Food safety
Risk prevention starts with ensuring the highest quality and traceability for our suppliers' products.
With respect to food safety risks, anticipating unpredictable situations is necessary to react rapidly and effectively when crises occur. We strive to implement complete transparency, and have introduced rigorous hygiene standards and food safety programs in all countries where we operate or obtain supplies.
A preventive policy
All of our operations use HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), a method acknowledged worldwide as reliable for ensuring the supply of healthy food products from delivery through to the customer's plate.
Our QHSE (Quality Hygiene Safety Environment) policy defines in every country minimum food safety standards that are often guided by the HACCP standard or are part of an ISO 9001 management system.
A responsive policy
All countries have a health-warning unit, ready to block any suspect product in the event of a food safety alert and to provide immediate information to clients and, when appropriate, to customers.
A progressive policy
United States
Sodexo maintains an effective working relationship with all appropriate regulatory agencies, public health associations and industry to impact important decisions and maintain current knowledge of laws and regulations. Websites maintained by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are accessed regularly for pertinent information.
For more details, read our Nutrition, health and wellness booklet.
