Certifications
Grupo Alta is a company commited with the production of fruits under good agricultural and manufaturer practices, to guarantee the product safety and quality in all its stages.
Following a sustainable philosophy, every handling system is design combining techniques that maximize production, protect the environment and avoid toxic inputs through an integrated management plan; also working toward the regeneration of the soil and preservation our natural resources.
Accreditation programs implemented in Grupo Alta, to mention some are:
- Organic Certification (QAI)
- EUREPGAP
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- USGAP
- SENASICA (BPA, BPM)
- Mexico Calidad Suprema
- Libre de Residuos Pesticidas
- Kosher
- Sustainable Guidelines
- Code of Ethics
CERTIFIED PRODUCTS
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ORGANIC CERTIFICATION (QAI)
Organic Agriculture is a system that protects all natural resources, such as soil, water and air through farming methods that are according with the environment; without using any toxic syntetic input, pesticides or chemical fertilizers. As a result healthier fruits are grown for the consumer well-being. The accreditation granted for an organic producer certifies that the fruit complies with strict organic regulations.
Grupo Alta is also compliant with that establish by the EU Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2092/91 for the production of organic fruits.
Link: www.qai-inc.com
EUREPGAP
EUREPGAP. This normative was develop by an European group of representatives from different stages in the Fruit and Vegetable sector, supported by producer organisations outside the Europe Union.
The purpose of this Certification Standard is to ensure the integrity, transparency and global harmonisation for agricultural procedures. Inlcuding the requirements for food safety, workers well-being and environmental welfare.
Link: www.eurep.org
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA)
Authorization granted by the Food and Drug Administration to export fruits and vegetables to the United States.
Link: www.fda.gov
US-GAP
These Guidelines were established to ensure Good Agricultural Practices through the farm management and Harvest crew.
SENASICA (BPA, BPM)
Good Agriculture and Manufacturer Practices volunteer program, implemented by SENASICA, Servicio Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria, its aim is to avoid that food safety barriers became an obstacle for Nacional produce in Internacional markets.
This program consist of a system dthat minimizes any risk in the production and packing of fruits and vegetables.
Link: www.senasica.sagarpa.gob.mx
MEXICO CALIDAD SUPREMA
Is an official mark id that guarantees sanity, safety and a high quality for mexican products. The label Mexico Calidad Suprema seeks the identification of products that comply with the following regulations: Mexican Oficial Norms (NOM´s), Mexican Norms (NMX) and International Rules in a confident and transparent system for the benefit of producers, packers, distributors and consumers.
Link: www.mexicocalidadsuprema.com
KOSHER
A Kosher certification implies that after an evaluation a Rabbi states that the produce is in accordance with the Laws of the Torah and the Rabbinical Laws.
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Leading standard for fresh produce. This scheme was written to ensure that all products supplied to Marks & Spencer meet the highest quality and safety standards both in terms of microbiological and pesticide safety, produced by workers that are treated fairly on farms that have a sustainable impact. http://www.marksandspencer.com
TESCO NATURE´S CHOICE
Standard developed to ensure that top quality fresh produce comes from growers who use good agricultural practices, operate in an environmentally responsible way and with proper regard for the health and well being of their staff. www.tescofarming.com
SUSTAINABLE GUIDELINES
Sustainable Agriculture is a prodcution system based in focusing on the products nutrition, this way they may be used as preventive healing aid in animals and human beings. Vegetal nutrition has an essential role, because it is the first link in the food Chaín, so if its deficient so it will be in humans or animals.
Nutrition is not defined or provided by chemical fertilizers on the soil or plants, it must be obtained through the right balance between the soil and environment. The best way to encourage it is to have the soil to get all the necessary elements and only add nutittional amendments that avoid the nutrients blockades, so that they can be absorb by the plants.
The plant may also be help with natural inputs, such as compost, compost teas, seeweed, minerals, microorganisms, etc.
The best way to monitor the achivements of this system is by monitoring periodicaly the soil, check its texture, pressure, and nutricional capacity; for the plants the benefits can be tangible by obtaining healthy fruits without any chemical residues and with a brix grade superior to those crops managed in a conventional way, taste and nutritional quality will also be superior thus, helping to prevent many diseases caused by a poor nutrition and accumulation of toxic substances.
PESTICIDE RESIDUE FREE
With the purpose to evidence the safe usage of agrochemicals Grupo Alta performs rutinarily a multi-residue análisis in an accredited laboratory. The sampling is done representative for all our produce by an indepent qualified technician.
ETHIC CODE
Through this inspection social aspects from the company toward the workers is monitored. It guides the development of policies and comunication strategies to assure the compliance of the Workers Federal Law and all the Official Mexican Norms related, helping to strenghten our Social Responsability.