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Impact areas and claims

Supply chain traceability

Consumers expect safe food. This means that supply chain participants must implement effective traceability systems for identifying, recording, and therefore enabling the verification of a product’s history and lifecycle as the product passes through the supply chain. Such systems both mitigate the risk of food fraud and facilitate quick action in case of food safety issues.

How does GLOBALG.A.P. promote traceability?

While all of our core farm-level solutions contain traceability criteria, the dedicated GLOBALG.A.P. Chain of Custody standard ensures that the integrity of products originating from GLOBALG.A.P. certified production processes is protected up to the final sale.

Applicable to any company handling or trading products from GLOBALG.A.P. certified production processes, the requirements prevent the substitution, dilution, and misidentification of products along the supply chain. This protects buyers from reputational risk and connects certified responsible farming practices at farm level with a transparent product claim at the end of a custodial sequence.

Traceability topics in GLOBALG.A.P. standards and add-ons

  • Identification of products via a unique ID number in the GLOBALG.A.P. IT systems

  • Recall and withdrawal procedures with annual verification of traceability systems

  • Segregation of products from certified and noncertified production processes

  • Product handling rules including historical purchase and sales records

  • Input and output verification through mass balance requirements

  • Non-conformance and complaint procedure for recording issues and actions

  • Monitoring of subcontractors that handle products from certified production processes

  • Worker training on chain of custody requirements and processes

Infographic showing an example of supply chain members and their unique GLOBALG.A.P. identification numbers

Access GLOBALG.A.P. standard documents

GLOBALG.A.P. standard documents are publicly available, free of charge, and translated into multiple languages. They are developed through a transparent and comprehensive standard setting process that involves stakeholders from across the supply chain and includes scientific and technical expertise, field trials, and public consultation.

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Change of legal entity name to Agraya GmbH

As of 30 June 2025, our legal entity name has officially changed from FoodPLUS GmbH to Agraya GmbH.

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United States national interpretation guideline published for Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) v6 GFS for fruit and vegetables

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