The
certification of compost to nationally-recognised standards has
received its biggest shake-up since the scheme was launched five years
ago. However PAS 100 and CQP certification from Organic Farmers & Growers continues.
Shropshire-based experts the Organic Farmers & Growers has been
awarded a renewed contract to provide inspection and certification to
the Compost Quality Protocol and PAS 100.
They provide certification for a wide constituency of
composters
and thereby expanding the supply of approved compost for use in
agriculture, horticulture and other areas, such as public land
management.
Organic
Farmers & Growers’ Chief Executive, Richard Jacobs, said: “We are
extremely pleased to have met with AfOR’s approval to retain our
license to operate the CQP and PAS 100 scheme, based on our track
record and the work we have done to help develop the scheme into a new,
more inclusive phase."
The
renewal of the AfOR contract, five years since OF&G first entered
the compost certification arena, is the second significant milestone
for the company in 2012, as the organisation marks 20 years since it
became the first Government-approved certifier of organic food and
farming in the UK.
Mr
Jacobs added: “This is an important year for us as we mark two decades
of successfully delivering certification and inspection services.
In that time we have built a reputation for friendly efficiency,
carefully allied with the rigorous application of standards."
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