Food Safety & Transparency
ChefPax food safety standards, harvest practices, traceability, certification, and evidence-led food safety advisories.
Reviewed Against: ChefPax operational standards · FDA grower guidance · CDC produce handling guidance
Quick Answers
Is the July 2026 Cyclospora outbreak related to ChefPax?
No identified connection has been reported. As of July 24, 2026, FDA's identified outbreak advisory concerns recalled shredded iceberg lettuce, not ChefPax microgreens.
Can washing eliminate Cyclospora?
CDC recommends washing produce as part of safe handling, while noting that washing or routine chemical treatment of produce may not eliminate Cyclospora. This guidance about contaminated produce is distinct from ChefPax's sanitation of harvest tools and work surfaces after each harvest.
What food safety practices does ChefPax document?
ChefPax documents indoor production, clean gloves, harvest tools and work surfaces sanitized after each harvest, sow dates, visual inspection, direct local handling, and its Texas Food Handler certificate.
Our documented standards
ChefPax documents indoor production, clean gloves, harvest tools and work surfaces sanitized after each harvest, sow-date records, visual inspection, direct local handling, and a Texas Food Handler certificate. These practices describe our operation; they are not a guarantee that fresh produce is risk-free.
Read our standardsTraceability
Records begin with our current operational baseline; we do not reconstruct unavailable history.
Learn moreFood Safety Advisories
Read dated source material with FDA, CDC, and ChefPax statements kept separate.
Learn moreWhy transparency matters
Know what is documented, what is not, and how to ask us questions.
Learn moreCertification
View the Food Handler certificate currently maintained by ChefPax. It verifies the named food-handler credential; it does not represent FDA or CDC approval of ChefPax products.
View Food Handler certificate (PDF)Local transparency and culinary discovery
Local handling can make the chain of custody more direct and make it easier to contact the grower. Location alone is not a safety guarantee.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the July 2026 Cyclospora outbreak related to ChefPax?
No identified connection has been reported. As of July 24, 2026, FDA's identified outbreak advisory concerns recalled shredded iceberg lettuce, not ChefPax microgreens.
Can washing eliminate Cyclospora?
CDC recommends washing produce as part of safe handling, while noting that washing or routine chemical treatment of produce may not eliminate Cyclospora. This guidance about contaminated produce is distinct from ChefPax's sanitation of harvest tools and work surfaces after each harvest.
What food safety practices does ChefPax document?
ChefPax documents indoor production, clean gloves, harvest tools and work surfaces sanitized after each harvest, sow dates, visual inspection, direct local handling, and its Texas Food Handler certificate.
What does ChefPax traceability cover?
From the current operational baseline forward, ChefPax is establishing records for physical trays, production stages, publication channels, inventory changes, reservations, and measured sales. Historical activity is not reconstructed or represented as complete.
Does local automatically mean safer?
No. Local sourcing can provide a shorter, more direct chain of custody and easier access to the grower, but location alone is not a food safety guarantee.