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Growers and growers associations

Growers, growers associations and trading companies that ship their products directly from growers can call in Kiwa AQS to monitor the quality of fresh produce. This can be done once or regularly. Kiwa AQS can also make a decision as an independent party in the event of conflicts between growers and their buyers. In addition to a visual assessment of the external and internal quality, diseases and defects, matters such as size sorting, content weight, hardness, sugar content (°Brix) and palletization can also be checked.

Shelf life study/benchmark

Fruit and vegetable companies can turn to Kiwa for the quality assessment of products during a fixed period under specific conditions. This shelf life check provides insight into how the quality of products develops over time. This can also be done in a b...

Vegetables and fruit

Grower visits

Growers, growers associations and trading companies that ship their products directly from growers can use Kiwa once or periodically to monitor the quality of fresh produce. As an independent third party, Kiwa can also rule on conflicts between growers an...

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Fresh produce sampling

To check whether fresh fruit and vegetables meet food safety requirements, they are frequently sampled and analyzed. Particular attention is paid to residues of plant protection products, but also to the presence of heavy metals, nitrates or microbiologic...

Vegetables and fruit

Secondment

Does your fruit and vegetable company temporarily need extra people with knowledge and experience in the field of fruit and vegetable quality control? Kiwa experts can also be deployed on a secondment basis. The content of the work and the frequency are o...

Vegetables and fruit

Quality inspections fresh produce

Kiwa specializes in carrying out quality inspections of fresh fruit and vegetables, both processed (cut) and unprocessed. The quality inspections take place at various types of clients throughout the fresh produce chain and are carried out by our independ...

Vegetables and fruit

TopCrop certification: Safe Food, Sustainable Cultivation

The quality standard ‘Safe Food, Sustainable Cultivation’ (TopCrop) guarantees food safety and sustainability in the Dutch arable farming sector. TopCrop-certified farmers demonstrate that they operate under controlled processes and that their products me...

Food inspection

GRASP

GRASP is the acronym for “GLOBALGAP Risk Assessment on Social Practices”. The GRASP module is a tool helping producers to vouch for their compliance with international and national employment legislation. GRASP Assessments are not complete corpora...

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Coaching to increase the knowledge level of fruit and vegetable quality

A short period of coaching or guidance on the shop floor can be a solution to quickly and efficiently increase the knowledge level of employees with regard to the quality of fruit and vegetables.

Vegetables and fruit

In-company training for Inspectors and Quality Controllers Fruit and Vegetables

Kiwa offers in-company training for inspectors or quality controllers who are active at, among others, cultivation or trading companies. In these tailor-made training courses, the regular product modules can be adapted to the specific wishes of your organ...

Vegetables and fruit

Training Inspector or Quality Assurance Employee Fruit and Vegetables

Expertise is required for expert assessment of the quality of fresh fruit and vegetables. Affinity with the fresh produce sector and products and a thorough knowledge of it are the most important tools of any inspector, quality controller or fresh produce...

Vegetables and fruit

EKO quality mark for sustainable agricultural entrepreneurship

Are you an agricultural entrepreneur who wants to take that extra step and continue where the EU rules for organic agriculture and livestock farming stop? Then choose the EKO quality mark.

Sustainable agricultural entrepreneurship

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