Practical steps to be certified with the Global GAP

Practical steps to be certified with the Global GAP

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World wide experience of Global GAP certification (IFA Crop base) 1400 Total Certified Projects 1200 1000 800 600 Total Certified Projects 400 200 0 Africa Asia Europe Middle East North America South America

What is Global GAP GLOBALGAP is a private sector body that sets out voluntary standards for the certification of production processes of agricultural (including Aquaculture) products around the globe. GLOBALGAP is a global scheme and a reference for Good Agricultural Practice (G.A.P.), which is managed by the GLOBALGAP Secretariat.

Global GAP IFA Structure The GLOBALGAP IFA CPCC document is separated into different modules. These modules are grouped into: 1. Scopes covering more generic production issues, classified more broadly (All Farm Base, Crops Base, Livestock Base and Aquaculture Base). 2. Sub-scopes covering specific production details, classified per product type (Fruit and Vegetables, Combinable Crops, Coffee (green), Tea, Flowers and Ornamentals, Cattle & Sheep, Pigs, Dairy, Poultry, Salmon and Trout

GLOBALG.A.P. IFA STRUCTURE V5

Global GAP IFA structure cont _Note: it is not possible to certify the respective sub scope without also verifying compliance to the applicable scope. Oranges shall be certified under the FV module which automatically requires compliance with the AF, and CB module.

GENERAL REGULATIONS Global G.A.P Normative Documents The General Regulations Part I General requirement Part II QMS rules Part III Certification Body and Accreditation Rules Control Points & Compliance Criteria (CPCC) Checklists Other e.g. interpretation guidelines developed by National Technical Working Groups, fee-table etc

Certification options Option 1 (individual Grower) Multisite with Quality Management System (QMS) Multisite without QMS Options Option 2 (farmer group) QMS is a must Option 3 Benchmarked schemes

Registration/ Contracting Global GAP data registration requirements A. Company and location information Company name Contact details Address B. Production site/produce handling units information Company name of the product handling facility (if subcontracted)/name of production site Contact details Address Products produced in each production site/handling unit

Registration / Contracting cont. C. Product information Product(s) Parallel production/ownership per product Annual area of production including mode of production (covered /non covered) These information is used to register the applicant in the Global GAP database and generate the Global GAP number (GGN).

Registration / Contracting cont. Practically Application form is sent to interested clients The application form has all details requested by Global GAP The information provided will be used to register in the database and ultimately generate the GGN GAPAPPL F01(20) CB EN_final_TC_230117.doc

Registration / Contracting cont. CB sends offer letter with contract Upon agreeing on the fee and terms of contract CB sends confirmation of registration letter that has GGN in it.

Parallel Production(PP) Parallel Production is the situation where individual producers, producer members or producer groups produce the same product partly as certified and partly as non-certified e.g. A farmer grows beans. Only a part of the beans is certified. Note : it is not PP when one product is certified and a different product is not. Das Bild kann derzeit nicht angezeigt werden.

Parallel ownership(po) Parallel Ownership is the situation where individual producers, producer members or producer groups buy non-certified products of the same product they grow under certified production Cultivates certified roses and buy non-certified roses PP/PO should be informed to the CB During registration! If not done and Detected during audit/inspection Immediate suspension

Option 1 without QMS Inspections Selfassessments by producer Externally by the CB Assessment/inspections in General Initial Evaluations 1. Entire scope (all registered sites) 2. Announced inspection of entire scope (all registered sites) Subsequent Evaluations 1. Entire scope (all registered sites) 1. 1. Announced inspection of entire scope (all registered sites) 2. 2. Unannounced inspection (minimum 10% of certificate holders) 48 hours Self-assessment Farmer s responsibility Should be done at least annually Comments /justifications for non-compliant and non-applicable point

Off-site module assessment Only applicable to option 1 producers CB may divide Off-site Module and On-site module Off site assessment should be conducted no more than 2 weeks before the on site inspection It consists of desk review of documents sent by the producer to the CB before the on-site inspection Documents that can be assessed off-site include: self assessment, food safety declaration, risk assessments, procedures, analysis reports, proof of lab accreditations etc

Internally Externally by the CB Unannounced QMS audits Inspection/audits of Projects with QMS Initial Evaluations 1. Internal QMS audit 2. each producer/production site and all product handling units First visit 1. Announced QMS audit + 2. Announced inspection of (minimum) SQR of producer/sites Second visit (surveillance) 3. Surveillance inspection of (minimum) 50% square root of certified producers/sites. Subsequent Evaluations 1. Internal QMS audit 2. each producer/production site and all product handling units First visit 1. Announced QMS audit 2.a) (minimum) square root of actual number of producers / sites; 2.b) If no sanctionn from previous surveillance: (minimum) SQR of actual producers/ sites MINUS the number of producers/sites inspected previous surveillance inspection. Second visit (surveillance) 3. (minimum) 50% square root of the actual certified producers/sites. Additional unannounced QMS audit of 10% of certificate holders with QMS.

Inspection Timing A. Initial inspection Or adding a product on existing certificate Ideal during harvesting A product that is not yet harvested cannot be certified Products already harvested before registration cannot be certified Records The applicant shall have records from the registration date onwards OR 3 months before the first inspection takes place.

Inspection timing cont. B. Subsequent inspections Can take place any time during the inspection window - which is from 4 months before the original expiry date up to 4 months after the original expiry of the certificate.

Certification Certification Requirements Major Musts 100% Minor Musts 95% Recommended no requirement Ø Non-Conformances = A rule that is necessary for certification Ø Non-Compliance = CP not fulfilled according to compliance criteria Contractual non-conformance- breach of any agreement signed

Certification Minor 95% Calculation { (Total number of Minor Must control points for the respective sub-scopes) - (Not applicable Minor Must control points scored) } x 5 % = (Total Minor Must control point noncompliance allowed) (All Farm + Crop Base + Fruit and Vegetables): (110 40 NA) x 0.05 = 70 x 0.05 = 3.5 Round downwards!

Certification process Grower applies to approved CB GG approved CB Register Global GAP Database NC Deadline 0-28 days Conduct the audit NC rectified Certificate Warning suspension Cancellation

Das Bild kann derzeit nicht angezeigt werden. Das Bild kann derzeit nicht angezeigt werden. GLOBALG.A.P. trademark, logo May never appear: On the product, Final packaging(producer) Final point of destination,where direct contact with the product Promotional items, apparels and accessories Certified producer may use it (with GGN): In B-2-B communication Palletscontaining only certified product (not to final point of sale) During production traceability/segregation

GLOBALG.A.P. QR codes, GGN Das Bild kann derzeit nicht angezeigt werden. www.globalgap.org QR code may appear on the product, consumer packaging, or at point of sale. The embedded QR code may contain: GGN number of the producer/company that labels the product, URL of the GGN number validation website, URL of the GLOBALG.A.P. Database, The batch number of the product, Combinations of the above. For producer always together with GGN!

Steps to Get Certified Step 1: Download the relevant GLOBALG.A.P. Standard Documents and Checklists from the global GAP website Step 2: Compare offers from the certification bodies, register with the one you choose and get your GLOBALG.A.P. Number (GGN). - the list of GLOBALG.A.P. approved certification bodies are available in the Global GAP website. http://www.globalgap.org/uk_en/what-we-do/the-ggsystem/certification/approved-cbs/index.html.

Steps to Get Certified cont Step 3: - Carry out a self-assessment using the checklist and correct all the points you don t comply with. - You can make use of approved farmer assures - the full list of GLOBALG.A.P. Licensed Farm Assurers are available in the Global GAP website. http://www.globalgap.org/uk_en/what-we-do/the-gg-system/gg-farmassurers/farm-assurer-list/index.html

Steps to Get Certified cont Step 4: Arrange an appointment with your GLOBALG.A.P. approved certification body. An inspector will then conduct the first on-site inspection. Step 5: Once you successfully comply with the standard s requirements, you will receive a GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance Standard certificate for the relevant Version and Scope which is valid for one year.

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