At Outback Steakhouse, the safety
and quality of our food products is our number
one priority. We take ongoing steps to ensure that
only safe, high quality USDA Choice and Prime steaks are served in our restaurants.
To be an approved beef
supplier of Outback Steakhouse, the supplier
must, on a continuing basis, demonstrate that they
meet or exceed all USDA standards and our own standards.
The following highlights are just a few of our
requirements:
We require
all approved beef suppliers to certify that beef
processed in their facility was fed in compliance
to USDA regulations that prohibit the use of mammal
protein byproducts in cattle feed. These USDA regulations
were designed to prevent BSE in our cattle supply.
We
require that all approved beef suppliers follow
all USDA regulatory requirements during processing
to prevent any high-risk materials into the US
food supply.
Food
Safety
- We require that all approved beef suppliers
have in place a documented and monitored HACCP
and Sanitation program.
- We require that all approved
beef suppliers use scientific methods to verify
that their food safety programs are effective
to prevent foodborne illness.
Humane Handling
- We require
that all approved beef suppliers have a written
and monitored humane handling program that meets
or exceeds USDA requirements.
- We require that
all approved beef suppliers submit to us a third
party compliance audit, by a trained independent
auditor, at a minimum of 1 time per year.
Outback Steakhouse has its own Quality and Food
Safety team that continually monitors all approved
beef suppliers for the compliance of food safety,
quality and humane handling requirements. We also
have assembled a Food Safety and Animal Well Being
Advisory Council, consisting of experts in the
beef industry that meet regularly to review our
requirements and programs.
Our
commitment at Outback Steakhouse is that
we will take all prudent steps to ensure the highest
quality and safety of our food. |
