Who creates the standards for Food Alliance certification?
Food Alliance often contracts with independent consultants to create standards. The practices and concepts found in the standards generally come from “best management practices” identified through research at public agencies and land grant universities. The development of standards is advised by a volunteer “Stewardship Council” which includes farmers, ranchers and other representatives of the food industry, university and agency researchers, as well as advocates for farm labor, animal welfare, the environment and consumer affairs. Learn more.
