The CanadaGAP program has a variety of certification options to satisfy the wide range of buyer expectations and to respond to different market requirements.

If… … then an operation should choose:
A customer is requiring a GFSI-recognized program… Option B, C, or D, all of which have been formally benchmarked to and approved by GFSI.

Option B: Group certification

Option C: Individual supplier involved in production, packing or storage.

Option D: Individual repacking or wholesaling operation

A customer is requiring an annual audit but does NOT require a GFSI-recognized certificate… An operation should choose:

  • Option E for an individual supplier involved in production, packing or storage
  • Option F for repacking, wholesaling or brokerage.
A customer accepts the four-year audit cycle and does not require a GFSI-recognized certificate… An operation should choose:

  • Option A1
  • Option A2

Check with your customer whether one of these options is preferred over another.

An operation is repacking and wholesaling… Either:

  • Option D (GFSI-recognized)
    or
  • Option F (not GFSI-recognized).
An operation is involved in brokerage… Option F.

More detailed information on each of the options is available here.

January 25th, 2022 at 01:42 pm