Does your produce end up in the M&S supply chain? If it does, and your crop is classed as high risk, then you will need to be audited against the M&S Select Farm Produce Standard.
The original M&S Field to Fork scheme, was launched in 2003 to manage the supermarket’s supply chain for vegetables, salad crops and fruit. Field to Fork set a new level of standards for traceability, food safety, environmental protection and pesticide control.
The scheme was reviewed in 2021 and is now know as the M&S Select Farm Produce Standard. As part of the review, M&S now issue a simplified list of fresh produce items that require Select Farm Produce Standard auditing.
ML3 Technical have an excellent understanding of the Select Farm Produce Standard and the relevant M&S codes of practise and can keep your company’s focus on the correct way to implement the required procedures and documentation.
Marks and Spencer want to ensure that the food coming up their supply chain is safe, thus avoiding poor brand reputation through food safety issues.
The standard focuses heavily on microbiological contamination of fresh produce, but also covers physical, chemical and allergenic contamination.
To start with, a grower needs a thorough Hazards Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) to set the required level of food safety.
The HACCP study will need to cover all stages of fresh produce production from site selection, through growing and crop inputs to harvesting and if relevant packing.
There are seven sections of the audit:
Contact us for more information on how we can help you and your farm to make life easier whilst complying with the M&S Select Grower Standard.