TRADE AND MARKETING ‘GLOBALGAP much easier-to-understand’ you can also record the data in a registration program, which we’re going to do next year.’ That isn’t really a lot of work, Klompe thinks. ‘The only thing is that you have to keep telling yourself to fill out the list whenever you take something out of the storeroom or put something back. That includes putting back opened packages. This more frequent stock registration may be an obligation, but it gives me a much better idea of what we have in stock.’ Risk analysis of each single plot Also new in GLOBALGAP is a risk analysis of each plot, Klompe tells us. ‘Previously, a risk analysis was only necessary when, for instance, the farmer wanted to change non-agricultural land into agricultural land. Today, you have to have each piece of farmland analysed. To keep it simple, we’ve joined all our plots into one large plot for risk analyses, Klompe explains. According to Robert Minnaar, operational manager at NAK AGRO, you are allowed to join up GLOBALGAP plots as long as these run the same risks. In these cases, the grower need not describe each plot separately. Plots that fall under different categories of risks should be analysed separately. Examples of such risks are: are there possible residues of harmful substances in the ground or is there a possibility that undesirable substances can blow over from neighbouring plots. ‘It’s all a bit vague, so you need to adopt the practical approach’, is Klompe’s simple logic. ‘What it boils down to is that you’re aware that there are things that may cause problems. If you record these More registration, such as with the plant protection product stocks, makes the records much more well-ordered’, Klompe knows from personal experience. things every time, you prevent problems later.’ In Minnaar’s opinion, the risk analysis requirement isn’t so much the result of problems with products from the Dutch potato sector, but more those from the fruit and vegetable sectors. When you grow leafy vegetables such as lettuce, and a crop protection chemical accidentally blows over from a neighbouring potato plot, you soon find traceable residues on that product. Situations like these can be prevented in practice. Practising recall every year Furthermore, a GLOBALGAP participant must be prepared for a possible recall of his products. A recall is an action carried out by a retail business when it was shown that a particular food causes danger to public health. That business will then investigate where the problem comes from by checking the chain from shop back to producer. You now have to simulate a recall once a year. ‘Suppose you’re delivering a batch of potatoes and you discover that a broken part of machinery has accidentally got into the potatoes. To prevent any possible damage further up the chain as soon as possible, a recall procedure has been drawn up. The first thing you have to in this example is to warn the recipient of the potatoes. To be able to do this, as a GLOBALGAP participant, you need to have all the possible telephone numbers of buyers available’, Klompe explains. NAK AGRO inspectors are allowed to check for this. 34 Potato World 2012 • number 4 Pagina 33

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