The GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance certification scheme is the first product certification scheme to have achieved official endorsement by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF). This means that GLOBALG.A.P. certificates issued as part of the Integrated Farm Assurance scheme will be more consistent and have more integrity around the world. GLOBALG.A.P. is only working with those Accreditation Bodies that are in the IAF MLA for product certification. Presently we have 35 ABs that are recognised by GLOBALG.A.P. that are likely to extend their scope of the IAF MLA to include the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance scheme. The IAF MLA delivers the confidence needed for market acceptance of conformity assessment outcomes. An attestation/ceertification/verification that is not accredited has little value. A certification issued by a body that is accredited by an IAF MLA signatory ensures that the accreditation body can be recognized worldwide, which facilitates international trade. For GLOBALG.A.P., this means that from now on, the peer evaluation process will take into account not only generic product certification requirements, but also the specific GLOBALG.A.P. normative documents that are now endorsed by the IAF. This creates an additional layer of assurance that those accreditation bodies - accrediting the GLOBALG.A.P. approved certification bodies - are competent and knowledgeable about GLOBALG.A.P. GLOBALG.A.P. sets voluntary standards for the certification of agricultural products around the world.
IAF recognizes GLOBAL GAP
The GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance certification scheme is the first product certification scheme to have achieved official endorsement by the International Accreditation Forum (IAF). This means that GLOBALG.A.P. certificates issued as part of the Integrated Farm Assurance scheme will be more consistent and have more integrity around the world. GLOBALG.A.P. is only working with those Accreditation Bodies that are in the IAF MLA for product certification. Presently we have 35 ABs that are recognised by GLOBALG.A.P. that are likely to extend their scope of the IAF MLA to include the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance scheme. The IAF MLA delivers the confidence needed for market acceptance of conformity assessment outcomes. An attestation/ceertification/verification that is not accredited has little value. A certification issued by a body that is accredited by an IAF MLA signatory ensures that the accreditation body can be recognized worldwide, which facilitates international trade. For GLOBALG.A.P., this means that from now on, the peer evaluation process will take into account not only generic product certification requirements, but also the specific GLOBALG.A.P. normative documents that are now endorsed by the IAF. This creates an additional layer of assurance that those accreditation bodies - accrediting the GLOBALG.A.P. approved certification bodies - are competent and knowledgeable about GLOBALG.A.P. GLOBALG.A.P. sets voluntary standards for the certification of agricultural products around the world.
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