IP SIGILL: standard för kvalitetssäkrad produktion av frukt och grönt

This report describes IP SIGILL - the Swedish standard for quality-assured production of fruits and vegetables. There are IP SIGILL standards for many areas of production. These are owned and developed by Sigill Kvalitetssystem AB, a subsidiary of LRF. IP SIGILL strives to make a difference for the environmental, food safety and animal welfare. It is in these areas, the standard requires that certain conditions are fulfilled. The standards in IP SIGILL are based on the HACCP principles. In the case of certifying primary production of fruits and vegetables “IP SIGILL Fruit & Vegetables is the standard to be used. The standard is open to all, updated every two years, requires third party audits and is available with the addition of climate certification. Sigill Kvalitetssystem AB provides support materials that are a great help in the certification process. If you wish to export, and take advantage of the surplus values that IP SIGILL provides, you have to be certified according to the requirements in the standard "IP SIGILL GAP Frukt och grönt inklusive tillägg Svenskt Sigill". This report is part of the project "Quality and food safety to meet the market requirements / training modules", which has been performed within Tillväxt Trädgård.