Brac receives certification for vegetable export to EU countries
Brac has received EUREPGAP certification from FoodCert Netherlands, BV recently to export vegetables to European Union countries. Brac is the first organisation in Bangladesh to get such accreditation which will be required for fresh fruits and vegetables export to EU countries from January 2005, says a press release. EUREPGAP (European Retail Parties Good Agricultural Practices) certificate endorses minimum residue level (MRL) and pesticide control. Brac, also the first EUREOGAP certified primary market organisation for fresh fruits and vegetables in south-east Asia, started working to get this accreditation in 2003.
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Workers grade vegetables at Brac Vegetable Processing Centre at Chandina in Comilla. The organisation has received EUREPGAP certification recently to export vegetables to European countries.PHOTO: BRAC |
