International certifiers (PrimusGFS, Kiwa, SCS) and palm risk
- Running an agro-export operation
- Exporting agricultural produce
- not audited
Kiwa BCS (a Latin American network serving Guatemala) offers EU organic and PrimusGFS; Primus Auditing Ops runs the PrimusGFS scheme (good agricultural and manufacturing practices plus HACCP, with optional FSMA PC), a GFSI benchmark for fresh produce in Latin America with a presence in 22 countries; SCS Global Services certifies Rainforest Alliance in the region. The physical offices of these networks and their accreditation before the national accreditation body (OGA) remain to be verified. One reputational risk signal: a Plaza Pública report questioned the robustness of sustainability certificates in Guatemalan palm ('dubious certificate'), so diligence on the specific certification body is prudent in that chain.
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