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Has been aligned with the Produce Safety Rule, as recognized byFDAHas been popular among smaller growers due to its focus andflexible, risk-based requirementsHas been accepted by a host of large buyersIs available through 12 organizations licensed through United FreshIs available as a GFSI fully-benchmarked standard throughGLOBALG.A.P.’s HPSS program, and as a GFSI recognized technicallyequivalent standard through the USDA-AMS HGAP+ program
Initiated in 2009, a diverse group of 150 industry stakeholders andtechnical experts reviewed 13 commonly accepted GAP auditstandards, with the goal of developing “One audit by any credible thirdparty, acceptable to all buyers.” In doing so, the steering committeeaimed to help reduce audit fatigue and allow operations to focus theirfood safety resources on achieving food safety, rather than passingduplicative audits. The Produce GAPs Harmonized Standard was officially published in2011. United Fresh has remained the secretariat for the standard sincethat time. Since then, the Harmonized Standard:
What is the Harmonized Standard?
To learn more about the benefits of the ProduceGAPs Harmonized Standard, contact Dr. EmilyGriep, Manager, Food Safety at United Fresh, at
Robust Risk-BasedFlexible Scalable Science-Based
