Florette Baby Leaf - Pentaflor Hortícola, Spain
Outputs
The salads and fruit served in McDonald’s are the only food items which are sold to the customer without prior cooking. Therefore the food safety standards and quality of these products have to be second to none. Adherence to high standards starts on the farm, with Pentaflor using a pre-harvest risk assessment covering the critical areas of production. Once the risk assessment has been undertaken, the crop can be harvested. If for any reason a failure is identified during the assessment then, depending on its severity, the crop can be rejected in the field prior to harvest. This procedure ensures the integrity of all the raw materials reaching the processing plant.
Detailed risk assessments are carried out prior to the crop being harvested. Any concerns identified will result in the harvest being rejected, ensuring the integrity of material being sent to the processing plant, and on to the consumers.