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GLOBALG.A.P. – Aquaculture base, Chain of Custody

Responsible and sustainable fishery has become one of the vital issues during the past decades. Inadequate and improper fishery practices are threatening the long-term viability of many ocean ecosystems. Control Union Certifications BV is accredited by RVA for this scheme under registration nr. RvA-C412 Products. The scope includes the critical office in Peru.

GLOBALG.A.P. – Aquaculture base, Chain of Custody
    Chain of Custody certification

    About the certification

    Public awareness and the demand for certified seafood is growing and the use of the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) label and fishery certification program gives the necessary re-assurance that the seafood originates from sustainable fishing practices that contribute to the health of the world’s oceans.

    Manufacturers and suppliers who want to guarantee that their seafood originates from sustainable fishery practices and want to pass this guarantee onto the end user, need to provide proof of the origin which is done by way of Chain of Custody (CoC) Certification.

    Accreditation

    The MSC CoC standard for seafood traceability ensures that the MSC label is only displayed on seafood from a MSC certified sustainable fishery. If a fishery is certified as meeting the MSC environmental standard for sustainable fishing, use of the MSC label on seafood products is permitted only where there has been independent verification that the product originates from a certified fishery. An independent certification by Control Union Certifications against the CoC standard provides this verification. Control Union Certifications BV is accredited by RVA for this scheme under registration nr. RvA-C412 Products. The scope includes the critical office in Peru.

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    How you benefit

    MSC labeled products may have better access in home market as well as in new market. For instance, Switzerland offers high demand and premium price up to 20% for MSC labeled products. Besides, there is a tendency to be more robust management plan by following the MSC standards. Owing the fact that consumers’ preference on environmental and social labeled products is increasing.

    Control Union Certification operates on a global scale and offers a wide range of certification programs of which some can be linked to ASC, such as GLOBALG.A.P. Aquaculture, EU Organic Aquaculture, MSC Chain of custody and ISO 9001.

    Our network of offices worldwide allows us to make certification more efficient and cost-effective, whilst upholding stringent the same professional auditing and certification procedures in all our offices.

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    How can we help you?

    Are you looking for a certain service, do you have any questions or do you want to apply for the certification program? Let us know. We’re glad to be of help.

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