What is an “outside service provider”?
An outside service provider is someone who performs an activity that the operation would otherwise perform himself. “On behalf of” is the
An outside service provider is someone who performs an activity that the operation would otherwise perform himself. “On behalf of” is the
Service providers that carry out activities that are beyond of the certified operation’s CanadaGAP scope would NOT be considered as an
Yes. An operation can use an outside service provider to perform activities on their behalf (e.g., harvesting, packing, icing, washing, storing
The outside service provider must have either CanadaGAP certification, or another industry recognized third party food safety audit/certification. This would be
The certificate alone may not contain all of the necessary information that is required nor be clear enough to ensure that
Section 19.1 (Selecting/Purchasing and Receiving Harvested/Market Product) If services are selected/purchased from an outside service provider to perform activities on behalf
The auditee would be scored in Question P2 of the CanadaGAP audit checklist. If ANY certificate is missing for any service(s) being