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GLOBALG.A.P.

The GLOBALG.A.P. standard promotes responsible and sustainable agricultural practices. It enhances transparency in food production and boosts consumer confidence. It places special emphasis on environmental protection, worker safety, and animal welfare.

GLOBALG.A.P.
    GLOBALG.A.P. Certification

    About the certification

    The GLOBALG.A.P. standard supports the implementation of good agricultural practices and builds consumer confidence by providing transparency on how food is produced on farms. The aim of the standard is to promote sustainable and responsible agricultural operations, including the reduction of environmental impacts from farming activities, the optimization of chemical use, and the protection of workers’ health and safety.

    In addition, GLOBALG.A.P. requirements place strong emphasis on ensuring animal welfare and establishing responsible production processes. The application of the standard helps farms meet the expectations of modern food supply chains while increasing production transparency and strengthening consumer trust.

    GLOBALG.A.P. certification aspects

    The GLOBALG.A.P. certification includes the following aspects:

    • Food safety and traceability

    • Environment and animal welfare

    • Workers´ health, safety and welfare

    • Integrated crop management (ICM)

    • Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)

    Certification services we provide:

    Additionally, we can offer additional modules such as GRASP, Albert Heijn, NURTURE and FloraHolland Add-on IDA.

    • IFA (Integrated Farm Assurance Standard) for crops, livestock and aquaculture production

    • Chain of Custody (COC)

      Chain of Custody (COC)
    • Compound feed manufacturing

    Chain of costudy certification

    In an era of constant change and development, marked by significant concern for health, the environment, and resources, retailers and consumers are demanding responsibly produced products. Consequently, producers worldwide are required to meet the GLOBALG.A.P. standard. GLOBALG.A.P. is an internationally recognized agricultural production organization that guarantees the safe and sustainable production of food.

    Fruits Vegetables

    Application

    Apply easily for GLOBALG.A.P. certification. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us by clicking on the contact section at the bottom of the page.

    Apply now for GLOBALG.A.P.
    GLOBALG.A.P.

    Environmental certification for Royal Flora Holland in 3 steps at Control Union

    The sustainable cultivation of ornamental crops is becoming increasingly important for producers, buyers, consumers and the government.  Royal Flora Holland wants to encourage producers to make this sustainable production visible through the GlobalG.A.P.  IDA environmental certificate.

    1. IDA add-on and IDA module are both the GlobalG.A.P. environmental certificate which involves the registration of the 4 themes crop protection, fertilizers, water and energy using a recognized farm management system.
    2. IDA add-on applies to you when you want to become GlobalG.A.P. IFA certified or when your company already is and you want an extension to your existing GlobalG.A.P. package. After 3 months of registration, after the audit, you will receive, in addition to your IDA certificate, the GlobalG.A.P. IFA and the Flowers & Ornamentals certificate.
    3. IDA module is the LocalG.A.P. IDA, you register the 4 themes and based on this registration you will receive the LocalG.A.P. IDA certificate after the audit. This module is a low entry certificate where after 6 months of registration, after the audit, you have an IDA certificate

    How you benefit

    The benefits of getting certified by Control Union

    Through third-party verification, we motivate your (quality) claim independently towards your clients. Furthermore, traceability and contamination risks can be managed better by certifying your management system and/or your product.

    With 200+ certification programs, we are able to conduct combination audits saving time and expenses for our customers.

    As a result, you will benefit from a ‘front runner’ position in the eyes of investors, rating agencies and other analysts and have an improved stakeholder communication.

    Our network of offices in more than 80 countries allows us to make certification more efficient and cost-effective, while upholding the same stringent professional auditing and certification procedures.

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