Thousands of people, including Bunge employees, U.S. and international food company managers, regulatory officials, university scholars and trade association members, have attended Bunge Milling's Good Manufacturing Practices Seminar, which has been offered for more than 50 years. This three-and-a-half-day program provides hands-on training in U.S. federal regulations and food safety guidelines. Bunge clients who attend these seminars learn Bunge Milling's sanitation and food safety practices so they can apply them to their own operations.

Bunge buys crops from farmers, and we store, handle, process and transport agricultural commodities and food products to customers and consumers around the world. At every link in the production chain, we take necessary steps to ensure the quality and the safety of our food products and feed ingredients and to meet our customers' specifications. For example, we offer identity-preserved products, such as GMO-free soybeans and soy meal.

Our Food and Feed Safety and Quality Program meets internationally accepted standards, including Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), International Organization for Standardization (ISO) systems and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP). Bunge facilities follow company-wide policies and procedures, while complying with regulations and working closely with customers to meet their individual requirements. Communication among our global safety team promotes best practice sharing and continuous improvement, and coordinates proactive responses to any potential safety or quality issues.

ON THE WEB To learn more about safety at Bunge, go to www.bunge.com/about-bunge/citizenship.html and click on the link to our Global Safety Rules.