Jiffy Joins CEA Alliance

CEA Alliance serves all indoor growers

Jiffy Group has joined the Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance (CEA Alliance), formally the CEA Food Safety Coalition.

Based out of Alexandria, VA, CEA Alliance serves growers delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to consumers. It aims to reduce environmental impact and to employ the most rigorous practices to ensure food safety. Alliance members include a wide variety of indoor vertical farms, greenhouse growers, and other agribusinesses in the CEA space.

CEA Alliance members

Food safety key concern at CEA Alliance and Jiffy

CEA Alliance was previously known as the Controlled Environment Agriculture Food Safety Coalition, and it continues to spotlight this key concern for CEA growers. Jiffy’s own focus on food safety makes it an excellent match for the Alliance and its members.

By the end of 2022, at least eight of Jiffy’s production locations worldwide will be ISO 22000 Food Safety certified. This includes 1Plant in Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands, the first ever substrate production plant to achieve this type of accreditation. Overseen by Jiffy’s dedicated Global and Local Food Safety Teams, the remaining plants have applied for ISO 22000 certification.

Jiffy’s CEA know-how

Jiffy has decades of experience in the CEA space, providing growing solutions, advice and technical assistance to a wide variety of growers. From its famed Jiffy-7 pellets to plastic-free Jiffy Pots, it has a very strong program to support CEA producers, particularly around sustainability and food safety claims. Benefits include:

  • made in ISO 22000 Food Safety certified factories
  • expert advice
  • low-debris solutions
  • minimized risk of transplant shock
  • excellent yields & reduced growing cycles
  • organic, 0% plastic, and peat-free options

CEA Alliance and the 2023 Farm Bill

CEA Alliance recently supported the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture in adopting a policy position in support of investment in CEA.   The association will host its first federal public policy meeting in February 2023 in Washington, D.C. to brief policymakers about opportunities in the 2023 Farm Bill and future legislation to support consumers through CEA.

CEA Alliance will work to establish consistent metrics for measuring and communicating the key benefits of controlled environment agriculture, together with stakeholders and in compliance with existing global standards. The metrics will be measurable, transparent, and verifiable. This will enable companies to communicate credibly with consumers and other stakeholders about their operations.

Let’s work together

Jiffy is a leading global supplier of growing media. We aim to serve our customers in plant propagation and cultivation to achieve better results. We can do this together by continually improving, innovating and working towards our common goals based on facts, teamwork and involvement. Let’s develop sustainable plant growing solutions together: Starting today!

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