Producer handbook
The Quality Management Manual (short: QMM) is a company-internal compilation. Various system requirements are summarized in the QMM.
Legal and additional requirements can be documented here.
The Quality Management Manual (short: QMM) is a company-internal compilation. Various system requirements are summarized in the QMM.
Legal and additional requirements can be documented here.
Distribution of organic products, controlled by DE-ÖKO-005
The demand for organically grown pome fruit is increasing. Therefore producers have also changed some of the Elbe-Obst production. Above all, Jonagold, Gored, Elstar, Holsteiner Cox and occurring exclusively in the organic segment varieties Topaz and Ambassy are grown organically. Partially it is changing goods.
The Elbe-Obst Producer Organization r.V. system is certified according to the Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 (EC Organic Regulation) Herewith Elbe-Obst is entitled to process the grading and packing locations biologically grown fruit and marketing. Marketing is carried out by the fruit farm zum Felde KG from Jork, who is the partner of the Elbe-Obst Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH.
In addition to the certification according to the EC-organic farming regulations there is also the Naturland-Certification. For marketing the trademark “ Elbe-Obst Biological“ was developed.
The energy management system ISO 50001 is a worldwide valid standard of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It supports Elbe-Obst in developing a systematic energy management system.
The Elbe-Obst Erzeugerorganisation r. V. implemented an Energy Management System DIN EN ISO 50001-2011-12 in 2016.
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Tesco Nurture was founded in 1992. The British retailer wants to ensure that fruit and vegetables of the best possible quality are delivered to its customers. It is an exclusive, independent standard of quality that guarantees our customers that Tesco fruit and vegetables are produced in an environmentally friendly manner as well as being grown in a responsible manner. The producers as well as Elbe-Obst are independently reviewed and monitored on a regular basis in order to ensure that they continue to meet Tesco's high standards.
Tesco Nurture – Opt.1 Companies
In addition to QS-GAP certification, member farms of Elbe-Obst Erzeugerorganisation r.V. have also fulfilled the requirements of the TESCO NURTURE Standard.
New as of 2017: GlobalGAP i.V.m. Nurture V11.0
Plant protection list 2018: XLS PPPL 2018_Handelsname
The regional window is intended to make shopping easier for consumers. You can recognize
regional foods. On the declaration field it is indicated, where the apples are from.
The certificate, which has been in use since 2014 for regional products and is also used for the Elbe Obst apples, means in addition that the customers support agriculture in their respective regions.
Products manufactured in accordance with the Regionalfenster e.V. Guidelines.
Confirmation for the raw material:
APPLES FROM THE ALTE LAND / LOWER ELBE
Defined regions:
+ HAMBURG
+ LOWER SAXONY (counties: Cuxhaven, Stade, Harburg)
+ SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN (Countys: Dithmarschen, Steinburg, Pinneberg)
The Elbe-Obst producer organization r.V has received for the fruit packaging locations the Kosher Certification from the responsible rabbi.
Our products therefore correspond in the processing, storing and transport to the kosher dietary laws.
The certificate will be valid for a period of one year.
The EC Regulation on organic production (EU legislation on organic farming) has been in place since 1991 It protects Europe-wide terms, such as "ecological", "biological", "organic" or the identical terms, if these are used in the labeling of food. They may only be used if the food has been prepared according to the requirements of the EU legislation on organic farming.
The regulation covers plant and animal, unprocessed agricultural products and processed products, which consist predominantly of vegetable or animal raw materials and are intended for human consumption and animal feed from organic farming. Beyond the EU legislation on organic farming in Germany, there are also the Organic Farming Act, which implements the provisions of the EU legislation on organic farming nationally, the Organic Labeling Law and the Bio-indicator regulations. The last two measures protect the organic label.
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The Elbe-Obst Producer Organization r.V. is certified according to the criteria of the International Food Standard (IFS).
The Elbe-Obst Producer Organization r.V. is certified according to the criteria of the International Food Standard (IFS). The certificate does not apply to the producer companies, but to the locations where the goods are packaged from Elbe-Obst. The German food retailing has developed this standard in 2002. The objectives of the IFS is creating a basis for assessing all producers of private brands, the uniform formulation and implementation of audits, the mutual recognition of audits and a high level of transparency throughout the supply chain. The IFS defines requirements for the content and procedures. It evaluates the audits and creates a profile of the certification bodies and auditors. The specification includes the quality management system, the responsibility of the management, the resource management, the manufacturing process as well as the associated measurements and analysis.
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Since 2004, the Elbe-Obst Erzeugerorganisation r.V has been certified according to the criteria of the IFS (International Featured Standards). This standard refers to food processing companies that, for example, pack loose goods. Elbe-Obst Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH is certified according to IFS Broker. This standard certifies companies that primarily trade and do not necessarily come into contact with the product. IFS Broker was founded in 2009 according to the IFS. The main objective of the certification is supplier testing. Among other things, this includes which quality requirements they have implemented and if they are able to meet the current legal requirements such as traceability.
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The Elbe-Obst Poducer Organization r.V. is certified according to the criteria of the QS test system This testing system is an initiative of the economy for the consumer. It refers to the accompanying process controls in the entire supply chain to the end user, i.e.in multiple stages from the cultivation, the wholesale and the retail level.
QS gives the involved operations the standards for self-control and documentation system. In combination with regular testing solutions (audits) by independent institutes ensures that the statutory provisions and with the certification, further important criteria for food safety are met. Based on the reports from the neutral controls it can be identified whether certain areas still need improvement. The sorting facilities of the Elbe-Obst are certified according to QS. The farmers are certified according to QS-GAP. QS-GAP contains information about the QS system, also the recognition of the GLOBALGAP system.
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At the Fruit Growing Research Station Jork (OVA) of the Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Saxony, the fruit cultivation research is conducted. The research refers to varieties, documents, planting systems, crop protection, plant nutrition, irrigation and drainage, fruit quality, equipment, application engineering and business administration.
The results of the Fruit Growing Research Station flows directly into the range of service of the Fruit-Growing Research Group of the Altes Land e.V .(OVR). It includes all Elbe-Obst members.
The Research Group takes over, first of all, the individual fruit-structural discussion based on the individual talk with the producer who is supplemented with group discussions e.g. speech evenings, specialized lectures and further training courses.
In addition, the Trial ring is the editor of the leading establishment of operating log in which the „Guidelines for the Integrated fruit growing on the Lower Elbe“ receives an annual dynamic adaptation.
The Fruit Growing Research Station Jork (OVA), the Fruit-Growing Research Group of the Altes Land e.V (OVR), the ecological fruit-growing group of North Germany (ÖON) and the water protection area consulting the Chamber of Agriculture Hamburg together form the fruit-growing experiment
and Counselling.
In addition to internal quality controls, Elbe-Obst also carries out various external quality controls. In addition to the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture, there are also inspections to determine whether the guidelines of the Controlled Integrated Production are met. In addition, there are official controls and export controls.
The Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Saxony (LWK) conducts independent in-process quality checks and verifies the correctness of the sorting, processing, packaging and labeling; to avoid complaints and to have a basis for settlement with the producer.
There are daily external auditors of the Chamber of Agriculture at the sorting stations of Elbe-Obst and the production establishments in operation, so that an inspector is at least every second day, present at a Elbe-Obst sorting station. Besides, the examiners are available at any time for inquiries. Each batch checked is recorded manually on a quality decree.
According to the guidelines for the Controlled Integrated Pome and Stone Fruit growing of the Niederelbe, the Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Saxony (LWK) inspects the operations of the producer. The inspections include: Operational logs, operating equipment and orchards. Each year all the orchard registers of all the integrated-growing producers are inspected. Every year in addition – besides the controls of the quality system – 20% of the producers’ orchards are inspected and assessed.
Compliance with the provisions on marketing standards of the EU is controlled by the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (LAVES) to ensure that the quality produced is retained until delivery to the consumer. The control starts with the preparation and loading of the producers shipping stage. It continues on the subsequent stages, both the wholesale and the retail trade.
The district of Stade (Office of Food Control) and the district of Cuxhaven (Veterinary) examine in the context of official food control, fruit samples for compliance with the Food, Commodities and Feed Code (LFGB) with the implementing regulations. The offices acts on suspicion and regularly through random checks, fruit tests to analyses if there are any remains. This is done at the State Food Monitoring office in Oldenburg.
The Chamber of Agriculture of Lower Saxony (LWK) performs the official control of exportable goods. It l assesses the adequacy of sorting, processing, packaging and labeling. The testing applications are made regularly by random sampling, to order, and in case of suspicion.
Elbe-Obst carries out quality controls along the entire production chain. In addition to incoming goods, outgoing goods are also inspected and recorded. Traceability is guaranteed for all Elbe-Obst products. In addition, residue analyses are carried out.
The aim of the inspection is the classification of the product quality for the sale at the receiving dock in sorting station of the Elbe-Obst. In accordance with legal standards and customized specifications, the goods are assessed and classified in advance and the result recorded.
The aim of the outgoing inspection is the classification and control of product quality during loading and delivery. For this purpose, the goods are assessed and documented in accordance with the regulations on quality standards for fruit and vegetables of the EU.
The internal traceability system ensures the determination of the producer of the delivered goods during the preparation and after delivery to the customer. These are documented in the compilation of the goods to a customer on the loading papers which producers are involved in each item. Therefore a direct association with the IT document entry is possible on the shipping documents starting with the delivery positions of producers to delivering positions of customers. This approach allows the traceability of a batch from food retailing back to the participating producers.
According to the guidelines of the QS residue monitoring system both on the producer businesses as well as the sorting stations of the Elbe-Obst Erzeugerorganisation r.V. samples are drawn. This task is ensured by qualified personnel. On behalf of the Elbe-Obst Erzeugerorganisation r.V. labs that are accredited and approved by the QS GmbH examine fruit samples with regard to the usage of plant protection products.
