butternut and Spaghetti squashes are available from January through April.

 For more information about Continental Fresh LLC, visit here.