Safe and Local Supplier Approval (SALSA)
The SALSA service is ideal for:
SMEs who want to get their products into major retailers. SALSA is supported by DEFRA and the Food Standards Agency and is welcomed by many of the UK’s leading retailers and food service buyers.
What’s in it for you?
- Ownership of a structured and bespoke food safety management system
- Raised company profile making you more visible
- New opportunities to supply retailers and food service
- Buyers are more confident in purchasing products that are safe, legal and of a consistent quality
- Demonstrates your commitment to producing and supplying safe products from a safe environment
- Increased in-house technical knowledge gained during the project
Why use the SALSA service?
SALSA is an approval scheme designed to help local and regional food and drink producers meet the requirements of national and regional buyers.
If you don’t have some form of food safety/quality management certificate you may find yourself unable to supply markets you need to tap into in order for your business to grow or even survive.
Your tailored SALSA service includes:
Our technologists can guide you through the SALSA process; ensuring your systems meet SALSA requirements in a practical and tailored way. We can:
- Review your current food safety systems, establishing your current status with regards to SALSA
- Work with you to create a fully documented and bespoke, SALSA compliant, food safety manual
- Help you to implement the new procedures/systems
- Carry out a pre-audit
- Provide continued support throughout the year
Contact our Technologists (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) for more information about SALSA .





