SQF-certified. Audited annually. Fully traceable.

The certifications aren't badges. They're the operating standard.

Certifications

SQF Certified

GFSI-recognized. Level 2 with HACCP.

FDA Registered

Bioterrorism Act compliant

AAFCO Compliant

Ingredient definition verified

GRAS Status

Generally Recognized as Safe

Food Safety Program

Our SQF Level 2 program covers HACCP, allergen control, foreign material control, and supplier verification. The plant is audited annually by a GFSI-recognized certification body. [TODO NW2: confirm specific cert body and most recent audit year.]

Pest Control & Sanitation

Pest control is a documented, written program audited annually as part of our SQF certification. It runs year-round, not seasonally, with scheduled monitoring, defined corrective-action thresholds, and records held for inspection. Most ingredient suppliers don't talk about this. We do, because procurement teams ask.

Upcycled by design

Every input to our facility is a co-product from food processing. Material that would otherwise be waste. We don't take food from people. We don't take feed from cattle. We create value from what others discard.

A growing share of pet food formulations now include upcycled ingredients, and the trend is moving in one direction. Northland was built on that principle from day one. Not retrofitted onto it.

Traceability

Every lot traceable from grower through receipt, drying, milling, packaging, and shipment. Records available on request for procurement teams running due diligence.