Ardagh Glass Packaging-North America (AGP-North America), a division of Ardagh Group, has revealed that its glass manufacturing facility in Bridgeton, New Jersey, has earned the Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000.
The plant is built according to the FSSC 22000 standard, which establishes a structured approach to managing food safety responsibilities within a business.
Fully accredited by the Global Food Safety Initiative, this certification validates the robustness of a company’s food safety procedures.
To achieve the certification, the facility was tasked with demonstrating the successful integration of a strong food safety management system in compliance with global standards.
With this latest achievement, AGP-North America now has eight certified facilities across the US.
Alongside Bridgeton, the certified plants include Burlington, Wisconsin; Dunkirk, Indiana; Henderson, North Carolina; Pevely, Missouri; Port Allegany, Pennsylvania; Sapulpa, Oklahoma; and Winchester, also in Indiana.
AGP said glass continues to be a trusted material for food packaging, recognised as the only widely used option deemed ‘generally recognised as safe’ by the US Food and Drug Administration.
For more than 125 years, Ardagh Group has been producing glass packaging, offering a range of glass bottles and jars in different sizes, colours, and styles for food and beverage packaging.
AGP-North America chief operations officer Chris Thornton said: “Achieving the FSSC 22000 Food Safety System Certification at our Bridgeton facility underscores our commitment to the highest standards of food safety and quality.
“This certification reinforces our dedication to delivering safe, reliable glass packaging solutions to our customers while ensuring that we continue to meet the precise requirements of the food and beverage industry.”
Last month, AGP-North America completed solar facility construction at its glass manufacturing plant in California, US.
