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Filtered water from the hydroponics system drains into a catfish tank for re-circulation. (Photo Credit: Ryan Somma/CC-BY-SA-2)
QCS Aquaponics Food Safety Certification Program will Launch in August
(UNITED STATES, 6/16/2014)
Quality Certification Services (QCS) will be launching its Aquaponics Certification program this August to address food safety requirements applicable to aquaponic operations.
Produce and fish/shellfish will be covered under this new program being developed by a team of produce and aquaculture experts. Aquaponic farmers of any size will be able to apply for QCS Aquaponics Certification.
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| Aquaponics is a food production system that combines conventional aquaculture (raising aquatic animals such as snails, fish, crayfish or prawns in tanks) with hydroponics (cultivating plants in water) in a symbiotic environment. (Photo Credit: Ryan Griffis/CC-BY-SA-2) |
The growing number of aquaponic producers worldwide will also have the option to request organic certification of their produce and fish/shellfish with QCS, therefore streamlining their certification needs and demonstrating responsible production practices to their customers.
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| Plant placed into a nutrient rich water channel. (Ryan Somma/CC-BY-SA-2) |
Based in Gainesville, QCS offers the following certification options including Certified Organic, Certified Transitional, Certified Hormone/Antibiotic Free, Organic Aquaculture, GLOBALG.A.P. (several scopes), specific trade practices and Food Justice Certification, which will allow for consumers to choose to support a more just agricultural system.
QCS meets the needs of operations regardless of type, location, or size on the ever-expanding worldwide market.
QCS is committed to meeting the unique needs of any business in a timely manner. QCS is the certification program of Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers Inc. (FOG), a nonprofit organization that began certifying organic growers in 1989 and received its USDA accreditation in 2001.
About Quality Certification Services
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| Tilapia. (Photo Credit: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen/CC BY-SA 3.0) |
Quality Certification Services is a USDA, ISO Guide 65 and ANSI accredited certification body.
Quality Certification Services offers a wide array of certification options for farming of crops, livestock, aquaculture, animal feed manufacturing, packing, handling and processing, wild harvest operations and chain of custody.
Quality Certification Services certifies more than 850 clients in 37 states and 11 countries, meeting the needs of operations regardless of type, location or size on the ever-expanding worldwide market.
Florida Organic Growers, the parent organization of Quality Certification Services, has been involved in promoting organic and food safety for more than 25 years.
Source: QCS
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1810 NW 6th Street Suite F
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Gainesville
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