GLOABALGAP for Fruits & Vegetables and Flowers & Ornamentals
Several of the biggest supermarkets in Europe, amongst which Albert Heijn, Sainsbury’s, Safeway, Tesco, Delhaize and others, have united themselves in the Euro-retailer produce working group. Secretariat of this group is based at Foodplus in Köln ( www.globalgap.nl ).

MPS-ECAS, as a certificationg body, has received accreditation by the Dutch Board of Accreditation (RvA) for GLOBALGAP. MPS-ECAS executes audits in the Netherlands as well as in other countries like Israel, Spain, France, Poland, India etc. to establish compliance with the GLOBALGAP criteria. Based on the certification scheme, which is designed by the supermarkets, growers are being audited. After approval the companies receive a registration number and they will be included in a public register.

If you as grower work from a central quality system or growers group / cooperation then certification for GLOBALGAP is also possible. This means that the growers group must have an own system where compliance with demands for GLOBALGAP is being reached (eg. performing internal audits).

MPS-ECAS has been involved with GLOBALGAP from the start. Directly after the launch of GLOBALGAP in 1999 in Paris MPS-ECAS has applied as certifying body and has obtained accreditation. Both inside and outside Europe growers are working to implement a quality management system based on the conditions of GLOBALGAP. It is also very well possible to unite an existing system (for example ISO, BRC, Tesco Nurture, HACCP / Hygiene code) to GLOBALGAP.

Documents which you need to start:
Download Applicationform (pdf)
Download Applicationform Option 2 (pdf)
Download Sublicense Certification Agreement (pdf)

Download GLOBAL GAP Fee table 2011

Website: EHI-EuroHandelsinstituut