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Certifications & Standards
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What does ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation mean?
It means an accreditation body has assessed a laboratory as competent to perform specified methods on specified matrices. It is granted against…
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Is coconut flour gluten-free certified?
Coconut flour contains no gluten by nature, but the claim in the EU requires the product as sold to meet the threshold…
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What does mutual recognition of food safety schemes mean?
That a buyer accepts any scheme benchmarked to a common standard, rather than insisting on one named certificate.
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BRCGS or IFS Food: which certification should a supplier hold?
Both are GFSI-recognised, so for most buyers either is acceptable. The choice follows the customer base rather than the standard.
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What is GFSI benchmarking?
A process that compares a certification scheme against a common set of requirements, so that one audit can satisfy several buyers.
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Grain and Oilseed Export from Ukraine: Documentation and Certificates
The full documentary chain for a Ukrainian grain or oilseed consignment into the EU: phytosanitary certificate, fumigation record, quality and weight certificates,…
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What certification is required to sell organic frozen vegetables in the EU?
Every operator in the chain that handles the product as organic needs to be certified, and the certificate scope has to name…
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What is the difference between an announced and an unannounced audit?
An announced audit is booked for an agreed date, so the site knows when the auditor arrives. An unannounced audit happens inside…
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How to Source Frozen Fruit: From Specification to First Container
The order of operations for sourcing frozen fruit: define the specification first, qualify on evidence, sample against the spec, then contract -…
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Food Safety Standards for Food Suppliers: How the Schemes Fit Together
How HACCP, ISO 22000 and the GFSI-benchmarked schemes relate to each other, which one a buyer is likely to require, and how…