SaltWorks® Natural Sea Salt Supplier Now SQF Level 2 Certified, Rated Excellent
Woodinville, WA (PRWEB) February 18, 2016 -- SaltWorks®, the world’s foremost all-natural gourmet sea salt supplier, has successfully achieved SQF Level 2 certification with the highest possible rating of Excellent. Certification followed an intensive multi-day audit, conducted by NSF International in the fall of 2015, which verified SaltWorks’ commitment to food safety and quality meets the rigorous requirements of the Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Program and establishes that a strict food safety control process has been successfully implemented at SaltWorks’ state-of-the-art, custom-built salt processing facility located just outside of Seattle, Washington.
“We have always been committed to providing the highest quality and safest all-natural salts to our customers,” explained Mark Zoske, CEO of SaltWorks. “We recognized that the SQF certification program demonstrates integrity and responsibility, which reflects our core company values and the sea salts that we produce. It underscores how effective our proprietary processes are and how hard our team works to ensure we meet those safety and quality goals every day.”
SaltWorks' in-house quality control and engineering teams work diligently together to implement and improve rigorous safety processes, provide training to all staff members regardless of employment duties, and regularly develop technologies to ensure top quality and safety of all their products while preserving the artisanal craftsmanship and unique characteristics of each and every grain of salt. The SQF certification demonstrates SaltWorks commitment to implementing and maintaining stringent safety controls.
SQF Level 2 is one of the most rigorous and important certifications in the food industry; it aligns food manufacturers with guidelines put in place by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
About SaltWorks, Inc.
Founded in 2001, SaltWorks offers the largest selection of bulk and wholesale all-natural sea salts and mineral salts for food service and manufacturers, gourmet retailers, co-packers, distributors, spa and wellness centers, and private label projects. SaltWorks offers some of the finest brands of sea salts in the world, including Artisan®, Fusion®, Pure Ocean®, and Bokek®. No other company offers as many salt varieties, packaging configurations, or grain sizes. SaltWorks is SQF Level 2 with an Excellent rating, HAACP and GMP certified. All of SaltWorks sea salts are all natural, kosher certified by the OU and guaranteed for purity and quality.
Naomi Novotny, SaltWorks, Inc., http://www.seasalt.com/, +1 800-353-7258, [email protected]
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