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TRACEABILITY AND ASSURANCE Version 5.1 (modified)

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CR.TI.1 CR.TI.1.1 CR.TI.2 CR.TI.3 CR.TI.4 CR.TI.5 CR.TI.6

Glossary

Key – Those standards which have greater significance (all other standards are normal)

Recommendation – Those which do not affect certification

New – A completely new standard which the member must now adhere to

Revised – A standard that has changed and requires the member to take some different or additional action to before

Upgraded – The standard has been upgraded to a Key standard or from a Recommendation to a full standard

Appendix – Referenced in ‘How you will be measured’. Indicates that additional information is provided in the Appendices, which are available at the end of each section.

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AIM: Clear identification of grain leaving the farm to deliver food chain traceability

CR.TI.1 Key

A complete combinable crops passport must accompany each load that leaves the farm

How you will be measured

CR.TI.1.a

Up-to-date assurance information is detailed on the passport using either an assurance sticker or a Red Tractor downloadable pdf passport

CR.TI.1.1 Key

There must be traceability up and down the production process and a system in place to pass this traceability link to the next point in the supply chain

CR.TI.2

Producers must retain records of the destination/point of first tip of loads leaving the farm, where available

Destination/point of first tip records/collection notes

CR.TI.3

It is recommended that samples are retained from all loads leaving the farm

How you will be measured

CR.TI.3.a

Samples are kept for three months

CR.TI.3.b

Samples are taken in line with the AHDB's Grain Sampling Guide

AIM: Clear identification of grain on-farm to ensure on-farm traceability

CR.TI.4 Key

Traceability records must be kept to identify varieties and fields of origin of crops stored in bulk/bins

Stored crop traceability records

CR.TI.5

Certificates/lot numbers and product name(s) of any purchased seed and seed treatment must be available

Seed treatment records (including any treatments made by processors pre-purchase)

AIM: Controls are in place to maintain assurance status

CR.TI.6 Key

Producers must not market assured and non-assured combinable crops and/or sugar beet produced on the same holding

How you will be measured

CR.TI.6.a

If you are providing third party storage for non-assured combinable crops and/or sugar beet it is physically separated from assured combinable crops/sugar beet

CR.TI.6.b

Separate records are kept showing delivery and out-loading of assured and non-assured product

Delivery and out-loading records for assured and non-assured product