Quality Assurance & Food Safety

SQF 2000 Level 2 certification



Here at Acadian Maple Products we take food safety and quality assurance very important.

To prove this we have invested a large amount of time and resources into an ongoing quality management program and have achieved SQF 2000 Level 2 certification-  Level 2 Accredited HACCP food safety plans.

We are not interested in purchasing just any maple syrup, we pride ourselves on sourcing and producing the best maple syrup. Our trained and certified quality assurance manager, William Allaway tastes every sample of maple syrup that enters our facility. The syrup is catalogued, graded, sampled and if need be rejected.  A small retention sample is kept from every batch and frozen for 2 years. This allows us a robust traceability system.

All of our maple syrup is processed to the highest standards in a facility that is inspected by both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and third party auditors. The plant itself was built with food safety and quality assurance in mind.

"SQF is recognized by retailers and foodservice providers around the world who require a rigorous, credible food safety management system. Using the SQF certification program will help reduce assessment inconsistencies and costs of multiple assessment standards. What’s more, the SQF Program is recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and links primary production certification to food manufacturing, distribution and agent/broker management certification. Administered by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), SQF benefits from continual retailer feedback about consumer concerns. These benefits are passed on to SQF certified suppliers, keeping them a step ahead of their competitors."

Source: Safe Quality Food International http:www.sqfi.com


Organic Certified






We are poud to have several certified organic products to offer our customers.  Acadian Maple is curretnly certified organic through Quality Assurance International.

"Regardless if you are into a healthier lifestyle, you are a vegetarian for ethical, or environmental reasons, implementing organic products you’re your daily diet can complement your beliefs and goals. In the most basic sense, organic means grown or raised naturally. For crops, this means that no chemicals (e.g., pesticides), sewage sludge, radiation, or genetic engineering are used on the product." 

Source: Quality Assurance International http://www.qai-inc.com

Acadian Maple currently carries certified organic maple syrup as well as certified organic coffee.


Fair Trade Certified



All Acadian Maple coffee, flavoured and non-flavoured is certified Fair Trade through Fair Trade Canada.

"Fair Trade is a different way of doing business. It's about making principles of fairness and decency mean something in the marketplace.  It seeks to change the terms of trade for the products we buy - to ensure the farmers and artisans behind those products get a better deal. Most often this is understood to mean better prices for producers, but it often means longer-term and more meaningful trading relationships as well.  For consumers and businesses, it's also about information. Fair Trade is a way for all of us to identify products that meet our values so we can make choices that have a positive impact on the world."  

Source: Fair Trade Canada http://fairtrade.ca