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GLOBALG.A.P.
IndustryProduct certification
Founded1997 (as EUREPGAP)
Headquarters
Cologne
,
Germany
Key people
Dr. Elme Coetzer-Boersma (Managing Director), Markus Philipp (Managing Director)
BrandsGGN label
OwnerFoodPLUS GmbH
Websitewww.globalgap.org

GLOBALG.A.P. is a brand of farm assurance solutions based on Good Agricultural Practice, owned by FoodPLUS GmbH. First created in the late 1990s by several European supermarket chains and their suppliers under the name EUREPGAP,[1] standards were developed using the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) guidelines published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, and is governed according to the ISO/IEC 17065 for product certification schemes.[2]

GLOBALG.A.P. standards are voluntary and developed in collaboration with sector stakeholders – including producers, certification bodies, and retailers – and cover production processes in agriculture, floriculture, aquaculture, animal feed manufacturing, and chain of custody.

The certification system is based on audits by accredited and independent third party certification bodies.[3] Each registered producer is assigned a unique 13-digit GLOBALG.A.P. Number (GGN), which can be searched in the public GLOBALG.A.P. database.[4]

In September 2007, EurepGAP changed its name to GLOBALG.A.P.. The decision was taken to reflect its expanding international role in establishing Good Agricultural Practices between multiple retailers and their suppliers. GLOBALG.A.P. Numbers (GGNs) are linked to producers, and Chain of Custody (CoC). A series of the standards can be accessed online.[5]

In February 2009 GLOBALG.A.P. launched 'ChinaGAP' following successful completion of the benchmarking of ChinaGAP against the GLOBALG.A.P. Good Agricultural Practice reference code.[6]

In 2023, there were more than 190,000 producers under GLOBALG.A.P. certification across 137 countries. Certified production processes for plants account for more than 4.5 million hectares annually. Aquaculture products from certified production account for over 2.6 million tons in the market each year.[7]

Criticism

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GLOBALG.A.P. has been criticized for not preventing illegal water use,[8] substantial gaps in the environmental standards,[9] and not preventing labor exploitation.[10]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "GLOBALG.A.P. history". www.globalgap.org. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  2. ^ "Understanding accreditation in the GLOBALG.A.P. system". www.globalgap.org. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  3. ^ "StandardsMap". www.standardsmap.org. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  4. ^ "Search". database.globalgap.org. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
  5. ^ GLOBALGAP. "Integrated Farm Assurance Standards". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2009.
  6. ^ ChinaGAP. "China Ready for Good Agricultural Practice Certification". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  7. ^ GLOBALG.A.P. Annual Report 2023
  8. ^ "Durstiges Gemüse". www.wwf.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  9. ^ "GLOBALGAP". 2010-05-20. Archived from the original on 2017-08-26. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  10. ^ Müller, Pascale (2021-02-27). "Ausbeutung in der Landwirtschaft: Das kaputte Zertifikat". Die Tageszeitung (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
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