A few months ago, Contreras Avocados y Ganado S.P.R. de R.L. de C.V., located in Ciudad Guzmán in the Mexican state of Jalisco, received certification to the GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) v6 GFS for fruit and vegetables. This is the first IFA v6 GFS certification across the Americas.
It was also the avocado producer’s first certification to the flagship IFA standard. Contreras Avocados y Ganado pursued certification through the certification body Asociación Mexicana de Evaluadores de la Normatividad A.C. The certification will allow the producer to standardize production processes, monitor and improve environmental sustainability and food safety practices, ensure workers’ well-being and product traceability, and increase access to their avocado products across local and international markets.
Source: globalgap.org