Friday, April 18, 2008

Wegmans Produce

Looks like Wegmans goes to chili or farther for some of their produce. From their website:
How does Wegmans know that the produce they carry is safe?

Answer:

-We take a number of steps to ensure the safety of produce and many other products, but the most important of these steps are the following:

-We get to know our suppliers, and visit their operations, even if that means travelling to California or Chile. We make sure they understand our high standards.

-Wegmans is also working with farmers who use Integrated Pest Management(IPM) to grow healthy crops. IPM uses methods like crop rotation, natural predators (bugs that eat other bugs), genetic engineering, and other less invasive practices to control pests. Pesticides are used only as a last resort.

It also looks like they are working more locally as well. I will conducting some research on this asap.

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