UL Acquires California Food Safety Auditor

UL has acquired Everclean Services, a food-safety auditor based in Agoura Hills, Calif. Everclean Services assesses and audits food safety, supplier qualifications, brand consistency and price integrity for restaurants, grocery and retail chains. It performs more than 40,000 audits on more than 10,000 facilities in North America, including many leading multiunit chains.

The acquisition broadens UL’s entry into the food safety industry. Everclean Services will join the Food and Water segment of UL Life and Health, which also includes food process validation, water quality testing and water product certification.

Jack McShane and Bill Flynn will continue to manage UL’s food safety auditing operations from its California headquarters. The 118-year-old UL is based in Northbrook, Ill.