Susan Pheasant Tesco Nature’s Choice, British Retail Consortium, Safe Quality Food 1000 and 2000, U.S. Department of Agriculture GAP, Costco, Food Alliance, GlobalGAP, Primus, Protected Harvest …. These are just a few of the audit schemes our industry warehouses are engaged in as they move your high-­quality tree fruits towards the end consumer. They represent a market-based effort to address one or more of the following: food safety, sustainability, and business integrity. To date, these audits are primarily taking place at the warehouse level. Many warehouses have hired a food-safety person or ­sustainability coordinator to prepare and maintain the documentation […]