Quality is our top priority
Our suppliers hold internationally recognised certificates
G.A.P. stands for Good Agricultural Practice – and GLOBALG.A.P. is the worldwide standard that assures it.
It is a global organization with a crucial objective: safe, sustainable agriculture worldwide. The GLOBALG.A.P. Standard 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.
GLOBALG.A.P. today is the world's leading farm assurance program, translating consumer requirements into Good Agricultural Practice in a rapidly growing list of countries – currently more than 100.
Hazard analysis and critical control points or HACCP is a systematic preventive
approach to food safety from biological, chemical, and physical hazards in production
processes that can cause the finished product to be unsafe. HACCP designs measurements
to reduce these risks to a safe level. The HACCP system is used at all stages of a food chain,
from food production and preparation processes including packaging, distribution, etc.
The system includes a series of procedures to control the process and sensitive points in
the food chain, with the ultimate goal of consumer foods used in the state and in a way
that is safe for his health.
From the seventies of the twentieth century HACCP became recognized as an international
standard for safe food production. Also, the World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted
it as the most effective means for controlling foodborne diseases.
Integrated production refers to a sustainable farming system that produces high
quality food and other products by using natural resources and regulating mechanisms
to replace polluting inputs. Emphasis is placed on a systems approach involving the entire
farm as the basic unit, on the central role of agro-ecosystems, on balanced nutrient cycles,
and on the welfare of all species in animal husbandry. The preservation and improvement
of soil fertility and of a diversified environment are essential components. Biological,
technical and chemical methods are tuned to take into account the protection of the
environment, profitability and social requirements.
The 2004 International Organisation for Biological and Integrated Control Standard for
Integrated Production covers ecological, ethical and social aspects of agricultural production
as well as aspects of food quality and safety. It is presently one of the highest international
food production standards and unique in the way comprehensive sustainability ambitions
are coupled with effective and practicable approaches on the farm.
BRC Global Standards is a leading safety and quality certification programme, used by
over 22,000 certificated suppliers in 123 countries, with certification issued through a
worldwide network of accredited certification bodies.
The Standards guarantee the standardisation of quality, safety and operational criteria and
ensure that manufacturers fulfil their legal obligations and provide protection for the end
consumer. BRC Global Standards are now often a fundamental requirement of leading
retailers.
