Sustainably Produced, Fully Traceable, Non-GMO Ingredients
ProTerra certification ensures that high quality supplies of crops, food, and feed, which are independently certified as Non-GMO and produced to the highest sustainability standards, are available in the global marketplace.
Organizations become ProTerra certified by demonstrating adherence to ten principles that focus broadly on environment and natural resources, including: worker rights and community relations, climate change, good agricultural practices, prohibition on Genetically Modified Organisms (Non-GMO), along with traceability across the supply chain. There are three levels of certification, depending on the type of organization and the type of product to be certified.
Three levels of ProTerra certification:
- Level I: Agricultural production - the growth of crops and seeds. The unit of certification includes the entire farm, including non-cultivated areas, and all activities ongoing on site at the time of certification.
- Level II: Transport, Storage, Traders and Dealers – organizations that act only as chain of custody economic operators which will be audited against ProTerra’s Non-GMO and Traceability/Chain of Custody principles.
- Level III: Industrial Processing - any operation that transforms the agricultural production output, such as a crushing plant or a food product manufacturer.
Sectors impacted by ProTerra certification include agriculture, floriculture and horticulture, manufactured products, retail and service Industries. Certification can apply to a wide variety of agricultural commodities including bananas, fresh coconut, flowers and plants, sugarcane, corn/maize, rice, sunflower, rapeseed, fruits, nuts, palm oil, soy, spices, tea, and vegetables, as well as service sectors including catering, cereals, food and beverage, transport, wholesale and retail trade.
Why Choose SCS?
For the last four decades, SCS Global Services has been a leading Certification Body (CB) focusing on globally recognized sustainability certification in a wide variety of industries including sustainable agriculture, climate, biofuels, food safety and food labeling claims and sustainable forestry. SCS has been a pioneer in developing many of these certifications and offers more than 100 certification programs. As such, SCS is uniquely positioned to offer companies ProTerra certification along with the opportunity to bundle that certification with many of the other programs we currently offer, including Bonsucro, ISCC Plus and ISCC EU, RSPO, and an entire line of Food Safety and Food Labeling claims. Our global auditors are cross trained to provide you with exceptional service and significant cost savings.
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