What you will find in each section
Every section page follows the same order:
- Aim – why the standards in this area exist and what they are there to protect
- Summary of proposed changes – a short overview of what is changing, and why
- Proposed standards – the full detail, set out in tables
- Give feedback – the questions we would like you to answer
Viewing the proposed standards
The proposed standards are grouped into sections, each shown as a red bar.
Select a red bar to open a section. Its subsections appear as grey bars – select one of those to see the table of proposed standards. Select any bar again to close it.
Proposed standards: Storage
Storage Standards for ALL Growers
Standards for Long Term Stores
Standards, audit points, recommendations, guidance and justifications
- Standards – detail the requirements that Red Tractor members must demonstrate. All standards must be met
- Key Standards – a standard of elevated or particular significance. A major non-conformance raised against a Key Standard, indicating total disregard for the requirements, will result in a suspension of certification until the non-conformance has been addressed or can be legitimately downgraded to a minor non-conformance, allowing 28 days for corrective action. Denoted by (Key) alongside the standard reference, for example XX.1 (Key)
- Audit Points – provide additional detail about how the standard will be assessed. Denoted by a lower-case letter following the standard reference, for example XX.1.a
- Recommendations – provide guidance on best practice and are assessed to aid industry knowledge and understanding, but do not require compliance. Recommendations do not pre-empt future standards. Some recommendations have remained recommendations since the scheme began.
- Guidance – offers additional clarification, examples and practical information to help members meet the requirements consistently. Guidance does not form part of the standard and is not subject to compliance assessment unless expressly stated.
- Justifications – provides context and additional information regarding why this standard is a requirement within farm assurance.
Reading the tables
Each table sets out one row per standard or audit point. The columns tell you:
- Standard and Audit point – the reference code, so you can quote it in your feedback
- Regulatory / legal requirement – ✔ means this is already required by law
- Standard / audit point status – what is happening to this requirement
Where a column does not apply to a particular row, it shows N/A.
