GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody
Basic information about the GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody Standard
GLOBALG.A.P Chain of Custody (CoC) enables confirmation of product traceability from receipt from the manufacturer all the way to the retailer.
Certification of the CoC is intended for packers, wholesalers, distributors and retailers who trade GLOBALG.A.P. products and want to provide full transparency and trust to their customers.
The standard does not cover food safety, but focuses on product traceability and mass balance compliance.
The standard is based on five key principles:
- controlling the status of GLOBALG.AP of the product being purchased by checking the validity of the manufacturer's certificate or the intermediate supplier's CoC certificate,
- certified products must always be separated from non-certified products,
- products from GLOBALG.A.P. certified production processes. must be clearly labeled,
- full traceability of certified products,
- the company's management system must ensure compliance with CoC requirements.
Certification according to the CoC standard is not granted per product, but per product category.
For the current version of the CoC standard v. 6.1, the following "products" refer to different product scopes and categories:
- (a) CoC for plants
- (i) CoC for plants - fruits and vegetables
- (ii) CoC for plants - flowers and ornamental plants
- (iii) CoC for plants - hops
- (b) CoC for aquaculture
- (c) CoC for aquaculture feed mixes
We encourage you to consult the standard's website, where you will find additional information materials: GLOBALG.A.P. CoC
Certification of the CoC is aimed at intermediaries of GLOBALG.A.P.
certified products.Benefits of GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody certification:
- Full traceability of the certified product;
- Improved competitiveness and differentiation in the market;
- Possibility to expand the group of customers;
- Compliance with EU legal requirements for food safety.
1. Contacting the Agricultural Standards Department
The first step is to contact the staff of the Agricultural Standards Department. To do so, please contact us by phone, email or fill out the contact form on the Contact Us page.
2. Filling out the application form
The application form is available for download on the right (under the heading "DOWNLOAD FILES"). Please send the completed form by email to an employee of our department. The information provided will allow us to prepare a suitable offer for you.
Application forms for other standards are available for download at: http://qasolutions.pl/pl/oferta.
3. Offer and signing of the contract
We present you with an individually prepared offer and the rules of cooperation with our unit. After signing the contract, we proceed with the certification process.
4. Assignment of an individual GGN number
For the first registration, a GGN number is assigned within 28 calendar days from the date of receipt of a complete application.
5. Scheduling of the audit
The date of the audit is determined in consultation with you.
In the case of a company that deals only with trade, a remote audit is possible.
6. Audit
Audit is conducted at the company with the required proportions of time devoted to the evaluation of processes included in the scope of certification and the evaluation of documentation.
7. Audit Report and Closure of Nonconformities
After the audit is completed, you will receive a list of identified nonconformities.
For a certification audit, the time for closure of nonconformities is 90 days, while for a recertification audit it is 28 days.
8. Certification Decision
All audit documentation is subject to technical review at the Certification Body, as a result of which a decision is made on the outcome of the certification process. The Body makes a decision on the issuance of the certificate within 28 calendar days after closing all non-conformities. If there are no nonconformities during the audit, the decision is made no later than 28 days after the end of the audit.