By Bernie Coleman <\/I>President of Pacific Allied Products<\/B><\/small><\/p>\n
Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed strict regulations to prevent the contamination of produce and processed foods. The new industry standards will have a large impact on manufacturing operations, and at Pacific Allied Products, we’re more than ready.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
We began manufacturing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) products for the local bottling industry in 1992. After installing a complete bottling line in 2010, we became 100 percent vertically integrated in PET processing – a first in Hawaii and the country. As a result, we have the capability to manufacture plastic preforms for soda, juice, milk and water bottles; mold the pre-forms into containers of various shapes and sizes; rinse, fill and cap the bottles; and then label, shrink wrap and palletize the final product – all under one roof.<\/p>\n
Quality standards and consumer safety are chief among our guiding principles. As such, and in the face of the FDA’s new regulations, we took a proactive approach and last year earned our Food Safety Systems Certification (FSSC) 22000 and our International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000 certification, which specify requirements for a food-safety management system to ensure products are safe at the time of consumer consumption.<\/p>\n
Today, our manufacturing center has the ability to produce 200 million bottles each year. Our state-of-theart equipment and testing laboratory with experienced, trained and degreed personnel ensure that our practices exceed state and federal safety regulations.<\/p>\n
Among our private label customers are Ito-En USA, Aloha Wai water; 7- Eleven’s Island Pure water; University of Hawaii-West Oahu Best of the West water; Hawaii Deep Blue, deep-sea water product for Halekulani hotel; Hilo Hattie and more. Pacific Allied Products also bottles and packages Dasani water for our largest Mainland customer, Coca-Cola Refreshments, for all of the Hawaiian Islands.<\/p>\n
We look forward in 2013 to serving as a role model and industry leader when it comes to food safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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