Updated Oct 22, 2026

Produce Packaging Inc.

As of Oct 22, 2026, Produce Packaging Inc. in Willoughby Hills, Ohio is certified organic by Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association for 1 product type, client packing evidence: packs/processes for clients.

27853 Chardon Road, Willoughby Hills, Ohio 44092 (216) 391-6129 ppifresh.net

Verified Oct 22, 2026 against USDA Organic Integrity Database

Produce Packaging Inc. is a USDA-certified organic operation in Willoughby Hills, Ohio, certified by Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association. Certified scopes: Handling. The certifier lists it as: co-packer, distributor. Its organic certificate lists 49 distinct product lines: Apples (various cuts); Beans (Green Beans (various cuts)); Citrus (Lemons (whole)); Citrus (Limes (whole)), and 45 more. Service lines on the certificate: co-packing / contract manufacturing, fresh produce packing, repacking, processing, distribution & brokering. Client packing evidence (packs/processes for clients): “Copacking Produce”. Current status (certified) effective September 15, 2009.

Key facts

Services on certificate	Co-packing / contract manufacturing, Fresh produce packing, Repacking, Processing, Distribution & brokering Co-packing / contract manufacturing: Copacking Produce Fresh produce packing: Custom whole produce/custom cuts of produce Repacking: Repackaging produce Processing: Cutting produce Distribution & brokering: Distributing produce Service lines on the organic certificate (packing, processing, roasting, storage...); each shows the certificate line it came from. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Product types	Fruits & vegetables Fruits & vegetables: Apples (various cuts), Vegetables (Carrots (various cuts)), Leafy Greens (Kale (various cuts)) Assigned from the certificate's own product lines (AI classifier citing verbatim lines, or keyword rules as fallback); each type shows the lines it came from. With a handling scope, only handled lines count: crop, livestock and wild-crop lines are what the operation grows. A type says what the certificate lists, not that it packs that type for clients. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Client packing evidence	Packs/processes for clients Graded from the certificate: packs/processes for clients (a client-profile, contract, co-packing, toll or custom service line) > private-label product lines > storage/distribution for clients only. Where the certificate says less, a sentence on the operation's own website grades the same way (private or white label alone is a private-label line). source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Certified scopes	Handling NOP scopes with status Certified: Crops, Livestock, Wild crops, Handling. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Business types	Co-packer, Distributor Business types/services listed by the certifier. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Certifier	Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association Accredited certifying agent. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Status effective	Sep 15, 2009 Date the current certification status took effect. source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
NOP operation ID	1600001715 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Packs for	Food and beverage brands source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Certification status	Certified source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Client packing evidence from	Certificate source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Website sentence on client packing	We also act as co-packers for various companies – anything from repacking tomatoes to making garlic puree! source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Website read on	Oct 21, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Products on certificate	Show the full list from the certificate Apples (various cuts); Beans (Green Beans (various cuts)); Citrus (Lemons (whole)); Citrus (Limes (whole)); Citrus (Oranges); Coconut; Cucumber (various cuts); Cucumber Pack; Custom whole produce/custom cuts of produce; Green Onions (whole and various cuts); Leafy Greens (Kale (various cuts)); Leafy Greens (Lettuce (various cuts)); Leafy Greens (Spinach (whole and chopped)); Leeks (various cuts); Pears; Peas (various cuts); Red Onions (whole and various cuts); Squash (various cuts); Tomatoes; Vegetables (Beets (various cuts)); Vegetables (Bell Peppers (various cuts)); Vegetables (Broccoli); Vegetables (Broccoli (various cuts)); Vegetables (Brussels sprouts (various cuts)); Vegetables (Cabbage (various cuts)); Vegetables (Carrots (various cuts)); Vegetables (Cauliflower (various cuts)); Vegetables (Celery (various cuts)); Vegetables (Cucumber); Vegetables (Eggplant); Vegetables (Fennel); Vegetables (Green Cabbage); Vegetables (Green Pepper); Vegetables (Jalapenos (various cuts)); Vegetables (Radish (various cuts)); Vegetables (Red Pepper); Vegetables (Squash Medley); Vegetables (Stoplight Peppers); Vegetables (Sweet Corn); Vegetables (Sweet Potato (various cuts)); Vegetables (Tricolor); Vegetables (Yellow Pepper); Vegetables (Yellow Squash); Vegetables (Yellow/Green Squash); Vegetables (Zucchini Squash); White Onions (whole and various cuts); Yellow Onions (whole and various cuts); Zucchini (various cuts); Mushrooms (various cuts) source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Other/former names	Greg Fritz source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026
Certifier data as of	Sep 30, 2026 source, unchanged since Oct 21, 2026

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different.

Sep 15, 2009: Certified Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Sep 30, 2026 (Certifier data as of, as the source gives it for this record)
Collected	Oct 22, 2026, 8:01 AM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Certified: Sep 15, 2009 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In Ohio

38 organic co-packers in the dataset are in Ohio; 5 have profiles on this site. Organic co-packers in Ohio

Certification status (all 38 here): Surrendered 4 (11%) · Certified 34 (89%)

Client packing evidence (all 38 here): Packs/processes for clients 5 (13%) · Private-label product lines 2 (5%) · None on record 31 (82%)

Services on certificate (all 38 in this group; a record can count under several values): Private label (3) · Co-packing / contract manufacturing (2) · Processing (2) · Fresh produce packing (1) · Repacking (1) · Distribution & brokering (1) · None on record (34)

Product types (all 38 in this group; a record can count under several values): Fruits & vegetables (9) · Bakery & snacks (4) · Dairy & eggs (4) · Sauces & condiments (3) · Nuts, seeds & dried fruit (3) · Grains, flours & pasta (3) · 15 other values (26) · None on record (7)

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