GLOBALGAP CERTIFICATION IN CROATIA

Slaven Aljinović“Knowledge Power”

EUREPGAP

• EUREPGAP: established 1997 by EU supermarket chains

• EUREPGAP implementation started in 2001 for fruits&vegetables

• Goal was to become “Global partnership for safe and sustainable agriculture”

• Based on “Good Agricultural Practice”

EUREPGAP GLOBALGAP

• September 2007 EUREPGAP becomes GLOBALGAP

• 80 countries/80000 producers

• Fruits&vegetables, livestock, aquaculture

• Couple Options (Farm/ Production Organizer)

GAP

Good Retailers Practice

End Users

FRAGARIA/KONZUM FRAGARIA/KONZUM

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FRAGARIA/KONZUM FRAGARIA/KONZUM

GLOBALGAPGLOBALGAP Certification Certification

- Market AccessMarket Access

- Increased CompetitivenessIncreased Competitiveness

QMS/ISO/HACCP

Good Transportation Code

GLOBALGAP Certification Phases

• 2006 – Austrian buyer informs DAD Neretva that EUREPGAP certification of mandarines is required

• 2006 – Preparations with group with DAD Neretva & selected

group of 35/200 mandarine producers

• 2006/2007 – Certification of DAD Neretva & 66 farmers

• 2008 – Certification of FRAGARIA & 4 strawberry farmers

Certification Options

• Option 1 – Individual Farmer

199 Control Points 37 Reccomendations

• Option2 – Company/Production Organizer + Farmers

Company QMS(based on ISO 9001 standard) 199 Control Points – All Farmers

Standard “Fruits&Vegetables”

GAP areas:

1. Traceability2. Documents Mgmt. /audit3. Plant material4. Site Management & History 5. Soil Management6. Fertilizers7. Water Mgmt./Irrigation8. Pesticides Application9. Harvest10. Storage11. Waste Mgmt.12. Workforce – protection/safety/hygiene13. Environment14. Complaints

Use of Pesticides

1. Procurement

2. IPM

3. Storage

4. Equipment Maintenance

5. Environmental Protection

6. Workforce

7. MRL

Control Point Example

N° Control Point Compliance Criteria Level

CB.8.6.4

Has action been taken to meet the MRLs of the market the producer is intending to trade his produce in?

Where the MRLs of the market the farmer is intending to trade his produce in are stricter than those of thecountry of…………………………………

Major Must

CB.8.6.6

Is the laboratory used for residue testing accredited to ISO 17025 or equivalent?

There is clear documented evidence either on the letter headings or copies of……………………………..

Minor Must

CB.8.7.8

Is plant protection shelving made of non-absorbent material?

The plant protection product facilities are equipped with shelving which is non-absorbent in case of spillage

Recc.

Challenges

Solutions

EnvironmenEnvironmental tal ProtectionProtection

Food SafetyFood Safety

EdEducationucation

Solutions

• Traceability

Workers SafetyWorkers Safety

RecordsRecords

Pesticide WastePesticide Waste

Results

INCREASED COMPETITIVENESS/PROFIT OF ALL PARTNERS:

• Optimising production practices

• Access to EU market of more than 500 consumers

• Meeting Croatian/EU legal requirements

Food Safety up the Chain

HACCP

- First Food Safety System: 1960/NASA/US Army/Pilsbury)

- 7 Principles – Proactive approach towards food safety

- Hazard Analysis& Critical Control Point

- GAP/GMP/SOP/SSOP Prerequisite Programs

ISO 22000-2005

- Interactive communication

- System management

- HACCP principles

- Continous improvement

Croatian Food Safety Update

1. EU Food Law – Regulation EC/178/2002

2. January 2009 - HACCP is a legal obligation in Croatia

USAID Support:

- Trainings for HACCP auditors - Food safety trainings - First ISO 22000 auditor trainings - Co-financed County HACCP-isation schemes

CERTIFICATION PROBLEMS

1. Administration

2. Entrepreneurs

3. Functioning Partnerships

QUESTIONSQUESTIONS

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