Statement – Nada Day
Freshcare was established in 2000 to service the needs of the Australian horticultural industry and provides a number of specific industry targeted programs in the […]
Freshcare Benchmarking to the Global Food Safety Initiative
Freshcare’s benchmark application was submitted to the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) as soon as our 12 month ‘accreditation waiting period*’ was complete, on the […]
EnviroVeg Pilot Program Applications Now Open
The EnviroVeg program 2017–2022 is a strategic levy investment under the Hort Innovation Vegetable Fund that builds on the work of previous EnviroVeg projects while […]
Freshcare Forum + GLOBALG.A.P. Tour Stop – Partnering for Global Assurance
The 2017 Freshcare Forum in Sydney showed the industry focused host organisation at the forefront of several major initiatives in Australia’s horticulture industry. The event, […]
Freshcare Forum Focuses on Fair Work Compliance
Worker exploitation is the ‘live export’ issue for the horticulture industry. Rachel Mackenzie, chief advocate at Growcom, told the 2017 Freshcare Forum in Sydney. Damning […]
Freshcare Forum Focuses on Food Safety in the Salad Sector
A fertiliser standard based on good science, and industry engagement with all growers… are the keys to avoiding incidents such as last year’s Victorian salmonella […]
Freshcare Forum Faces up to Environmental Challenges
Freshcare Forum Faces up to Environmental Challenges – ‘Single Use Plastics a Bigger Issue than Climate Change’ The almost simultaneous decision by Australia’s two major […]
Freshcare Forum – Partnering for Global Assurance in a Global Marketplace
‘Harmonisation’ was the buzzword at the 2017 Freshcare Forum in Sydney. Lessons from the Australian domestic market extended into a thought provoking session with a […]
Freshcare Supply Chain Standard – Coming Soon
Work has commenced on the development of a Freshcare Supply Chain Standard to address the challenges of food safety and quality compliance for businesses involved […]
Accredited Freshcare Certification and GFSI Benchmarking
Congratulations to Freshcare Certification Bodies Sci Qual International Pty Ltd and AUS-QUAL Pty Ltd for successfully achieving JAS-ANZ accreditation (ISO17065) for the Freshcare Food Safety […]