Setton Farms

Food Safety

A Sophisticated Approach

Setton Pistachio’s food safety program is arguably one of the most sophisticated in the entire nut industry. Our philosophy of food safety revolves around a single principle: a complete and absolute commitment to the underlying science behind food safety.

Technically Driven

We have drawn on internal technical resources as well as external scientists, consultants and engineers to lay a framework for our quality program which is grounded in science.

We actively draw upon concepts from thermodynamics, microbiology, chemistry, anemometry, optics, electrical and mechanical engineering in our food safety program.

Beginning At The Orchard…

We have drawn on internal technical resources as well as external scientists, consultants and engineers to lay a framework for our quality program which is grounded in science.

We actively draw upon concepts from thermodynamics, microbiology, chemistry, anemometry, optics, electrical and mechanical engineering in our food safety program.

State-of-the-Art Facility Controls

Setton Pistachio employs a wide array of optical devices to safeguard against defective pistachios entering the supply chain. We utilize a state-of-the-art X-ray machine to remove foreign material and we operate dozens of high-speed, automated visible-light, infrared, and laser sorters to detect product defects and imperfections. We also employ many highly trained hand-sorters who visually inspect our products for imperfections.

A first for the industry, Setton has designed and implemented a facility-wide anemometry (air flow control) program to control and mitigate risks from airborne contaminants.

The company also developed and implemented aggressive product testing firewalls for both raw and ready-to-eat products. These firewalls use small-lot high-resolution testing to achieve a maximum statistical confidence for detection of microbial presence from the orchards.

Beyond Industry Standards

Our company is at the forefront of validating, through scientific method, the efficacy of our food safety program.

We have designed a technique to verify that our food safety plan exceeds the highest of standards by implementing an innovative food safety testing architecture. Under this technique, we employ 3 microbial validation methods. These efforts provide us with laboratory-based certifications that our program is successful.

Having achieved rigorous self-imposed quality and technical standards, we have implemented a state-of-the-art food safety program that is unparalleled. As a result, Setton Farms pistachios are widely regarded for their top quality and wholesomeness.