Certification

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement (LGMA), operating with oversight from the California Department of Food and Agriculture, is a mechanism for verifying that growers follow LGMA-accepted food safety practices for lettuce, spinach and other leafy greens. Each LGMA member is required to be in compliance with all LGMA standards in order to achieve certification.  The LGMA provides the public with a list of certified member companies and posts names of any member who is decertified. Over 100 farmers, shippers and processors, representing approximately 99% of the volume of California leafy greens are currently certified members of the LGMA.