Introducing Safe Food Alliance, a new division of DFA of California. A premier food safety provider to growers, packers, processors, and food manufacturers.

Third-party commodity inspections and membership services will still be offered by DFA, and are available at dfaofcalifornia.com. Members of DFA of California will continue receiving discounted services through Safe Food Alliance. For more information, read our press release.

Safe Food is Our Business.

Safe Food Alliance is a technical service organization focused on addressing the needs of the food industry with a special emphasis on California’s specialty crops. With rapidly growing expectations from regulators, consumers, and retail outlets, we help companies become more proactive in their approach to food safety practices. Safe Food Alliance offers technical services to growers, packers, processors and food manufacturers to aid in their efforts to maintain the highest standards in food safety.

Laboratory Testing

Research

Training & Consulting

Certification Audits

Safe Food Spotlight

Produce Safety: Are You Ready?

Whether you’re a grower; you purchase from a grower; or you provide a service to growers, it’s time to ask yourself the question: Are you ready for compliance with the FDA’s Produce Safety Rule as part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)? As we always tell people, training is the first step – you must understand before you can [more…]

View Safe Food Spotlight: July 2017

Safe Food Spotlight

Food Safety Plans Are Required for Hullers and Shellers

As we approach the FSMA Rule compliance dates this September, it’s important for hullers and shellers (who are classified as processors), to understand the new requirements. Specifically, most hullers and shellers are classified by FDA as either a Primary Production Farm or Secondary Activities Farm. Regardless, both entities are subject to the Produce Safety Rule. A Primary Production Farm is [more…]

View Safe Food Spotlight: July 2017