CARIF
- Type
- manufacturer (our classification of the record, not a statement by the company)
- Role
- Manufacturer (official record)
- Location
- L'Union, France
- Founded
- 1987 (matches the state register)
- Categories
- Thực phẩm gourmet và đặc sản
Listed in a source registry
France INSEE Sirene / INPI RNE state register (annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr)
What is established and what is not
No researcher review has been written for this company yet. 23 official records from 15 official sources are on file. 4 other entries are not official records: our own technical checks and searches, open directory listings, our inferences or the company's own statements. Everything is listed below with its evidence type: each entry confirms only what it literally says; none of them is a review. The manufacturing role above rests on the official records listed below, and only as far as each literally goes: a facility registration or licence is not an observation of current production. Nothing here confirms ownership or trading status beyond what each record literally says.
Facts on file, each with its evidence type
- Approved food establishment (record type: sector-licence-food) [official record; status green] Allowed to produce food under official inspection. checked 2026-10-03. French Ministry of Agriculture (DGAL), register of establishments approved under EU Regulation 853/2004
- The inspection report describes the site: La société CARIF SA est spécialisée dans la production d'avant-produits pâtissiers, améliorants de panification, viennoiseries et pains spéciaux. La société a été créée en 1987 pour répondre à la demande des industriels de la boulangerie. Les produits fabriqués sont des intermédiaires sous forme de préparation en poudre, de pâtes ou de liquides. Les clients sont les industries du secteur de la boulangerie et de la pâtisserie ainsi que quelques distributeurs et meuniers. Le site a été réglementé par l’arrêté préfectoral d’autorisation d’exploiter du 3 novembre 2011. (record type: facility-activity-described) [official record; status green] The inspection report describes the site: La société CARIF SA est spécialisée dans la production d'avant-produits pâtissiers, améliorants de panification, viennoiseries et pains spéciaux. La société a été créée en 1987 pour répondre à la demande des industriels de la boulangerie. Les produits fabriqués sont des intermédiaires sous forme de préparation en poudre, de pâtes ou de liquides. Les clients sont les industries du secteur de la boulangerie et de la pâtisserie ainsi que quelques distributeurs et meuniers. Le site a été réglementé par l’arrêté préfectoral d’autorisation d’exploiter du 3 novembre 2011.. A state inspector wrote this after standing on the site, so it describes what the plant actually does, not what its own website claims. checked 2026-10-20. Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
- inspection-follow-up (record type: inspection-follow-up) [official record; status amber] Inspection 2026-04-01: 13 control points, 7 with follow-up: Situation administrative: proposed Mise en demeure, respect de prescription (formal notice), 6 mois; Plan des réseaux: proposed Demande d'action corrective (request for corrective action), 3 mois; Origine des approvisionnement en eau: proposed Demande de justificatif à l'exploitant, Demande d'action corrective (request to the operator for supporting documents), 3 mois; Protection des réseaux d'eau potable: proposed Demande d'action corrective, Demande de justificatif à l'exploitant (request for corrective action), 3 mois; Localisation des points de rejets: proposed Demande d'action corrective (request for corrective action), 3 mois; Entretien et conduite des installations de traitement: proposed Demande de justificatif à l'exploitant, Demande d'action corrective (request to the operator for supporting documents), 3 mois; Emissions dans l'eau: proposed Demande de justificatif à l'exploitant (request to the operator for supporting documents), 3 mois. The inspector checked each regulatory point and wrote down which ones need a follow-up. A request for documents is an open question, not a proven breach; the report does not say how it was resolved later. checked 2026-10-20. Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
- No insolvency proceedings on record (record type: insolvency-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] We searched the official bulletin and found no insolvency proceedings on that date. checked 2026-10-13. BODACC (annuaire-entreprises)
- On the company register (record type: registered-since) [official record; status green] On the company register since 1987. Shows how long the company has been on the state register, which is hard to fake and easy to check. effective since 2026-08-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- Certifications verified (record type: certs-verified) [official record; status green] Certificates were matched against the issuing register. checked 2026-09-07. Agence Bio, registre officiel des operateurs bio (open data)
- Street address on file in the state register (record type: registered-address) [official record; status green] The address the company itself gave the register, so post and inspectors reach it there. checked 2026-08-10. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- financials-published (record type: financials-published) [official record; status green] Annual accounts filed for 2025: revenue €20.3M, profit €722.3K. Lets you size the supplier against your own volume: the figure comes from accounts filed with the state, not from a claim on a website. effective since 2025-12-31. INPI/BCE published accounts (data.economie.gouv.fr)
- Active legal entity ID (LEI) (record type: lei-active) [official record; status green] A global identifier used in finance; an active one is renewed yearly. checked 2026-08-23. GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- Street address on file in the state register (record type: registered-establishment) [official record; status green] The place of business the company itself declared when it registered. The register records the declaration; it does not inspect the site or show that anything is made there. effective since 2026-08-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- Organic certification in the state registry (record type: organic-certified) [official record; status green] Issued by an accredited body. We show the expiry date because a lapsed certificate proves nothing. checked 2026-08-30. EU organic operator register (TRACES NT), European Commission
- Named directors on file (record type: directors-on-file) [official record; status green] 2 directors on file. The register names the people who run the company, so there is someone answerable if something goes wrong. checked 2026-07-24. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- No match found in the debarment registers we checked (record type: debarment-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public debarment datasets and found no matching candidate. Absence from these lists is a search result, not a certificate. checked 2026-07-24. OpenSanctions
- No match found on the sanctions lists we checked (record type: sanctions-clear) [our own observation, not an official record; name search, no matching candidate] We searched the public sanctions datasets and found no matching candidate. A name search is not full compliance screening. checked 2026-07-24. OpenSanctions
- Mentioned in independent media (record type: media-mention) [our own observation, not an official record; status green] The press has written about it. A fact, not an endorsement. effective since 2026-07-10. aefinfo.fr
- EU customs identifier (EORI) active (record type: export-registered-eori) [official record; status green] An EORI number identifies the company to EU customs for imports, exports and transit. A valid number does not show that any shipment took place and is not a licence to export a particular product. checked 2026-07-24. EU EORI validation (European Commission)
- Workforce size in the company register (record type: workforce-on-record) [official record; status green] Between 50 and 99 employees on the state record. One indication of the company's size as the register records it; it does not establish production capacity. effective since 2026-07-01. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- A change to the company's registration was published on the official record (record type: registry-change-published) [official record; status green] Indicates the register still receives filings from this company, so the record is maintained rather than abandoned. checked 2026-10-13. BODACC (annuaire-entreprises)
- Registered feed-sector operator (record type: registered-feed-operator) [official record; status green] On the state register of feed-sector operators. A record, not a permit. checked 2026-10-26. French Ministry of Agriculture (DGAL), register of feed-sector operators under EU Regulation 183/2005
- Files its annual accounts, latest on public record (record type: bodacc-accounts-filed) [official record; status green] Annual accounts filed for 2025 Matched to this company by name only; no second anchor confirms it is the same legal entity.. Indicates the company still meets its reporting duties. checked 2026-10-13. BODACC (annuaire-entreprises)
- EU VAT number valid for cross-border trade (record type: vat-valid) [official record; status green] The number is registered and active: we asked the EU VIES service and it answered yes. An invalid VAT number is the first sign an invoice comes from the wrong company. checked 2026-07-31. VIES (European Commission)
- Registry ID checks out with the state register (record type: registry-id-verified) [official record; status green] Helps confirm the company on this page is the same legal entity as in the register. checked 2026-09-10. GLEIF Global LEI record
- Legally registered and still active (record type: registry-active-global) [official record; status green] Shows the register lists the registration as active on the date we read it. It does not show how busy the business is. checked 2026-10-15. France INSEE Sirene state register (data.gouv.fr bulk file)
- Registered business units on file (record type: registered-units) [official record; status green] 4 active business units of 4 on the register, 4 with a manufacturing activity code. The register lists how many sites the company runs. effective since 2026-10-01. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- registry-activity (record type: registry-activity) [official record; status green] Activity code in the state register: NAF 10.89Z. Shows what the state itself says the company does, which you can compare with what it promises you. checked 2026-10-15. France INSEE Sirene state register (data.gouv.fr bulk file)
- Operating permit for the production site (record type: operating-permit) [official record; status green] Shows an authority issued a permit for an installation at this site for the activity named in the record. A permit is not an inspection report and not an observation that production is running today. checked 2026-08-17. Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
- A state inspector visited the site, on the official record (record type: facility-inspected) [official record; status green] Inspected 2026-04-01. An inspector came to the site on that date, so the site existed then and was not only licensed on paper. The visit itself does not show what was being made there. checked 2026-10-23. Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
Government supervision
Supervision records found: 1 site(s) under a permit, 0 other site(s) on the register, 1 dated inspection(s). A permit or a register entry is not an inspection; each record is listed above with its source.
Registered business units
4 active and 0 closed units in INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement); 4 active units carry a manufacturing activity code (section C of the activity classification). The activity code is what the register records for each site, not a finding that goods are made there.
- ZA LA VIOLETTE CHEMIN DE LA VIOLETTE 31240 L'UNION: SIRET 34192837200026, active, head office, manufacturing activity code 10.89Z (Fabrication d'autres produits alimentaires n.c.a.), opened 1989-04-01, staff 20-49 (2024). INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- 101 LA RENAUDINIERE 44850 SAINT-MARS-DU-DESERT: SIRET 34192837200042, active, manufacturing activity code 10.89Z (Fabrication d'autres produits alimentaires n.c.a.), opened 2012-10-01, staff 6-9 (2024). INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- 10 IMPASSE JEAN PERCHAIS 44850 SAINT-MARS-DU-DESERT: SIRET 34192837200059, active, manufacturing activity code 10.89Z (Fabrication d'autres produits alimentaires n.c.a.), opened 2025-06-01. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
- 6 IMPASSE JEAN PERCHAIS 44850 SAINT-MARS-DU-DESERT: SIRET 34192837200067, active, manufacturing activity code 10.89Z (Fabrication d'autres produits alimentaires n.c.a.), opened 2026-01-12. INSEE Sirene (StockEtablissement)
Relationships
8 relationship(s) on file. Each line names the other party, the relationship as its source records it, and the source. A record of a relationship is not a finding about control beyond what it literally says.
Recorded in a source
- 2 more officer(s), not named in the record: Officer in the register. INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- 31.561.002: Site named in the record, registry number 31.561.002. French Ministry of Agriculture (DGAL), register of establishments approved under EU Regulation 853/2004
- CHEMIN DE LA VIOLETTE 31240 L'UNION: Site named in the record. INSEE SIRENE (Registre national des entreprises)
- Zone d'activité la Violette BP24131, 31240 L'Union: Holds the site's permit. Georisques, French register of classified installations (ICPE)
Import rules for these goods
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA