Bulldog Bag Achieves Food Grade Certification
Bulldog Bag Achieves Food-Grade Certification
January 27, 2016 – Richmond, British Columbia
Bulldog Bag Ltd. is pleased to announce that the company recently received its food grade packaging certification for the IFS-PACsecure standard, scoring 98.8% in its third party audit by SAI Global.This standard is both a food safety and quality management standard which is based upon both science and risk analysis in the control of biological, chemical, physical and allergenic hazards.IFS PACsecure has been approved by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), the most recognized and respected food safety organization in the world.
Neil Davies, Bulldog Bag’s General Manager of Sales, says attainment of this certification was driven by Bulldog Bag’s commitment to meet the exacting requirements of its customers for food packaging materials.This certification will provide Bulldog Bag’s many food manufacturing, retail and food service customers with the confidence they need to purchase their packaging products from a company that is certified with a GFSI-approved standard.
“Bulldog Bag celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015 as a paper and plastic film packaging manufacturer”, adds Mr. Davies.“Food packaging has always been an integral part of our business.The IFS PACsecure certification will allow us to continue the company’s growth in the years to come in serving our existing food clients and actively expanding our sales into this large target market.”
The IFS PACsecure standard is a collaboration between the Packaging Association (PAC), based in Toronto, Canada, and International Featured Standards (IFS), based in Berlin, Germany, and is the world’s foremost food packaging materials standard.The Packaging Association initially developed their standard specifically for food packaging companies in Canada.IFS is a global leader of food safety, quality and supply chains and standard owner.IFS standards are implemented in more than 14,000 facilities globally.
Bulldog Bag Ltd.
Bulldog Bag is a packaging manufacturer based in Richmond, British Columbia.Bulldog Bag offers a complete line of paper bags, polyethylene bags, and industrial and lumber packaging products.The company prides itself on offering the widest possible range of choices to meet all of our customers packaging needs in North America.The company has over 50 years of experience and innovative technology applications to ensure consistent quality and on-time delivery.