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GMP+ International welcomes new Registered Consultant and formalised CSA-GTP agreement

Monday, August 30, 2021

GMP+ International and CSA-GTP finally formalise their mutual recognition agreement and Shark Certification Private Ltd., a consulting company from India, is added to our growing community of Registered Consultants.

Growing Stronger

Recently, GMP+ International and CSA-GTP (France) formally sealed a 3-year mutual recognition agreement to harmonise feed safety standards. At the same time, Shark Certification Private Ltd. (SCPL)  signed up to become Registered Consultant. “We are very happy to collaborate with different organisations and associations that share the same passion for feed safety, anywhere around the globe. This makes us stronger in reaching out to companies to work together to improve the feed safety management system”, says Johan den Hartog, GMP+ International.

CSA-GTP

GMP+ International and CSA-GTP entered into a temporary agreement in 2017. The parties have now decided to extend this mutual recognition agreement in the form of an official agreement to engage in mutual recognition and collaboration in harmonising feed safety assurance principles internationally. CSA-GTP recognizes the importance of the contribution of GMP+ FSA participants to CSA-GTP participants and vice versa. This mutual recognition is valid until mid-2024. Prolongation will take place following evaluation in 2024.

The scope of the mutual recognition is:

  1. Trade and storage & transshipment of unprocessed French cereals, oilseeds and protein crops (grains) intended to be used as feed;
  2. Road transport: only accepted in combination with the CSA-GTP collection scope for the same products as mentioned under a.

TS 1.2 – the Purchase document in the scheme will shortly be updated (GMP+ BA10 in the old version of the GMP+ scheme).

Shark Certification Private Ltd.

Shark Certification Private Limited (India), which provides various global certifications, consultancies & trainings, recently signed up to become a GMP+ Registered Consultant. “We believe in delivering what we commit. Our strength lies in our team which ensures that we are able to take a personal interest in each and every requirement of our customers. We want them to be satisfied with the services we deliver and love getting their feedback.” SCPL will be active in providing GMP+ FSA consultancy in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Dubai and Vietnam. To learn more about their services, visit www.sharkcertification.com.

Join us and become registered

If you are interested in learning more about being a GMP+ Registered Consultant and becoming a partner, feel free to contact our Business Development team.