- Wonderful Pistachios and Almonds

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY
PISTACHIOS
Paramount Farms employs full-time, separate and dedicated Food Safety,
Quality Assurance and Quality Control teams.
FOOD SAFETY
• Weekly environmental swabbing at more than 600 food contact and non-food
contact points.
• Intensive pest monitoring and prevention program with inspections twice a week.
Dedicated pest control staff supported by a third-party contractor.
IN-SHELL
• All employees undergo extensive food safety training with mandatory
compliance initiatives.
• Hand sanitizers, foot baths and other measures incorporated into all ready-to-eat areas.
• Credentialed, full-time sanitarian on staff.
• Master sanitization schedule including foaming, dry cleaning techniques and dry ice
blasters throughout all facilities, supported by dedicated plant-specific teams.
• Outreach program invites university professors, industry food safety experts, technical
consultants and microbiologists to review our food safety procedures.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
• All products undergo a test, hold and release program ensuring compliance with
specifications.
• Upgraded, custom-designed Statistical Process Control system features automatic
rejection of out-of-spec product.
• Contracted with accredited ISO-17025 third-party laboratory with on-site testing
facilities. Capability to adhere to U.S., E.U. and other international testing protocols.
• Strategically partnered with pasteurization equipment experts to implement new
pistachio pasteurization technology.
• 100% allergen separation between pistachios and almonds
• All flavored products are tested weekly against sensory benchmarks.
QUALITY CONTROL
• All facilities are staffed with full-time and dedicated Quality Control personnel.
•Each manufacturing process is supervised by Quality Control personnel.
AUDIT QUALIFICATIONS
• All facilities BRC-certified through TUV NORD Group annually.
• All facilities HACCP-certified through TUV NORD Group annually.
• All facilities certified to Processing-with-HACCP standards by Primus Labs annually.
• Audited three times annually by the American Council for Food Safety & Quality.
• USDA inspectors on-site.
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KERNELS
IN-SHELL PISTACHIOS
GRADE*
SHIPPING INFORMATION
PRODUCT
PACKING
Quantity
Net Weight LBS Net Weight KGS
20' Container
1,040 cartons on slip sheets
26,000
11,794
25
11.34
40' Container
1,720 cartons on slip sheets
43,000
19,505
1,680 cartons on wood pallets
42,000
19,051
20' Container
900 cartons on slip sheets
19,842
9,000
40' Container
1,890 cartons on slip sheets
or wood pallets
41,667
18,900
In-shell
11
5.00
20' Container
1,440 cartons on slip sheets
15,873
7,200
40' Container
3,024 cartons on slip sheets
33,334
15,120
40' Container
860 bags on slip sheets
22.68
43,000
19,505
20' Container
10 super sacks on slip sheets
22,000
9,979
40' Container
20 super sacks on slip sheets
44,000
19,958
19 super sacks on wood pallets
41,800
18,960
LBS
KGS
Cartons
22
10.00
U.S. Extra #1
Artificially Opened
Closed Shell
*Higher grades and huller run pistachios available upon request.
SIZE*
STANDARD CONTAINER QUANTITY
Container
UNIT NET WEIGHT
Bags
50
Super Sacks
2,200
997.90
Largest Available
18/21
Standard
21/25
Medium
26/30
or wood pallets
Small
31++
*Size varies by crop.
PISTACHIO KERNELS
SHIPPING INFORMATION
PRODUCT
Whole Kernels
Halves & Pieces
Paramount Farms’ pistachios are not genetically modified (non-GMO).
Small Meats
PACKING
UNIT NET WEIGHT
LBS
KGS
STANDARD CONTAINER QUANTITY
Container
Quantity
Net Weight LBS Net Weight KGS
20' Container
1,040 cartons on slip sheets
26,000
11,794
Whole Kernels
Halves
& Pieces
Cartons
25
11.34
Small Meats
40' Container
1,720 cartons on slip sheets
43,000
19,505
1,680 cartons on wood pallets
42,000
19,051