TOP PRIORITY:
QUALITY ASSURANCE
Ensuring that the Naturland requirements are implemented on our farms and during product certification is our top priority. To facilitate this, we rely on a range of different QA instruments at all stages of the acceptance process. The aim of all our quality assurance measures is to consistently guarantee the highest level of quality, transparency and therefore safety for consumers in our Naturland products, and to make all the raw materials in all of our products traceable right back to their origins. In doing so, we make a point of regularly examining our existing processes and continuously improving them.
Our key instruments for quality assurance are as follows:
KNOWING OUR FARMS
We examine each new farm to ensure it can meet all the Naturland requirements before initial certification. We also visit farms on a regular basis, and in many countries the farmers have access to local contacts who can visit them on farm within a short time frame. We are committed to providing our producers with the appropriate level of professional advice on how to implement and adhere to the Naturland standards through recognised experts.
RISK-ORIENTATED INSPECTIONS
Each Naturland farm is inspected at least once a year to ensure all the Naturland standards and requirements are being implemented on site. In addition to a main inspection once a year, regular, unannounced spot checks and targeted, farm-specific inspections are carried out depending on the perceived risk.
COOPERATION WITH INSPECTION BODIES
Naturland works closely with competent, government-approved inspection bodies worldwide. The inspection bodies we engage are regularly trained and evaluated for their performance. The inspections are carried out in close consultation with us.
STATE-OF-THE-ART SOFTWARE
We handle the entire inspection and certification process from application submissions and inspections through to certifications and certificate issuance using ultra-modern software (Intact platform) to ensure data and information security and full transparency across all our processes at all times.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCER GROUPS
To facilitate the inspection and certification of producer groups, Naturland implements its own stringent requirements with regard to their structure and internal controls.
What we stand for
Your Contact
Christina Reifenrath
Staff Office &
Team Leader
Quality Management
Accreditation