Case Study: a U.S. food manufacturer achieves contamination control and audit compliance with GDI Ainsworth

U.S. Food Manufacturer cuts contamination from 60% to less than 1% with GDI Ainsworth

A U.S. food manufacturer was facing a serious contamination crisis at one of its Midwest facilities, where over 70% of microbiological swabs were testing positive. This posed a significant risk to product safety, regulatory compliance, and brand reputation, with the potential for millions of dollars in recalls and fines. The manufacturer engaged GDI Ainsworth to implement comprehensive sanitation protocols and standardized cleaning procedures to address the issue.

GDI Ainsworth conducted an on-site assessment and implemented a two-pronged solution that included retraining the sanitation team and coaching the production team to modify risky behaviors. The contamination rate immediately dropped from 60% to less than 1%. This success led the client to expand GDI's services to four additional facilities nationwide, avoiding potential losses from shutdowns and mitigating the risk of $10M in recalls and $19M in FDA fines.