Food Safety

Our Commitment to Food Safety

John Soules Foods is committed to food safety. We rely on independent lab tests that exceed USDA requirements to ensure food quality. We also audit meat suppliers, examining all meat before it goes into production. Unsafe food causes more than 200 diseases. So, it’s natural that people who buy, serve, and eat our food want to know that our food is contamination-free. Our company reputation depends on reliable food and taking a proactive approach to food safety is a driving force behind all our production operations.

Our food safety and security programs include the following:

Standard Operating Procedures: All employees follow strict guidelines for food production. Our goal is to eliminate issues before contamination happens. We actively look for problems so that we can take care of them and avoid exposing customers. 

Facility Design: Our food production campus separates raw and ready-to-eat protein and personnel.

Testing: The USDA requires production plant testing twice a week. However, we know that bacteria can grow quickly. We test our processes every hour with an independent laboratory. Our aggressive microbiological sampling program tests for pathogenic organisms in the production environment and with the finished food packaging. All our proteins are on ‘Micro-Hold’ until cleared for shipping by the laboratory.

Food Safety

Quality Assurance Software: Each production run is compared to real-time statistical control data that ensures compliance. Employees monitor the process and data with ready access to the Standard Operating Procedure manuals and electronic specification requirements.

Supplier Audits: John Soules Foods audits all suppliers, and we examine all food ingredients before they go into production.

WE PROMISE TO:

  • Exceed USDA mandates with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Bio-security plans.
  • Use fully accredited laboratory services (A2LA) with only AOAC-approved methods to monitor food safety.
  • Maintain BRC certification (all facilities received an ‘AA’ or better for 2023), an international standard that demonstrates the highest level of food safety competence.
Food Safety

BRC Certifications: Tyler | Gainesville | Valley

John Soules Foods Program Description Letter