Q: Was it asked if the Amish who may be Equicert Certified will be able to reach Harmonized Gap status? USDA is not familiar with all of Equicert’s certification options and we do not know how it compares to the Harmonized Standard. Q: Will the school lunch program accept the GroupGAP? Yes. Q. The program mentions internal QMS and internal farm auditors, do these need to be different people? No, they can be the same.
Q: Was it asked if the Amish who may be Equicert Certified will be able to reach Harmonized Gap status? USDA is not familiar with all of Equicert’s certification options and we do not know how it compares to the Harmonized Standard. Q: Will the school lunch program accept the GroupGAP? Yes. Q. The program mentions internal QMS and internal farm auditors, do these need to be different people? No, they can be the same.
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