HIGH QUALITY CHEESE
IS WHAT WE ARE KNOWN FOR

We put all our attention and care into our quality assurance process, to ensure that our customers enjoy only the best products. To protect the quality and safety of our products, we rely on our quality assurance lab with experienced technicians and specialists.

SQF Level 3 Excellent
Certification

Our plant is a world-class dairy SQF Level 3 Excellent certified
manufacturing facility for branded, co-packing, and private label products.
SQF is a global food safety initiative program, it is the gold standard for
food safety from farm to fork. It is also a statement of our commitment to
produce safe, quality food and comply with the requirements of the SQF
code and all applicable food legislation.

“The SQF Level 3 certification reaffirms our commitment to food safety and food quality at the highest standards in the industry. Our customers trust us because we go beyond the status quo.”
– CEO, Mark Braun.

QUALITY ASSURANCE LAB

Hispanic Cheese Makers formerly Nuestro Queso adheres to the highest standards to ensure product quality and safety. To protect the quality and safety of our products we rely on our quality assurance lab with experienced technicians and specialists.

QUALITY ASSURANCE PROCESS

Our wide array of quality processes and programs ensure the high quality and safety of our products.

SQF level 3 Food Safety
and Quality

The SQF Level 3 Excellent certification reaffirms our commitment to food safety and food quality at the highest standards in the industry.

FSMA
Compliant

Food Safety plan is compliant with current FSMA regulations and is developed and overseen by a Preventive Controls for Human Food Qualified Individual (PCQI).

Food Safety
and Quality Culture

All plant personnel are trained on food safety and quality standards. All management team members are HACCP trained.

CORRECTIVE AND PREVENTIVE ACTION PROGRAM

Ensures that any food safety or quality issues that arise are corrected and prevented from occurring again.

Established
Quality KPIs

Quality First Pass: Make it ready to sell the first time. Cleaning Effectiveness Verification: Ensures cleanliness of plant equipment.

Environmental Monitoring Program

Regular monitoring of the environment prevents contamination of product.

Hygiene
Program

Ensures workers follow strict hygiene measures to avoid product contamination.

POSITIVE RELEASE
PROGRAM

Ensures that all products clear pathogen testing before release.

Food Defense & Security
Program

Prevents unauthorized persons access to product and transportation to protect finished product from intentional adulteration.

Good Manufacturing Practices Program

Utilizes best practices for manufacturing to prevent food contamination.

Quality
control

Through our quality/food safety team/ sanitation dept we do pre-operation inspections to ensure equipment cleanliness.

Clean Ingredients

We use local farmers who feed and treat their animals well and DO NOT use rBST hormones or artificial growth stimulant for cows.

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*Made with milk from cows not treated with rBST. The FDA does recognize a significant difference between milk derived from rBST treated and non-rBST treated cows. Recombinant bovine somatotropin or rBST, is a genetically engineered artificial growth hormone used to make cows produce more milk.