Commitment to Food Safety

We have a reputation to live up to, so Chiquita is committed to always providing you with the purest, safest bananas grown with the least impact on the environment.

• The peel of the banana is a natural barrier that protects the fruit from contaminants.
• Because the banana plant holds the bananas off the ground, there's very little risk of contamination from ground water.
• We place bags on our bananas when they begin to mature in order to protect them from insects, birds or rodents.
• One hundred percent of Chiquita's company-owned plantations are certified to the environmental standards of the Rainforest Alliance. These standards include zero tolerance for deforestation, reduction in pesticide use, protection of wildlife, conservation of water and soil and environmental education. Read more about Chiquita's partnership with the Rainforest Alliance.
• Chiquita has committed to comply with the Sustainability Reporting Guidelines developed by the Global Reporting Initiative formed by the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies and the United Nations Environment Program.