Integrity Program HIGHLIGHTS

The GLOBALG.A.P. Integrity Program, the first of its kind, is active around the world to explain and harmonize the standard’s criteria through different kinds of Certification Body (CB) trainings;; by monitoring CB performance through CB office and producer assessments;; by investigating complaints;; and improving the GLOBALG.A.P. System by collecting the feedback from all these activities and providing the input for the standard’s development.

It also includes the protection of the GLOBALG.A.P. brand by monitoring and controlling the proper use of claims, completeness and accuracy of the information in the GLOBALG.A.P. Database, compliance with contractual agreements and the control of potential frauds. The analysis of complaints and information regarding non-­compliances or misuses are used to program integrity assessments and forwarded to the CBs.

Certification Body Trainings

Every CB working in the GLOBALG.A.P. System has to have a Scheme Manager, who has to attend an annual update workshop (SMU – Scheme Manager Update workshop), and an In-­House Trainer, who is scope-­specific, and responsible for the training of auditors and inspectors, and has to attend a face-­to-­face training (IHT – In House Trainer training) and pass an exam on the content of the whole GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard for every standard’s version.

All GLOBALG.A.P. approved auditors, who are the ones auditing the Quality Management Systems (QMS) of producer groups and multisite producers, have to attend a face-­to-­face training and pass an exam on how to audit the GLOBALG.A.P. QMS (QMS Auditor training). And all GLOBALG.A.P. approved auditors and inspectors have to pass an online exam per standard version on the content of General Regulations (GRs) and Control Points and Compliance Criteria (CPCCs).

Between January and July 2016, approximately 1,000 GLOBALG.A.P. auditors and inspectors passed the online exam for IFA Version 5 and 300 auditors and inspectors passed the online exam for Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard Version 5.

CB Trainings 2016:

Training Nº of trainings

Participants Trainers Place Language

IHT GRASP (GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practices)

3 24 1 Cologne/Germany English

IHT Aquaculture 2 14 1 Cologne/Germany English IHT Compound Feed Manufacturers

2 14 1 Cologne/Germany English

IHT Crops 10 90 5 Cologne/Germany, Beijing/China, New Delhi/India, San Diego/USA, Madrid/ Spain, Buenos Aires/ Argentina, Warsaw/ Poland

English, Spanish, German

IHT Livestock 3 12 1 Germany English QMS 15 238 10 Taipei/ Taiwan, Abidjan/Ivory Coast,

Madrid/Spain, Queretaro/Mexico, Cologne/Germany, Toulouse/France, Nairobi/Kenya, New Delhi/India, San Diego/USA, Bologna/Italy, Buenos Aires/Argentina

English, Spanish, French, Italian

IHT CoC 2 9 1 Webinar English SMU 9 140 4 Cologne/Germany,

San Diego/USA, Madrid/Spain, Amsterdam/Netherlands, Bologna/Italy, Frankfurt/Germany, Buenos Aires/Argentina,

English, Italian, German, Spanish

TOTAL 46 541* 12

*Nº of participants is the current number of participants in trainings from January to November 2016 and currently registered participants for trainings in December 2016.

Certification Body Office and Producer Assessments (Jan – July 2016):

The aim of CB office and producer assessments is to verify that certification activities carried out by CBs are carried out in accordance with the scheme’s normative documents (General Regulations, License Agreement, Control Points and Compliance Criteria, etc.).

Between January and July 2016, six new CBs were approved for different GLOBALG.A.P. scopes (Fruit & Vegetables, Chain of Custody, Plant Propagation Material, Flowers and Ornamentals and CBL-­Chain of Custody Slaughterhouses). One CB stopped working with the standard.

By the end of July the number of GLOBALG.A.P. approved CBs was 149. During the first half of 2016, 20% of those CBs were under assessment.

Integrity Assessments Performed from January to July 2016:

Assessment type Nº assessment

Nº CBs assessed

Place Scope

CB Office 9 9 Greece, India, Germany Individual Producers (Option 1)

33 19 China, Chile, Czech Rep, Ecuador, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Peru, Poland, Serbia, USA

FV, GRASP

Producer Groups (Option 2)

16 14 Poland, India, Peru, USA, Czech Republic, Ivory Coast, Serbia, Ecuador, Ghana, Greece

FV

TOTAL 58 30

During 2016 a new Integrity Assessor was incorporated in the team, which currently consists of 6 assessors covering the following languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Bulgarian and Greek.

After review of the reports, CB assessments are classified according to their performance:

1 (Unacceptable performance: GLOBALG.A.P. to take action immediately);; 2 (Very poor performance: CB needs major improvement);; 3 (Inadequate performance: CB needs some improvement);; 4 (Acceptable performance) and 5 (Performance well above average).

Evolution of CB Performance during Integrity Assessments (2008 – July 2016):

* Information for 2016 includes only assessments performed between January and July.

CB Office assessments:

020406080100

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

% of CB offices

assessed

Years

54321

Classification

Producer assessments:

Since the start of the Integrity Program in 2008, a clear decline of CBs with unacceptable or very poor performances during integrity assessments (Classifications 1 and 2) can be seen. Acceptable performance (Classification 4) is growing in %, but there are still CBs that show a need for improvement (Classification 3). Continuous monitoring based on risk assessment is a key factor to keep these values improving.

Map summarizing Integrity Program Activities Worldwide (2016)

Countries covered by Integrity assessments (January – July 2016)

Text boxes: CB Trainings performed during the whole year 2016.

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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

% of producer units

assessed

Years

5

4

3

2

1

Classification

GLOBALG.A.P. Assessor Profile

Heidi Gremminger, Agricultural Engineer

Background and Qualifications

I graduated as Agricultural Engineer specialized in Intensive Agricultural Production in 1996. I also passed all required subjects of a Master in Environmental Sciences, but never had the opportunity to finish the thesis. As a student I worked in the area of vegetable tissue culture. After graduation, I carried out research in Entomology and Horticulture Protection at university and in a research station (INIA). Afterwards, I worked in the Certification Program of Propagation Material of the Ministry of Agriculture (Uruguay), monitoring pests and diseases within the national Integrated Fruit Production Program, and as a field advisor for groups of fruit and wine growers. Between 2003 and 2008, I worked in a Certification Body as Product Manager for fresh produce standards and was qualified as an auditor for those standards too (GLOBALG.A.P., Chilegap, USGap and Tesco Nature’s Choice). At the same time, I received qualification as a Management Systems Auditor (ISO 9000 and ISO 14000), Food Safety Systems Auditor (GMP, HACCP and BRC) and as a trainer.

Role at GLOBALG.A.P.

Since 2008 I have been working for the Integrity Program at GLOBALG.A.P. and later also began working as an ISCC Integrity Assessor and GLOBALG.A.P. trainer. Afterwards, while I kept performing these tasks, I supported the Capacity Building and Standard Management Department, providing technical support for standards and training material development, reviewing standards applying for benchmarking and National Interpretation Guidelines. I have also supported good agricultural practices projects, especially in Latin America (e.g. localg.a.p.), and coordinated the Latin American Certification Body Committee.

On the Personal Side

In my free time I volunteer for an NGO that supports organizations that give educational opportunities to Uruguayan children in need, as I believe education is the most powerful tool to build equal societies and for each human being to develop its own potential. During my holidays I like to go to the beach. I like to be in contact with nature and enjoy the sense of freedom the ocean provides.