Product Quality and Food Safety

The quality and safety of our foods are our highest priorities. Kellogg has extensive systems and processes in place to ensure that our products meet our strict food safety standards. Our comprehensive food safety platform includes robust employee training programs, external and internal supplier audits, and ingredient safety and allergy control methods, among other components.

Kellogg voluntarily participates globally in the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards. In addition to the third-party audits that are performed as part of GFSI, we have our own internal audit system to conduct in-depth reviews of our facilities around the world. Our internal audits cover issues such as quality, food safety, hygiene and sanitary design, environmental monitoring, and leadership commitment, among others.

We have also been working to strengthen the quality requirements of the third-party contract manufacturers that help produce our products. Kellogg has required that all of our co-manufacturing facilities in North America comply with GFSI auditing standards by the end of 2009. These requirements are in place or in the process of being implemented across our global supply base as well. Beginning in 2010, Kellogg will terminate the contracts of those co-manufacturers that do not comply with our strict food safety requirements.