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The lemon campaign begins with 27 exporters Ailimpo-certified
21/09/2010
September 21, 2010
Campaign of lemon's Spain 2010 / 2011 starts with an important novelty: the operationalization of the Protocol of Ailimpo's clothing of Ailimpo and the corresponding label of quality. This line of work was created as an interprofessional agreement within the framework of regulation 1234 / 2007 that it enjoys the support of the Marm, and in June received the approval and green light by the European Commission.
The objective of this system of certification and approval is to ensure that exporters and certified warehouses meet certain minimum requirements in the following areas: food safety, environmental management, safety and occupational health, Corporate Social responsibility, compliance with tax and social securityas well as the commitment to use of the model agreement approved in field in the purchases of lemon to the farmers.
The Protocol and the associated quality label are configured as an instrument of self-regulation of the sector in order to identify Spanish exporting companies of lemon that ensure the supply of lemons with the highest levels of security and quality
The certification process is voluntary, and allows companies that are certified to have an element not only of differentiation, but also a distinction through the brand / logo itself, to ensure its clients that work with the best practices within the sector of Spanish lemon represented by the interprofessional Ailimpo which is officially recognized by the Ministry of agriculture Spanish and by the European Commission.
With the start of the year 2010 / 2011, are 27 Spanish lemon exporting companies that operate their facilities certified under this Protocol. The list of these companies is public and available at the following Internet address where the detailed information on the label of quality in English, French, German, and Spanish is also available.
