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GLOBALG.A.P. Certification
GFSI-Level Food Safety & Environmental Practices
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GFSI-Level Food Safety & Environmental Practices
The SCS African food safety auditing team provides companies with certification to the leading standard for safe, sustainable agriculture, GLOBALG.A.P. For farming entities within the African region, GLOBALG.A.P. is an affordable, holistic approach to producing safe and sustainable fresh agriculture including a wide variety of crops. GLOBALG.A.P. certification opens valuable expansion opportunities to large and small producers, helping to satisfy the advanced food safety and sustainability specifications of retailers and major buyers in the worldwide marketplace.
GLOBALG.A.P. is the most widely accepted private sector food safety certification in the world. As such, this certification helps you reach new markets and grow your business globally while assuring your customers that your good agricultural practices for food safety and your environmental management practices meet industry-recognized GLOBALG.A.P. requirements. GLOBALG.A.P. is a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) benchmarked standard.
Eligible Producers
SCS is accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB) to conduct GLOBALG.A.P. audits for any producer of primary agricultural products including fruits and vegetables, combinable crops, and hops.
Certification Options
SCS offers certification to:
The following certification options apply to all standards.
Certification Criteria
GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance is a globally harmonized scheme for Good Agricultural Practices with food safety and environmental components. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) is GFSI.
SCS certifies to IFA and is also approved for:
GLOBALG.A.P IFA certification now has the added benefit of meeting Walmart’s new requirement to have Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices verified by a third party.
GLOBALG.A.P. Harmonized Produce Safety Standard is a separate standard, covering food safety and food traceability essentials for fruits and vegetables. HPSS is similar to GAP audits in the US market and is GFSI. It was designed for producers selling within or into the United States.
GLOBALG.A.P. Produce Handling Assurance Standard is a facility audit that can be performed as a standalone audit or in conjunction with an IFA or HPSS audit to assess a packinghouse.
GLOBALG.A.P. GRASP is a voluntary, farm-level social/labor management tool for global supply chains, to be used in combination with Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA).
Pre-Assessment
SCS can walk you through a pre-assessment process. Pre-assessment is a non-scored mock audit designed to assess the level of your preparedness for a certification audit. Ask about combining a pre-assessment with your initial audit for greater efficiency.
The Smart Checklist Builder is designed to help you identify relevant GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons based on your specific production processes or operations. Once you have chosen your combination of solutions, you can generate a customizable self-assessment checklist to kickstart your certification process.
SCS Global Services provides thorough, timely, and professional GLOBALG.A.P. audits. With three decades of expertise in food safety and sustainability in the African region, our local and regional network of experienced auditors can meet your product-to-market deadlines. Repeat customers choose SCS for three key reasons:
Expert Knowledge: SCS’s GLOBALG.A.P. auditors have an in-depth knowledge of farming and agriculture.
Superior Customer Care: Our team is dedicated to providing each and every client with the best possible service. This is the SCS difference!
Scheduling Flexibility: SCS will work with you to find a date that works best for you and your team.
This two-day course is designed for food safety and quality team members of all levels involved in the GLOBALG.A.P. program. The training explains the various farm certification options and the requirements upon which the Standard, inspections and audits are based. It is available in-person (public or onsite at your facility) or self-paced online, in either English or Spanish. See here.
Visit our Resource Center to view complementary webinars on GLOBALG.A.P. and more – see here
For other SCS training courses, including HACCP for Produce Operations, Internal Auditor, SQF and more see here.
Horario de cursos ofrecidos en México - HACCP, SQF, GLOBALG.A.P.
What is GLOBALG.A.P.?
What is GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA)?
What issues are covered by the Integrated Farm Assurance Version 6 (IFA V6) standard?
How long does certification take?
Are multi-site and group certifications allowed?
What types of companies are covered under the GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody Standard?
What additional audits can be bundled with our GLOBALG.A.P. certification?
What is the difference between IFA V6 and V6 Smart?
Does certification involve unannounced audits?
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