You should only purchase your produce and other ingredients from approved sources. This would include licensed farms with a producer's certificate, commercial growers or commercial food suppliers. You should always know where your food ingredients come from and whether or not the supplier follows proper food safety protocol. A licensed supplies need to maintain their license by complying with state and federal regulations.
These processes ensure safe food products. Most food product recalls are the result of ingredient contamination, missed labeling of allergen ingredients or contamination from pathogens or debris. When you track the ingredients, you use you will be able to know whether or not your product contains dangerous recalled ingredients or if your product is safe to consume.
In most cities, there are commercial farmer’s markets this is where most restaurant owners and other food retailers go to get their fruits and veggies. You can also find a few suppliers that deliver what you order every week. At first, I just made trips to these markets and bought what I needed, but as our business grew, I had them deliver which saved time and energy.