GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6

International (GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH, Cologne)

vv6, GFS edition, principles and criteria for fruit and vegetables v6.0-GFS_Aug24 (2 September 2024)

8 domains

191 controls

GLOBALG.A.P. INTEGRATED FARM ASSURANCE (IFA) STANDARD v6 is the world's leading private-sector pre-farm-gate food safety + agricultural quality + sustainability + social-practice assurance scheme published by FoodPLUS GmbH (Cologne, Germany) - a wholly-owned subsidiary of GLOBALG.A.P. ASSOCIATION. KEY VERSIONS: (a) v5.2 + v5.3 (2017-2022 transition); (b) IFA v6 launched September 2022 + transition period completed 2024; (c) v6.1 amended December 2024 with technical updates + clarifications + remediation handling; (d) IFA v6 SMART launched 2024 as modular sub-scheme allowing risk-based + audit-frequency-flexible certification for established producers. SCOPE: covers PRE-FARM-GATE production for (a) CROPS - fruits + vegetables + nuts + flowers + ornamentals + combinable crops + green coffee + plants + plant propagation material; (b) LIVESTOCK - cattle + sheep + dairy + pigs + poultry + turkey + ducks; (c) AQUACULTURE - fish + crustaceans + molluscs + multi-species farming. SCHEME STRUCTURE: modular hierarchy (i) ALL FARM BASE (AF) - cross-cutting requirements for all subscopes (Management + Workers + Environment + Traceability + Food Safety + GFSI hooks); (ii) BASE STANDARD per subscope (CROPS BASE CB + LIVESTOCK BASE LB + AQUACULTURE BASE AB); (iii) PRODUCT-SPECIFIC STANDARDS (Fruit + Vegetables FV + Combinable Crops + Tea + Coffee + Aquaculture species + etc.) layering on top. Producer certifies one or more product-specific scopes + automatically commits to AF + relevant Base. CONTROL POINTS + COMPLIANCE CRITERIA (CPCCs): each control point has (a) Major Must - 100 percent compliance required + no exception; (b) Minor Must - 95 percent compliance threshold; (c) Recommendation - non-binding; remediation period for Minor Must non-compliance + revocation for repeated Major Must. SUB-PROGRAMS + ADD-ONS: GRASP (GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice) - voluntary social-practice add-on; SPRING (Sustainable Program for Irrigation and Groundwater Use) - water sustainability; PLANET PRO PROGRAM - environmental excellence; FOREST RESPONSIBLE PROGRAM; ALBERT HEIJN PROTOCOL + retailer-specific add-ons. GFSI RECOGNITION: IFA v6 is RECOGNIZED under the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Benchmarking Requirements + recognized internationally by major food retailers + brands (Tesco + Walmart + Carrefour + Lidl + Aldi + Ahold Delhaize + Sainsbury + Costco + Coles + Woolworths + Whole Foods + many more). CERTIFICATION: by accredited Certification Bodies (~140 CBs globally) operating under ISO/IEC 17065 + GLOBALG.A.P. accreditation criteria; certification valid 1 year + annual surveillance audit + unannounced audits; certificates published in IT system. CIPRO + 2024-2025 PIPELINE: digital transformation + IT-system updates + AI risk-based audit selection + remote audits + sustainability indicators expansion + carbon + biodiversity + water-stewardship integration + alignment with EU Green Deal + Farm-to-Fork Strategy + CSRD ESRS sustainability reporting. PUBLICATION + LICENSE: IFA v6 standard document is COPYRIGHTED by FoodPLUS GmbH + freely available via globalgap.org for producers + certification bodies (with attribution); structure publicly known via globalgap.org publications + GFSI Benchmarking Requirements + industry publications. COORDINATION: GLOBALG.A.P. coordinates with GFSI + FSSC 22000 (verified separately) + BRCGS + IFS + SQF + Codex Alimentarius + ISO 22000 + ISO 9001 + Rainforest Alliance + Fair Trade + UTZ (merged into Rainforest Alliance) + Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) + Fairtrade.

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GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 is a compliance framework from International (GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH, Cologne) with 8 domains and 191 controls that map to 74 other frameworks. The largest domains are Crop production: propagation material, GMOs, soil and substrate, fertilizers, water, integrated pest management (FV-GFS 26 to 31) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 (59 controls), Plant protection products (FV-GFS 32) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 (35 controls), Site management, biodiversity, energy, greenhouse gases and waste (FV-GFS 21 to 25) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 (29 controls). Every control below carries what it requires and what an assessor expects to see.

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Framework Domains (8)

Crop production: propagation material, GMOs, soil and substrate, fertilizers, water, integrated pest management (FV-GFS 26 to 31) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6

59 controls

Controls in the Crop production: propagation material, GMOs, soil and substrate, fertilizers, water, integrated pest management (FV-GFS 26 to 31) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 domain of GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 — 59 controls
Code	Title	Description
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 26.01	FV-GFS 26.01 Propagation materials are obtained in compliance with variety registration laws, where applicable.	Documentation such as an empty seed package, plant passport, packing list or invoice states at minimum the variety name,...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 26.02	FV-GFS 26.02 Propagation materials are obtained in compliance with intellectual property laws.	When registered varieties or rootstocks are used, the farm can produce on request documents proving the propagation mate...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 26.03	FV-GFS 26.03 Plant health quality control systems are implemented and recorded for in-house propagation materials.	For propagation material produced in house (a nursery being any place where propagation material is raised, in-house sel...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 26.04	FV-GFS 26.04 Up-to-date records on all chemical treatments applied on in-house propagation materials are available.	For every plant protection product treatment applied to in-house propagation material during the propagation period, rec...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 26.05	FV-GFS 26.05 Information on chemical treatments is available for purchased propagation materials.	For purchased propagation material, records of the chemical products the supplier applied are available on request, as s...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 27.01	FV-GFS 27.01 A procedure for use and handling of genetically modified (GM) materials is available.	A written procedure is in place and applied that explains how genetically modified material, including GM crops and tria...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 27.02	FV-GFS 27.02 Growing of genetically modified crops and/or trials is subject to the prevailing regulations in the country of production.	The producer holds a copy of the prevailing regulations of the country of production on growing GM crops or trials and c...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 27.03	FV-GFS 27.03 The producer’s direct clients have been informed of the genetically modified organism (GMO) status of the product.	Documented communication shows that direct clients were informed of the product's GMO status and that all product suppli...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 27.04	FV-GFS 27.04 Adventitious mixing of genetically modified (GM) crops with conventional crops is avoided.	Accidental mixing of GM and conventional crops is prevented, confirmed by visually checking that GM crops are identified...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 28.01.01	FV-GFS 28.01.01 To improve and optimize soil health, the producer has a soil management plan.	The producer's soil management plan shows that the crop's nutritional needs and the maintenance of soil fertility have b...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 28.01.02	FV-GFS 28.01.02 Soil maps have been prepared for the farm.	Soil types should be identified for each site from a soil profile, soil analysis or a regional cartographic soil map.
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 28.01.03	FV-GFS 28.01.03 Crop rotation for annual crops is implemented, where feasible.	Where annual crops are rotated to improve soil structure and reduce soil-borne pests and diseases, the rotation is verif...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 28.01.04	FV-GFS 28.01.04 Techniques have been used to improve or maintain soil structure and avoid soil compaction.	Evidence shows the use of techniques suited to the land, such as deep-rooting green crops, drainage, subsoiling, low-pre...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 28.01.05	FV-GFS 28.01.05 The producer uses techniques to reduce the possibility of soil erosion.	Evidence shows control practices and remedial measures against water and wind erosion, such as mulching, crossline techn...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 28.02.01	FV-GFS 28.02.01 There is documented justification for the use of soil fumigants.	Any use of soil fumigants is justified in writing, with the problem being targeted, where and when it was applied, the a...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 28.02.02	FV-GFS 28.02.02 The preplanting interval is complied with.	The preplanting interval after fumigation is recorded and complied with.
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 28.03.01	FV-GFS 28.03.01 The producer participates in substrate recycling.	The producer should keep records of the dates and quantities of substrate recycled, invoices or loading dockets being ac...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 28.03.02	FV-GFS 28.03.02 Records are kept of any chemicals used to sterilize substrates for reuse.	Where substrates are sterilised for reuse, the field, orchard or greenhouse (on-farm) or the sterilising company and its...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 28.03.03	FV-GFS 28.03.03 Substrates of natural origins do not come from designated conservation areas.	Records attest to the source of substrates of natural origin and show they do not come from designated conservation area...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.01.01	FV-GFS 29.01.01 Up-to-date records of all fertilizer and biostimulant applications are kept.	Every application of fertilizer, organic or inorganic, and of biostimulant is recorded, including applications made thro...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.01.02	FV-GFS 29.01.02 The records of all fertilizer applications shall include:	Each fertilizer application record states the geographical area and names or references the specific field, orchard or g...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.01.03	FV-GFS 29.01.03 The records of all fertilizer applications shall include:	Each fertilizer application record gives the date or dates of application.
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.01.04	FV-GFS 29.01.04 The records of all fertilizer applications shall include:	Each fertilizer application record gives the name and type of fertilizer applied.
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.01.05	FV-GFS 29.01.05 The records of all fertilizer applications shall include:	Each fertilizer application record gives the amount applied as a rate or concentration as applicable.
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.01.06	FV-GFS 29.01.06 The records of all fertilizer applications shall include:	Each fertilizer application record names the applicator so the individual or team performing the fertilization is clearl...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.01.07	FV-GFS 29.01.07 Management of fertilizers is supported with metrics.	Metrics should support fertilizer management by allowing the farm to calculate the total nitrogen, phosphorus and potass...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.02.01	FV-GFS 29.02.01 Fertilizers and biostimulants are stored in an appropriate manner that does not compromise food safety.	Fertilizers and biostimulants are kept in a designated storage area apart from PPPs and from harvested or packed product...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.02.02	FV-GFS 29.02.02 Fertilizers and biostimulants are stored in an appropriate manner that reduces the risk of environmental contamination.	Fertilizers and biostimulants are kept in a designated area that is protected against polluting water (for example a con...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.03.01	FV-GFS 29.03.01 A risk assessment for organic fertilizer is conducted as per intended use.	A documented risk assessment is completed before any organic fertilizer is used, considering its type, treatment method,...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.03.02	FV-GFS 29.03.02 The interval between the application of organic fertilizer and harvest does not compromise food safety.	Records demonstrate that the time between applying composted organic fertilizer and harvesting leaves food safety intact...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.03.03	FV-GFS 29.03.03 The use of human sewage sludge is prohibited on the farm.	Human sewage sludge is never used on registered crops, including composted sludge or sludge incorporated into a commerci...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.04.01	FV-GFS 29.04.01 The content of major nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium) in applied fertilizers is known.	Labels or documents detailing the major nutrient content (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium), or recognised standard value...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 29.04.02	FV-GFS 29.04.02 Purchased inorganic fertilizers are accompanied by documented evidence of chemical content, including heavy metals.	For every inorganic fertilizer applied to registered crops during the past 12 months, the farm should hold documents sho...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.01.01	FV-GFS 30.01.01 There is a risk assessment to assess food safety risks for pre- and postharvest water used.	A written food safety risk assessment of water used in indoor and outdoor production and postharvest covers at minimum:...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.01.02	FV-GFS 30.01.02 A risk assessment has been undertaken to evaluate environmental issues for water management on the farm (pre- and postharvest).	A written risk assessment of water used in production, indoors and outdoors, and in postharvest work identifies, as a mi...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.01.03	FV-GFS 30.01.03 A water management plan is available.	A written water management plan is reviewed at least once a year in light of the reviewed risk assessments; assesses wha...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.01.04	FV-GFS 30.01.04 Actions are taken to complement on-farm water management with off-farm activities (while recognizing that the legal scope of the producer is on the farm).	Evidence should show the producer knows about, or takes part in, water management projects, shared initiatives or cooper...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.02.01	FV-GFS 30.02.01 Water use at farm level has valid permits/licenses where legally required.	Where the law requires them, the farm holds valid permits or licences from the competent authority for extracting water,...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.02.02	FV-GFS 30.02.02 Restrictions indicated in water permits/licenses are complied with.	Where permits set conditions, for example limits on the volume extracted or the rate of use per hour, day, week, month o...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.03.01	FV-GFS 30.03.01 Where feasible, measures have been implemented to collect water and, where appropriate, to recycle.	Water collection and recycling from roofs, greenhouses and similar is implemented where economically and practically fea...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.04.01	FV-GFS 30.04.01 Water storage facilities are present and well maintained to take advantage of periods of maximum water availability.	Where water availability is seasonal, storage facilities should exist for periods of low availability, in good repair an...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.04.02	FV-GFS 30.04.02 Storage of water does not pose any food safety risks.	Where tanks, cisterns or other containers store water, the risks to the stored water and to products are identified, con...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.05.01	FV-GFS 30.05.01 Water is analyzed for food safety, in accordance with the risk assessment.	Water is tested for food safety as often as the risk assessment and current sector standards or regulations require, as...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.05.02	FV-GFS 30.05.02 Corrective actions are taken based on results from the risk assessment and results of the water analysis.	Written corrective actions follow from the water risk assessment and the analysis results and are scaled to the level of...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.05.03	FV-GFS 30.05.03 The use of treated sewage water does not pose a food safety risk.	Treated sewage water may be used only once its risks have been identified and mitigated, taking into account the crop ty...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.05.04	FV-GFS 30.05.04 Water that comes into contact with products during harvest and postharvest meets the microbial standard for drinking water.	Water and ice used during harvest and postharvest work such as cooling, transport and washing meet the microbial standar...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.05.05	FV-GFS 30.05.05 Recirculated water used during production, harvest, and postharvest is changed or replenished at an appropriate frequency.	Where water is recirculated in production, harvest or postharvest, a frequency for changing or replenishing it is establ...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.05.06	FV-GFS 30.05.06 Treated water used during harvest or postharvest is monitored appropriately.	Treated water (with antimicrobial additives, ozone and similar) used during harvest and postharvest work such as cooling...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.06.01	FV-GFS 30.06.01 Tools are routinely used to calculate and optimize crop irrigation.	The producer can show that crop irrigation needs are worked out from data, for example data from local agricultural inst...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.06.02	FV-GFS 30.06.02 Measures are taken to understand the amount of water used and actions identified for how to increase water use efficiency.	The farm records how much water it uses for crop irrigation and fertigation, with estimates of how much its production n...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 30.06.03	FV-GFS 30.06.03 Management of water is supported with metrics.	Water management should be supported with metrics: at minimum the total monthly water used in production in cubic metres...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 31.01	FV-GFS 31.01 Implementation of integrated pest management (IPM) is assisted through training or advice.	Where the producer is the technically responsible person for IPM, experience is complemented by technical knowledge (IPM...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 31.02	FV-GFS 31.02 The producer is informed about the relevant pests, diseases, and weeds that affect their registered crops.	The producer shows, by explaining verbally, in the field, or by describing how workers are trained, that they can recogn...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 31.03	FV-GFS 31.03 There is an integrated pest management (IPM) plan describing the measures used at farm level to manage the relevant pests, diseases, and weeds that affect the registered crop(s).	An IPM plan sets out the measures the producer uses, or would consider, against the pests, diseases and weeds that matte...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 31.04	FV-GFS 31.04 The producer implements prevention measures.	The producer can evidence at least two prevention activities on the registered crops, per crop or per crop group, in the...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 31.05	FV-GFS 31.05 The producer practices monitoring of their registered crops to plan pest and disease management.	The producer can evidence at least two monitoring activities on the registered crops that establish whether, when and ho...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 31.06	FV-GFS 31.06 The producer makes interventions to manage pests.	Where the producer intervened against pests that were harming a crop's economic value, the producer can evidence those i...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 31.07	FV-GFS 31.07 Anti-resistance recommendations have been followed to maintain the effectiveness of available plant protection products (PPPs).	When a pest, disease or weed has to be controlled repeatedly, there is evidence that anti-resistance advice from the lab...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 31.08	FV-GFS 31.08 The producer uses the results of integrated pest management (IPM) to learn and to improve the IPM plan.	The producer evaluates the IPM plan yearly and introduces the improvements identified; producer groups may hold the evid...

Food safety system: laboratories, equipment, policy declaration, food defense, food fraud, logo and status (FV-GFS 12 to 18) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6

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Controls in the Food safety system: laboratories, equipment, policy declaration, food defense, food fraud, logo and status (FV-GFS 12 to 18) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 domain of GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 — 9 controls
Code	Title	Description
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 12.01	FV-GFS 12.01 Laboratory testing occurs in a manner consistent with industry requirements and prevailing regulations.	Documented evidence shows that laboratories analysing parameters that affect food safety operate to the requirements of...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 13.01	FV-GFS 13.01 Equipment, tools, and devices are fit for purpose and maintained.	Equipment, tools and devices that touch product are made of nontoxic materials and built for easy cleaning, disinfection...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 13.02	FV-GFS 13.02 Equipment is stored in such a way as to prevent product contamination.	Application equipment, harvesting equipment, wrapping machines and similar are stored so that they cannot contaminate pr...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 13.03	FV-GFS 13.03 Vehicles and equipment used for loading, transport, or storage of harvested products are cleaned, maintained, and appropriate for use.	Vehicles and equipment used to load, transport or store harvested product are cleaned, maintained and stored to prevent...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 14.01	FV-GFS 14.01 The producer has completed and signed the food safety policy declaration.	The food safety policy declaration made by the producer supports a food safety culture built on training, communication,...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 15.01	FV-GFS 15.01 A food defense system is in place to address risks associated with malicious attack or contamination.	The food defense system contains a risk assessment of threats to product safety from deliberate attempts to contaminate...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 16.01	FV-GFS 16.01 A system is in place to address risks associated with food fraud.	The food fraud system contains a risk assessment of threats to product safety that considers adulterated or fraudulent m...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 17.01	FV-GFS 17.01 The GLOBALG.A.P. word, trademark, and QR code or logo, as well as the GLOBALG.A.P. Number (GGN) are used according to “GLOBALG.A.P. trademarks use: Policy and guidelines.”	The GLOBALG.A.P. word, trademark, QR code or logo and the GGN, GLN or sub-GLN are used only as the trademark policy and...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 18.01	FV-GFS 18.01 Transaction documentation includes reference to the GLOBALG.A.P. status and the GLOBALG.A.P. Number (GGN).	Delivery notes, sales invoices and other sales documentation for products from certified processes carry the certificate...

Hygiene and workers' health, safety and welfare (FV-GFS 19 and 20) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6

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Controls in the Hygiene and workers' health, safety and welfare (FV-GFS 19 and 20) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 domain of GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 — 23 controls
Code	Title	Description
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 19.01	FV-GFS 19.01 The farm has a documented hygiene risk assessment.	A written hygiene risk assessment of production, harvest and handling covers: physical, chemical and microbiological con...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 19.02	FV-GFS 19.02 Documented hygiene procedures are in place to minimize food safety risks.	Written hygiene procedures follow the risk assessment and cover the relevant harvest and postharvest work. Signs or pict...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 19.03	FV-GFS 19.03 All persons working on the farm have received hygiene training.	Basic hygiene training is given annually to every worker including owners and managers working on the farm and to every...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 19.04	FV-GFS 19.04 Smoking, eating, chewing, and drinking are confined to designated areas.	Smoking, eating, chewing and drinking happen only in designated areas and are not allowed where product is handled or st...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 19.05	FV-GFS 19.05 Clean toilets are provided for workers, visitors, and subcontractors in the vicinity of their work.	Toilets for production and handling, stationary or mobile, are designed and located to minimise the risk of product cont...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 19.06	FV-GFS 19.06 Handwashing facilities are available for all workers, visitors, and subcontractors who come into direct contact with products.	Handwashing facilities are accessible, clean and sanitary so workers can wash whenever their hands may contaminate, site...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 19.07	FV-GFS 19.07 Animal activity that may result in product contamination is managed.	Appropriate measures reduce possible product contamination by animals in the production area and respond to evidence of...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 19.08	FV-GFS 19.08 Containers used for production and harvesting are cleaned, maintained, and appropriate for use.	Production and harvest containers are of nontoxic material, built to allow cleaning and maintenance; reusable containers...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.01.01	FV-GFS 20.01.01 There is a documented risk assessment for workers’ health and safety.	A documented workers' health and safety risk assessment reflects the farm's conditions including worker facilities and o...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.01.02	FV-GFS 20.01.02 The farm has health and safety procedures.	Health and safety procedures address the points of the risk assessment, suit the operation and are reviewed annually and...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.01.03	FV-GFS 20.01.03 All staff have received health and safety training according to the risk assessment.	Basic health and safety training is given every year to all staff, owners and managers included, as well as to new start...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.02.01	FV-GFS 20.02.01 Accident and emergency procedures are displayed and communicated.	Instructions drawn from the accident and emergency procedures are clearly posted where workers, visitors and subcontract...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.02.02	FV-GFS 20.02.02 Safety advice for substances hazardous to workers’ health and safety is immediately available and accessible.	Safe-handling information for every hazardous substance, such as safety data sheets, websites or telephone numbers, is i...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.02.03	FV-GFS 20.02.03 First aid kits are accessible at all permanent sites and fields near the work.	First aid kits that are complete, maintained as regulations require and suited to the work being done are kept where the...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.02.04	FV-GFS 20.02.04 There is always at least one person trained in first aid present on the farm whenever on-farm activities are being carried out.	Whenever production or handling work is going on, someone who has completed first aid training in the past five years is...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.03.01	FV-GFS 20.03.01 Workers, visitors, and subcontractors are equipped with suitable personal protective equipment (PPE).	Workers, visitors and subcontractors have suitable PPE as the law, label instructions or a competent authority require;...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.03.02	FV-GFS 20.03.02 Personal protective equipment (PPE) is maintained in clean conditions and stored appropriately so as not to pose any contamination risk to personal items.	PPE is kept clean according to its use and contamination potential, protective clothing is laundered separately from per...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.03.03	FV-GFS 20.03.03 There is evidence that the provided personal protective equipment (PPE) is used by the workers.	Evidence shows the provided PPE is actually used, and where PPE is single-use the stock on hand matches the workers' nee...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.03.04	FV-GFS 20.03.04 Suitable changing facilities are available where necessary.	Where required, changing facilities appropriate to local conditions are used for putting on and taking off clothing and...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.04.01	FV-GFS 20.04.01 There is communication between management and workers on issues related to their health, safety, and welfare.	Management and workers can talk openly about health, safety and welfare, with no risk of intimidation or reprisal, for e...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.04.02	FV-GFS 20.04.02 Workers have access to clean drinking water, food storage, and areas to eat and rest.	Workers who eat on the farm are given somewhere clean to keep their food and somewhere clean to eat it. Drinking water i...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.04.03	FV-GFS 20.04.03 On-site living quarters are compliant with applicable local regulations, habitable, and equipped with basic services and facilities.	Living quarters provided for workers on site meet local regulations and are fit to live in: the roof, windows and doors...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 20.04.04	FV-GFS 20.04.04 Transportation provided to workers is safe.	Transport provided to workers is safe and takes account of applicable safety requirements and regulations.

Management system: documentation, improvement, training, subcontractors, suppliers and stock (FV-GFS 01 to 05) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6

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Controls in the Management system: documentation, improvement, training, subcontractors, suppliers and stock (FV-GFS 01 to 05) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 domain of GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 — 13 controls
Code	Title	Description
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 01.01	FV-GFS 01.01 A procedure is in place to manage and control documents and records.	The producer operates a written procedure for controlling the documents and records the standard's implementation depend...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 01.02	FV-GFS 01.02 Records for auditing purposes are up-to-date. Records are kept for a minimum period of two years, unless a longer period is required.	Every record kept for audit purposes is stored securely, readily accessible and current, retained for at least two years...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 01.03	FV-GFS 01.03 The producer completes a minimum of one self-assessment/internal audit annually to the standard.	Every year, ahead of the certification body audit, the producer carries out a documented self-assessment if it is an ind...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 01.04	FV-GFS 01.04 Effective corrective actions are taken to address non-conformances detected during the self-assessments/internal audits.	Non-conformances found in the self-assessment or internal audit are closed out through documented corrective actions, an...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 02.01	FV-GFS 02.01 A continuous improvement plan is documented.	The producer evaluates the farming operation against the standard and writes the improvements it identifies into a longe...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 02.02	FV-GFS 02.02 There is evidence that a continuous improvement plan is implemented.	The plan is put into practice and there is proof of this: new procedures or policies, data that quantify the changes, tr...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 03.01	FV-GFS 03.01 The roles and responsibilities of workers whose jobs have an impact on the implementation of the standard are defined.	Workers whose assigned duties have a bearing on food safety or on carrying out the activities the standard covers are id...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 03.02	FV-GFS 03.02 Individuals responsible for technical decision- making on inputs can demonstrate competence.	The person who takes technical decisions on inputs (for example the kind and quantity of fertilizer, and organic or inor...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 03.03	FV-GFS 03.03 Worker training includes the necessary skills and competencies and is supported by records.	Workers can demonstrate competence in their assigned tasks; handling or administering agricultural chemicals, disinfecta...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 03.04	FV-GFS 03.04 Records of all training activities are kept.	Induction and refresher training are recorded, and every training record relevant to the standard and good agricultural...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 04.01	FV-GFS 04.01 The producer ensures that outsourced activities comply with the principles and criteria of the standard which are relevant to the services provided.	The producer identifies and controls outsourced processes and any use of subcontractors. The producer oversees what each...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 05.01	FV-GFS 05.01 Specifications and procedures for materials and services that are relevant to food safety are available.	A procedure is implemented and kept up to date for controlling suppliers of inputs and services that could bring in a fo...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 05.02	FV-GFS 05.02 An inventory is in place to manage stock on site.	A stock inventory makes sure that materials and products held on site do not threaten food safety and that items with a...

Plant protection products (FV-GFS 32) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6

35 controls

Controls in the Plant protection products (FV-GFS 32) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 domain of GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 — 35 controls
Code	Title	Description
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.01.01	FV-GFS 32.01.01 Only treatments with plant protection products (PPPs) authorized for the country of production are used.	A system makes sure only PPPs authorised in the production country are used, shown through reference lists (online versi...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.01.02	FV-GFS 32.01.02 Plant protection products (PPPs) and other treatments are applied appropriately and as recommended on the product label.	A system makes sure PPPs, biocontrol agents included, are used only as authorised for the particular crop and purpose (t...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.01.03	FV-GFS 32.01.03 The producer takes active measures to prevent plant protection product (PPP) drift to neighboring plots.	The producer actively prevents PPP drift from its own plots to neighbouring production, for example by knowing what neig...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.01.04	FV-GFS 32.01.04 The producer takes active measures to prevent plant protection product (PPP) drift from neighboring plots.	The producer should actively guard against drift from neighbouring plots, for example through agreements and communicati...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.02.01	FV-GFS 32.02.01 Records of plant protection product (PPP) applications are kept.	For every application of a PPP, biocontrol agent or postharvest treatment, records show: the crop or variety; where it w...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.02.02	FV-GFS 32.02.02 Weather conditions at time of application are recorded.	Local weather conditions affecting treatment effectiveness or drift (wind, sun or overcast, humidity) are recorded for e...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.02.03	FV-GFS 32.02.03 Management of plant protection products (PPPs) is supported with metrics.	PPP management should be supported with metrics: the list of active ingredients used and the total active ingredient app...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.03.01	FV-GFS 32.03.01 There is evidence that the registered preharvest intervals have been complied with.	Records such as PPP application records and harvest dates demonstrate that preharvest intervals were complied with, and...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.04.01	FV-GFS 32.04.01 Empty plant protection product (PPP) containers are triple rinsed with water before storage and disposal, and the rinsate is disposed of in such a way as to mitigate the risk to the environment.	Empty PPP containers are triple rinsed: pressure-rinsing equipment is installed on the application machinery or document...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.04.02	FV-GFS 32.04.02 The reuse of empty plant protection product (PPP) containers for purposes other than containing and transporting identical products is avoided.	Empty PPP containers are not, and have not been, reused for anything other than containing and transporting the identica...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.04.03	FV-GFS 32.04.03 Empty containers are kept secure until disposal is possible.	Until they can be disposed of, empty PPP containers are held at a designated secure point kept apart from the crop and f...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.04.04	FV-GFS 32.04.04 Empty plant protection product (PPP) containers are disposed of in such a way as to mitigate the risk to humans and the environment.	The producer handles empty PPP containers safely until they are disposed of, and uses a disposal method that keeps peopl...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.04.05	FV-GFS 32.04.05 Official collection and disposal systems are used, when available, and the empty containers are then adequately stored, labeled, and handled according to the rules of that collection system.	If an official scheme for collecting and disposing of empty containers is available, records show the producer takes par...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.04.06	FV-GFS 32.04.06 All local regulations regarding disposal or destruction of plant protection product (PPP) containers are complied with.	All national, regional and local regulations on disposal or destruction of empty PPP containers are complied with.
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.05.01	FV-GFS 32.05.01 Obsolete plant protection products (PPPs) are securely maintained, identified, and disposed of via authorized or approved channels.	Records show obsolete PPPs were disposed of through officially authorised channels, or where that is not possible they a...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.06.01	FV-GFS 32.06.01 Surplus application mixes or tank washings are disposed of responsibly.	The first way to deal with leftover spray mix and tank washings is to apply them to the crop, as long as the total label...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.07.01	FV-GFS 32.07.01 Information regarding maximum residue levels (MRLs) is available for the destination markets in which products will be traded.	The producer or its customer holds a list of the MRLs currently in force for every market, domestic or international, wh...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.07.02	FV-GFS 32.07.02 A risk assessment for all registered products has been completed and the maximum residue level (MRL) requirements of the applicable market(s) are met.	A risk assessment covering all registered crops considers whether PPP use could lead to an MRL exceedance; residues stay...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.07.03	FV-GFS 32.07.03 The correct maximum residue level (MRL) sampling and testing procedures are followed.	Documented evidence demonstrates compliance with the applicable residue sampling and testing procedures.
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.07.04	FV-GFS 32.07.04 A documented action plan is available that describes the steps to be taken if an unauthorized plant protection product (PPP) is detected in the maximum residue level (MRL) sampling.	A written action plan sets out what to do if residue testing finds a PPP that may not lawfully be used on the product (f...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.07.05	FV-GFS 32.07.05 A documented action plan is available that describes the steps to be taken if a maximum residue level (MRL) is exceeded.	A written action plan sets out what to do if residue testing shows an MRL has been exceeded, whether the MRL of the prod...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.08.01	FV-GFS 32.08.01 Up-to-date application records are kept of all other substances not covered under any of the sections.	When other substances are applied to soil, water or hydroponic and fertigation systems (for example growth promoters, so...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.09.01	FV-GFS 32.09.01 Plant protection products (PPPs), biocontrol agents, and any other treatment products are stored in a manner that ensures the associated risks are managed.	The PPP store meets all current national, regional and local legislation; sits apart from production areas, packaging st...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.09.02	FV-GFS 32.09.02 The plant protection product (PPP) storage is structurally sound and robust.	The PPP store is of sturdy construction and large enough to hold the full PPP stock at the busiest point of the spraying...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.09.03	FV-GFS 32.09.03 Plant protection product (PPP) storage does not pose a risk to workers or create opportunities for cross contamination.	The store for PPPs and postharvest treatments is arranged so that worker health and safety risks and cross contamination...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.09.04	FV-GFS 32.09.04 Plant protection products (PPPs) are stored at appropriate temperatures.	PPPs are stored at the temperatures their labels require.
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.09.05	FV-GFS 32.09.05 Plant protection product (PPP) storage is illuminated.	The PPP store has enough natural or artificial light for every label to be read easily.
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.09.06	FV-GFS 32.09.06 The plant protection product (PPP) storage is able to retain and manage spillage.	The PPP store retains and manages spillage: shelving is nonabsorbent (metal, rigid plastic or impermeable liner), the st...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.10.01	FV-GFS 32.10.01 Access to health checks is available to workers with exposure to applicable plant protection products (PPPs) according to the risk assessment or exposure and toxicity of products.	Workers in contact with PPPs are offered health checks annually or as the health and safety risk assessment requires, wi...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.10.02	FV-GFS 32.10.02 Plant protection products (PPPs) are mixed and handled according to label requirements.	Measuring equipment adequate for mixing PPPs is available and correct handling and filling procedures are followed, in l...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.10.03	FV-GFS 32.10.03 An accident procedure is available near the plant protection product (PPP)/chemical storage.	Near the PPP or chemical store and the designated mixing areas there is an accident procedure giving all relevant inform...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.10.04	FV-GFS 32.10.04 Facilities are available to deal with operator contamination.	Every PPP or chemical store and filling or mixing area on the farm has eyewash facilities, a source of clean water nearb...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.10.05	FV-GFS 32.10.05 Plant protection products (PPPs) are transported between production sites in a safe and secure manner.	PPPs are transported between production sites so as to mitigate risk to the environment and workers' health, following b...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.10.06	FV-GFS 32.10.06 The farm has documented procedures addressing re-entry times after plant protection product (PPP) application.	Clear written procedures, based on label instructions, govern re-entry intervals after PPP application: when the interva...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 32.11.01	FV-GFS 32.11.01 Invoices and/or procurement documentation of all plant protection products (PPPs) and postharvest treatments are kept.	The farm takes steps to keep counterfeit and illegal PPPs out of its supply, and it retains invoices, procurement docume...

Postharvest handling (FV-GFS 33) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6

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Controls in the Postharvest handling (FV-GFS 33) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 domain of GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 — 12 controls
Code	Title	Description
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.01.01	FV-GFS 33.01.01 Harvested and packed products are stored to minimize food safety risks.	All harvested product, whether packed or in bulk, is kept in suitable storage and shielded from contamination as the hyg...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.01.02	FV-GFS 33.01.02 All locations for collection, storage, and distribution of packed products are cleaned and maintained.	Every facility and item of equipment used to handle or store product (including walls, floors, conveyors and machinery)...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.01.03	FV-GFS 33.01.03 Packaging materials are appropriate for their intended use and stored under conditions that protect the materials from contamination.	Packaging materials including reusable crates are appropriate for their use and stored to protect them from contaminatio...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.01.04	FV-GFS 33.01.04 Cleaning equipment, agents, lubricants, etc. are stored and used to prevent chemical contamination of products and are approved for application in the food industry.	Cleaning equipment, cleaning agents and lubricants are held in a secure area set aside for them and separated from produ...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.02.01	FV-GFS 33.02.01 Systems are in place to ensure that foreign materials do not contaminate products.	Systems stop foreign material (insects, stones, debris, glass, hard plastic) from getting into product. Items made of gl...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.02.02	FV-GFS 33.02.02 A procedure is in place for handling foreign material contamination.	A written procedure sets out how to deal with foreign material contamination, covering breakage of glass and hard plasti...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.03.01	FV-GFS 33.03.01 Controlled storage conditions are maintained.	Storage areas where temperature, atmosphere and, when relevant, humidity are controlled are kept in good order and monit...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.04.01	FV-GFS 33.04.01 A pest management plan is in place and implemented.	A plan exists and is applied to watch for and control pests in packing and storage areas, and what can be seen on site c...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.04.02	FV-GFS 33.04.02 Records are kept of pest control inspections and corrective actions taken.	Pests are monitored, and the farm keeps a record of each pest control inspection together with the action plans that fol...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.05.01	FV-GFS 33.05.01 Final product labeling is appropriate.	When packing of the final product falls inside the certified scope, labels comply with the regulations that apply in the...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.06.01	FV-GFS 33.06.01 A risk-based microbial environmental monitoring program is in place for product handling areas.	Where postharvest activities are included, a risk-based microbial environmental monitoring programme covers the product...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 33.07.01	FV-GFS 33.07.01 Air and compressed gases are monitored, stored, and handled so as to minimize food safety risks.	Where air or compressed gas is used while handling product (for example to dry it) and could affect food safety, it is m...

Site management, biodiversity, energy, greenhouse gases and waste (FV-GFS 21 to 25) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6

29 controls

Controls in the Site management, biodiversity, energy, greenhouse gases and waste (FV-GFS 21 to 25) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 domain of GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 — 29 controls
Code	Title	Description
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 21.01	FV-GFS 21.01 A documented risk assessment is completed for all registered sites.	A written risk assessment covers every registered site, structures included, and is reviewed at least once a year or whe...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 21.02	FV-GFS 21.02 A management plan that establishes strategies for minimizing the risks identified in the risk assessment for operation suitability has been developed and implemented and is reviewed regularly.	A management plan, reviewed together with the risk assessment, deals with every risk the assessment identified and descr...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 21.03	FV-GFS 21.03 The producer has a system for identifying sites and facilities used for production.	A system, using a map or signs at each site, identifies every field, orchard, vineyard, greenhouse and other production...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 21.04	FV-GFS 21.04 The site is kept in a tidy and orderly condition.	The site is kept in a condition that prevents product contamination, and there is no rubbish or waste right next to prod...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 21.05	FV-GFS 21.05 The producer recognizes the farm as an agricultural ecosystem that interacts with neighboring landscapes (while the legal scope of the producer is on the farm).	The producer sees the farm as an agricultural ecosystem linked to the surrounding landscape: they know where the farm's...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 21.06	FV-GFS 21.06 Where the operation handles or stores allergens, the operation has a documented allergen management program.	If allergens are handled or stored, a written allergen management programme lists every allergen that workers use, store...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 22.01.01	FV-GFS 22.01.01 Biodiversity is managed to enable its protection and enhancement.	The farm has a written biodiversity plan, which may start as a generic plan adapted to the farm. It reflects local legis...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 22.01.02	FV-GFS 22.01.02 Biodiversity is protected.	The biodiversity plan is put into practice to protect biodiversity, for example through integrated pest management; limi...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 22.01.03	FV-GFS 22.01.03 Biodiversity is enhanced.	Evidence such as maps, aerial photographs, what can be seen on the farm, or documents from local or national authorities...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 22.02.01	FV-GFS 22.02.01 Unproductive sites are used as ecological focus area to protect and enhance biodiversity.	Evidence should show that unproductive parts of the farm, such as wet hollows, woodland, headlands or patches of poor so...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 22.03.01	FV-GFS 22.03.01 On the farm (within the farm boundaries), no areas with legally recognized conservation value (or effectively protected by other means) have been converted into agricultural areas or into other uses since 1 January 2014.	Maps, aerial photos or documents from authorities or authorised providers show that since 1 January 2014 no part of the...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 22.03.02	FV-GFS 22.03.02 On the farm (within the farm boundaries), areas with legally recognized conservation value (or effectively protected by other means) which had been converted into agricultural areas or into other uses between 1 January 2008 and 1 January 2014 are already restored, under restoration, or will enter binding restoration.	Where protected parts of the farm were turned into farmland or put to another use in the period from 1 January 2008 to 1...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 22.03.03	FV-GFS 22.03.03 Management of biodiversity is supported with metrics.	Metrics should support biodiversity management. As a minimum they give, in hectares or square metres and as at 1 January...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 23.01	FV-GFS 23.01 On-farm energy use is monitored.	The farm keeps records of its energy use, such as invoices showing consumption, and the producer (or the QMS manager, wh...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 23.02	FV-GFS 23.02 Based on the results of the monitoring, there is a plan to improve energy efficiency on the farm.	A documented plan based on the monitoring identifies opportunities to improve energy efficiency; it may be a multiyear p...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 23.03	FV-GFS 23.03 The plan to improve energy efficiency considers minimizing the use of nonrenewable energy.	The energy efficiency plan considers reducing nonrenewable energy use to the lowest possible level and substituting rene...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 23.04	FV-GFS 23.04 Management of energy is supported with metrics.	Energy management should be supported with metrics, at minimum total energy use per source per month and the share of re...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 24.01	FV-GFS 24.01 The farm contributes to reducing GHG emissions and removing them from the atmosphere.	The producer should show an understanding of the ways farm practices can lower greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide,...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 24.02	FV-GFS 24.02 The farm enables the formation of organic carbon in soils and in biomass.	The producer should be preparing to implement or already implementing practices that build organic carbon in soils and b...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 24.03	FV-GFS 24.03 The farm’s contribution to reducing and removing greenhouse gases (GHGs) from the atmosphere is supported with metrics.	Metrics should support what the farm does to cut greenhouse gas emissions and remove GHGs from the atmosphere. As a mini...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 25.01	FV-GFS 25.01 A waste management system is implemented.	A documented, current waste management system addresses the potential contamination of product and of air, soil, substra...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 25.02	FV-GFS 25.02 Waste products and sources of pollution are identified in all areas of the farm.	The farm identifies the waste products its processes may generate (for example paper, cardboard, plastic, oil) and the p...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 25.03	FV-GFS 25.03 All forklifts and other driven transport trolleys are clean and well maintained and of a suitable type to avoid contamination through emissions.	Internal transport such as forklifts and powered trolleys should be kept clean and in good repair and be of a kind that...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 25.04	FV-GFS 25.04 Holding areas for diesel and other fuel oil tanks are environmentally safe.	Areas that hold tanks of diesel or other fuel oil are maintained so environmental risk is mitigated. As a minimum the ar...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 25.05	FV-GFS 25.05 Organic waste is managed in an appropriate manner to reduce the risk of contamination of the environment.	Organic waste should be turned into compost and put back into the soil as a conditioner, using a composting method that...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 25.06	FV-GFS 25.06 The water used for washing and cleaning purposes is disposed of in a manner that minimizes the environmental, health, and safety impact.	Water used to wash contaminated machinery, for example spraying equipment, PPE and hydrocoolers, is disposed of without...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 25.07	FV-GFS 25.07 Fragments and small pieces of packaging material and other nonproduct waste are removed from the field.	Once a particular field operation is finished, bits of packaging and any other waste that is not product are cleared fro...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 25.08	FV-GFS 25.08 Plastics are managed in a responsible way.	For both durable plastics and single-use (seasonal) plastics used in production, visual evidence shows that: operators h...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 25.09	FV-GFS 25.09 Food waste is prevented and managed.	Food waste (food that ends up neither eaten by people nor used as feed or bio-based material) should be prevented and ma...

Traceability, segregation, mass balance, recall, complaints and non-conforming product (FV-GFS 06 to 11) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6

11 controls

Controls in the Traceability, segregation, mass balance, recall, complaints and non-conforming product (FV-GFS 06 to 11) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 domain of GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 — 11 controls
Code	Title	Description
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 06.01	FV-GFS 06.01 All registered products are traceable back to and from the registered farm where they were produced and handled (where applicable).	A written identification and traceability system lets registered products be followed back to their registered farm or s...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 07.01	FV-GFS 07.01 An effective system is in place to identify all products originating from GLOBALG.A.P. certified processes and segregate them from products originating from noncertified processes.	Every product from a GLOBALG.A.P. certified production process can be identified and is kept separate from products from...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 07.02	FV-GFS 07.02 The GLOBALG.A.P. Number (GGN) is indicated on all final products originating from certified production processes when registered for parallel ownership.	Where one legal entity owns products from certified and noncertified production in parallel (parallel ownership), every...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 07.03	FV-GFS 07.03 A final verification step is in place to ensure correct dispatch of products originating from certified and noncertified production processes.	A documented final check before dispatch confirms that products are sent according to their certification status.
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 07.04	FV-GFS 07.04 Products that are purchased from different sources are identified.	Documented procedures, sized to the operation, identify the quantities of certified and, where applicable, noncertified...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 08.01	FV-GFS 08.01 Sales records are available for all quantities sold for all registered products.	Sales of certified and, where applicable, noncertified product are recorded for every registered product with attention...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 08.02	FV-GFS 08.02 Quantities (produced, stored, and/or purchased) are recorded and summarized for all products.	Quantities of incoming product including purchases, outgoing product including rejects, waste and pulp, and stored produ...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 09.01	FV-GFS 09.01 Documented procedures are in place to manage the recall and withdrawal of products from the marketplace, and such procedures are tested annually.	A written recall and withdrawal procedure sets out the kinds of event that could lead to a recall, who takes the decisio...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 10.01	FV-GFS 10.01 A complaint procedure relating to both internal and external issues covered by the standard is available and implemented.	A written complaint procedure records every complaint about matters the standard covers and follows each one up, togethe...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 10.02	FV-GFS 10.02 Workers are informed of their rights related to the standard, and there is a grievance mechanism available and implemented through which workers can file complaints confidentially and without fear of retaliation.	Workers are told, in the predominant workforce language, the general topics of the standard, their legal rights under pr...
globalgap-integrated-farm-assurance-ifa-standard-v6::FV-GFS 11.01	FV-GFS 11.01 Procedures are in place to manage and handle non-conforming products.	Written procedures, including a hold-and-release step, stop non-conforming product (whether for food safety, quality, MR...

Your Compliance Coverage

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BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9

36%

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ISO 14001:2015

13%

27 controls mapped

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203 total controls

BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9

73 source controls mapped|62 target controls covered

36%

ISO 14001:2015

27 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered

13%

ISO 45001:2018

17 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered

ISO 50001:2018 - Energy Management Systems

3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered

SA8000:2014 - Social Accountability Standard

3 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

SWIFT CSCF

2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered

ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice

2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

21 CFR Part 211 - Current Good Manufacturing Practice

2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered

FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR)

2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered

SQF Code Edition 9 - Safe Quality Food

2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered

PCI DSS 4.0

2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

Singapore AI Governance Framework

2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

21 CFR Part 58 - Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)

2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

ISO 14064 - Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Verification (Parts 1-3)

2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

Switzerland New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nDSG, 2023)

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 116/2025/QH15)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

Vermont Data Privacy and Online Surveillance Act

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

PCAOB AS 2201 - Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (ICFR)

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

OWASP Top 10:2025

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

OWASP ASVS

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

Ontario Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) - IASR Web Standard

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

NIST Special Publication 800-34 Revision 1, Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements

1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered

NATO AQAP 2110 - Quality Assurance Requirements for Design, Development, and Production

1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered

MITRE D3FEND

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

Ecuador Ley Orgánica de Protección de Datos Personales (LOPDP)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

Law No. 172-13 on the Protection of Personal Data

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

South Korea PIPA

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

India DPDP Act

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

India CERT-In Cyber Security Directions 2022

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

IACS Unified Requirements E26/E27 - Cyber Resilience of Ships and On-Board Systems

1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered

HL7 FHIR Security Framework

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

HKMA Cyber Resilience Assessment Framework (C-RAF)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

ISO/IEC 29134:2023

1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered

German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)

1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered

AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programmes - Global Standards

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

GDPR

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

ISO/IEC 27010:2015

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management

1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered

FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

ISO/IEC 27014:2020

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

US Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSC) Manufacturer and Importer Duties

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

Ghana Cybersecurity Act

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

API 1164

1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered

BSI IT-Grundschutz

1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered

Barbados Data Protection Act 2019

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

ISO 15189:2022 - Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems

1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered

CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

ISO/IEC 27011:2024

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

Automotive SPICE (ASPICE) v4.1 - Process Assessment Model

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

UAE Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (VARA) Regulations

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

Bahrain PDPL

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

GHG Protocol

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

ISO/IEC 27031:2011

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

FBI CJIS Security Policy

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

AWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)

1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered

Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data (UAE PDPL)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

Aged Care Quality Standards 2019 (repealed edition)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

ISO/IEC 29147:2018

1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered

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What is GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 and who does it apply to?

GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 is a compliance framework from International (GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH, Cologne) with 8 domains and 191 controls. GLOBALG.A.P. INTEGRATED FARM ASSURANCE (IFA) STANDARD v6 is the world's leading private-sector pre-farm-gate food safety + agricultural quality + sustainability + social-practice assurance scheme published by FoodPLUS GmbH (Cologne, Germany) - a wholly-owned subsidiary of GLOBALG.A.P. ASSOCIATION. KEY VERSIONS: (a) v5.2 + v5.3 (2017-2022 transition); (b) IFA v6 launched September 2022 + transition period completed 2024; (c) v6.1 amended December 2024 with technical updates + clarifications + remediation handling; (d) IFA v6 SMART launched 2024 as modular sub-scheme allowing risk-based + audit-frequency-flexible certification for established producers. SCOPE: covers PRE-FARM-GATE production for (a) CROPS - fruits + vegetables + nuts + flowers + ornamentals + combinable crops + green coffee + plants + plant propagation material; (b) LIVESTOCK - cattle + sheep + dairy + pigs + poultry + turkey + ducks; (c) AQUACULTURE - fish + crustaceans + molluscs + multi-species farming. SCHEME STRUCTURE: modular hierarchy (i) ALL FARM BASE (AF) - cross-cutting requirements for all subscopes (Management + Workers + Environment + Traceability + Food Safety + GFSI hooks); (ii) BASE STANDARD per subscope (CROPS BASE CB + LIVESTOCK BASE LB + AQUACULTURE BASE AB); (iii) PRODUCT-SPECIFIC STANDARDS (Fruit + Vegetables FV + Combinable Crops + Tea + Coffee + Aquaculture species + etc.) layering on top. Producer certifies one or more product-specific scopes + automatically commits to AF + relevant Base. CONTROL POINTS + COMPLIANCE CRITERIA (CPCCs): each control point has (a) Major Must - 100 percent compliance required + no exception; (b) Minor Must - 95 percent compliance threshold; (c) Recommendation - non-binding; remediation period for Minor Must non-compliance + revocation for repeated Major Must. SUB-PROGRAMS + ADD-ONS: GRASP (GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice) - voluntary social-practice add-on; SPRING (Sustainable Program for Irrigation and Groundwater Use) - water sustainability; PLANET PRO PROGRAM - environmental excellence; FOREST RESPONSIBLE PROGRAM; ALBERT HEIJN PROTOCOL + retailer-specific add-ons. GFSI RECOGNITION: IFA v6 is RECOGNIZED under the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Benchmarking Requirements + recognized internationally by major food retailers + brands (Tesco + Walmart + Carrefour + Lidl + Aldi + Ahold Delhaize + Sainsbury + Costco + Coles + Woolworths + Whole Foods + many more). CERTIFICATION: by accredited Certification Bodies (~140 CBs globally) operating under ISO/IEC 17065 + GLOBALG.A.P. accreditation criteria; certification valid 1 year + annual surveillance audit + unannounced audits; certificates published in IT system. CIPRO + 2024-2025 PIPELINE: digital transformation + IT-system updates + AI risk-based audit selection + remote audits + sustainability indicators expansion + carbon + biodiversity + water-stewardship integration + alignment with EU Green Deal + Farm-to-Fork Strategy + CSRD ESRS sustainability reporting. PUBLICATION + LICENSE: IFA v6 standard document is COPYRIGHTED by FoodPLUS GmbH + freely available via globalgap.org for producers + certification bodies (with attribution); structure publicly known via globalgap.org publications + GFSI Benchmarking Requirements + industry publications. COORDINATION: GLOBALG.A.P. coordinates with GFSI + FSSC 22000 (verified separately) + BRCGS + IFS + SQF + Codex Alimentarius + ISO 22000 + ISO 9001 + Rainforest Alliance + Fair Trade + UTZ (merged into Rainforest Alliance) + Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) + Fairtrade. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

What does GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 actually require?

GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 has 191 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Crop production: propagation material, GMOs, soil and substrate, fertilizers, water, integrated pest management (FV-GFS 26 to 31) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 (59 controls), Plant protection products (FV-GFS 32) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 (35 controls), Site management, biodiversity, energy, greenhouse gases and waste (FV-GFS 21 to 25) – GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 (29 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

If I already comply with another framework, how much of GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 do I already cover?

GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Standard v6 maps to 74 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety Issue 9 (36% coverage), ISO 14001:2015 (13% coverage), ISO 45001:2018 (8% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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