GLOBALG.A.P. Fruits/Vegetables (FV)

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The GLOBALG.A.P. scheme

Supermarkets, retailers, food service business and consumers everywhere are looking for food that is produced responsibly in ecologically sound conditions. This worldwide accepted certification enables producers and brand owners to provide consumers with assurance of the safe production and traceable marketing of food while protecting scarce resources. Individual producers or producer groups may be certified. QCS offers the following standards of GLOBAL G.A.P.

THE STANDARDS

1. GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Fruit and Vegetable Certification
2. Harmonized Produce Safety Standard (HPSS)
3. Chain of Custody (CoC)

WHAT THE STANDARDS COVER

GLOBALG.A.P. IFA Fruit and Vegetables (F&V)

This standard covers all stages of production, from pre-harvest activities to post-harvest produce handling, packing and storing. It acts as a practical manual with a holistic approach including food safety, environmental, traceability and workers welfare compliance requirements.

Harmonized Produce Safety Standard (HPSS)

Designed for fruit and vegetable producers in the US or selling into the US market. It covers all stages of production, from pre-harvest activities such as soil management and plant protection product application to post-harvest produce handling, packing and storing. This standard only focuses on food safety and traceability elements.

Chain of Custody (CoC)

This certification ensure any product sold with a GLOBALG.A.P. claim or bearing a GGN label logo is truly sourced from a GLOBALG.A.P. certified production process.

+Add-On
In response to growing demand for even stronger quality assurance in specific aspects of agricultural production and the supply chain, GLOBALG.A.P. has developed add-ons that enhance your GLOBALG.A.P. certification. These made-to-measure add-ons upgrade your status as a producer and offer buyers specific assurance tailored to their interests and preferences.

QCS offers the following add-ons:

1. GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP)
2. TR4 Biosecurity
3. GLOBALG.A.P. Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule (FSMA-PSR)
4. GLOBALG.A.P. AH-DLL GROW

STEPS TO APPLY FOR GLOBALG.A.P. CERTIFICATION