Red Star Yeast Company is pleased to announce that its yeast manufacturing plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has received an “A” grade, for the third consecutive year, certifying it meets all food safety and quality management requirements under the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety. The state-of-the-art plant produces Red Star® brand fresh yeast, in liquid, crumbled and blocks form, and inactive dry yeast that is brought to market by Lesaffre Yeast Corporation and is used by commercial bakers throughout North America. Red Star’s plant in Dothan, Alabama is also certified with an “A” rating by BRC.
The BRC (British Retail Consortium) Certification standards are certified by the Global Food Safety Initiative, the global benchmark for best practices in the food industry. Under the BRC Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 6, Red Star Yeast Company is certified as a business that continuously works to produce high quality products that are safe and handled in a manner to eliminate food security concerns.
According to the Global Food Safety Initiative, the certification process provides a high degree of confidence that Red Star’s manufacturing practices and food safety management systems are adequately designed, implemented and maintained.
“The BRC standard is the benchmark for food safety certification worldwide. Receiving an “A” grade assures our customers that we are highly diligent in all aspects of our food safety processes,” said John Riesch, President of Red Star Yeast Company and Lesaffre Yeast Corporation.
“Achieving BRC certification for the third year in a row affirms the trust our customers place in Red Star as an exceptionally responsible, high quality yeast manufacturer that is committed to remaining so,” Riesch said.
ABOUT RED STAR YEAST COMPANY
Red Star Yeast Company, LLC is a joint-venture of Lesaffre Yeast Corporation and the Archer Daniels Midland Company. Red Star operates two yeast manufacturing plants in the United States; a plant in Dothan, Alabama, and its plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Lesaffre Yeast Corporation provides superior quality yeast and ingredients to the baking industry in North America. Its product brands include industry-leading Red Star® brand fresh yeast and SAF Instant® brand dry yeast, as well as SAF Pro®, Magimix® and Gustal® brand premium dough conditioners. Lesaffre Yeast Corporation is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is part of Lesaffre Group, the world leader in the science of yeast, based in Lille, France.
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), one of the world’s leading agricultural processors, is headquartered in Decatur, Illinois.
Source: Red Star Yeast Company