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Technical Advisory Committee

The Technical Advisory Committee provides scientific, technical, and market-related advice and recommendations for the development of standard content.

A strategic technical advisor

What is the Technical Advisory Committee?

The Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is responsible for the technical overview of standards and add-on content, covering a range of topics including legal compliance, food safety, environmental sustainability, social responsibility, industry recognition, certification methods, and supply chain transparency. The TAC members work closely with our Research and Development Team and ensure that the output from technical working groups and focus groups aligns with our vision and mission.

What are the responsibilities of the TAC?

Consultation 1, Consultation, input, feedback, exchange, alignment, CBC, other committee, certification body committee
Offer strategic technical advice

to FoodPLUS GmbH Research and Development Team

Consultation 4, Consultation, discussion, dialogue, exchange
Collaborate with Technical Working Groups

and align output with vision and mission

Strategy 2, Strategy, collaboration, discussion, peer review, decision-making, consultation
Establish ad-hoc focus groups

to provide topic-specific input when required

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How is the TAC structured?

The TAC is composed of five representatives from the retail sector, five from the producer sector, and two from certification bodies. Seven members have already been appointed. 

The members of the committee are appointed by FoodPLUS for a term of four years. 

Chaired by an elected member of the TAC, the committee holds regular meetings to discuss content and strategy of our solutions.  

In cases where the TAC is unable to provide equal representation and depth of knowledge from all areas or expertise across all the GLOBALG.A.P. products categories and solutions, Technical Working Groups (TWGs) are established to provide the necessary technical knowledge. They will provide detailed inputs on technical or scientific issues in question. 

Additionally the TAC or the TWG may decide, in close coordination with FoodPLUS management, to form ad-hoc Focus Groups to provide detailed input on specific technical or scientific issues in question.

TAC members

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Ann de Craene

Producer/Supplier sector

Verbond van Belgische Tuinbouwcoöperatives – VBT

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Manal Saleh

Producer/Supplier sector

Blue Moon Ltd.

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Teresa Fernández

Producer/Supplier sector

Hilton Foods

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[Member TBC]

Producer/Supplier sector

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[Member TBC]

Producer/Supplier sector

Andreas Bierke

Retailer/Food service sector

Aldi Nord

Ondina Afonso

Retailer/Food service sector

Sonae

Paul Adams

Retailer/Food service sector

PEPSICO

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[Member TBC]

Retailer/Food service sector

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[Member TBC]

Retailer/Food service sector

Betina Jahn

Betina Jahn

Certification body sector

SGS Germany

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[Member TBC]

Certification body sector

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