SELECT PROGRAMMES

Accreditation of the AFFCO Select Farm Assurance Program to ISO / IEC Guide 65 undertaken by an accreditation authority, JAS-ANZ.

Accreditation of your farm to an internationally recognised standard .

Annual auditing of all accredited farms undertaken on a three year cycle by either AsureQuality Limited, an AFFCO Livestock Buyer, or a self audit.

Continued market access to premium markets and customers around the world.

Suppliers who are accredited members of the AFFCO Select lamb programme, ensure that the farm gate prices achieved are reflective of the best returning world markets

Compliance with the five freedoms of recognised international animal welfare standards:

1. Freedom from Fear and Distress
2. Freedom from Hunger and Thirst
3. Freedom from Pain and Disease
4. Freedom from Thermal Discomfort
5. Freedom to express Normal Behaviour

An assurance of food safety recognised by consumers around the world.

Lifetime traceability of animal management practices.

1. Obtain from your local AFFCO Buyer or from the AFFCO Web Site a copy of the form "Client Information Record" and provide all necessary information required.
2. Either Fax or by mail send this information to Margaret Manu Administration Manager.
3. This information will then be recorded in the AFFCO Livestock Supplier Database and a Supplier Number will be provided
4. This information is then forwarded to AsureQuality Limited who will then arrange for a local AsureQuality Limited auditor to make contact and arrange a suitable time for an audit to be undertaken.
5. On completion of a successful farm audit AsureQuality Limited will notify AFFCO that the property now meets the AFFCO Select standard and AFFCO will update the supplier details to reflect this.
6. The supplier will receive written notification that the property has passed the audit requirements.

For more information about the AFFCO Select Farm Assurance programme contact your local buyer

Application for Membership

For all suppliers looking to join the AFFCO Select Farm Assurance Programme the application process is.

Benefits

This is an internationally recognised Farm Assurance Programme for New Zealand lamb producers.

The AFFCO Select lamb accreditation programme is designed to meet the demands of the worlds most premier supermarket groups and their consumers. The AFFCO Select programme provides full customer compliance including traceability from the farm gate to the consumers plate ensuring the delivered product meets the highest of international standards.

In return for meeting these exacting standards, the AFFCO Select lamb producers will have access to the worlds most discerning consumers, and your participation in this programme will enable maximum value to be obtained from the market place.