Digital Editor Ingles Markets, Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy, Cub Foods, Coborn’s, Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres will be able to display the official Ecolab Science Certified seal at more than 475 locations. With many shoppers now more hesitant than ever about entering retail locations they deem “unclean” or "unsafe," six major independent food retailers can now visibly prove that they meet high safety standards. Ingles Markets Inc., Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy, Cub Foods, Coborn’s, Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres Natural Market have all received Ecolab Inc.’s Science Certified seal. Ecolab is considered a global leader in water, food safety and infection prevention solutions and services. Its Science Certified program, which combines advanced chemistries with public health and food safety training and periodic auditing, is helping retailers achieve a higher level of cleanliness to address the new health and safety challenges and consumer expectations driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and other emerging pathogens.