Certificates and labels

On behalf of the European supermarkets the IFS developed a quality manual and checks in a uniform and standardised way whether the products and services offered by producers and merchants who deliver to supermarkets meet the food safety standards and client specifications.

Le système de certification GlobalGAP est un ensemble de procédures et normes communes rassemblées par différents partenaires du secteur agraire. Le but est de rassurer les consommateurs en leur montrant que la manière dont sont produits leurs aliments est cohérente et sûre. Il sert de guide pratique pour les ‘bonnes pratiques agricoles’ (soit Good Agricultural Practices ou GAP, d’où le nom) partout dans le monde.

The module GlobalGAP Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP) is an expansion of the GlobalGAP. It assesses whether a company meets several demands with regard to health, safety and well-being of its employees. It makes sure producers develop a healthy social management system and it also gives clients the guarantee that the companies they work with are sincere about their human capital.

'The EU Organic Label is a European label that is mandatory for all organic packaged products in Europe, founded in 2010. The label only applies to food products. The label guarantees that production takes place according to the strict rules of organic farming, processing and sales. '