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QS-report Insert Facts, Figures and Data
| issue march/2015
23.519
774
771
65
224
2.636
1.052
69
4
2
1
1
33
*Thereof:
Producers certified against QS-GAP: 7,034
Producers certified against GlobalG.A.P.: 3,191
Producers certified against Vegaplan: 2,298
Producers certified against AMAG.A.P. : 130
With 29,226 (as of 1 January 2015), the number of approved loca-
tions in the fruit, vegetables, potatoes supply chain has increased
by more than 250 since last year. In the field of logistics, the num-
ber of participants has doubled.
38 percent of the 13,634 producers originate in countries other
than Germany. QS records the highest increase in Spain,
where 133 new scheme participants chose to participate in the QS
scheme last year.
Number of scheme participants 2014
Of the total of 381 approved auditors in the QS scheme, 317 have approval
for the fruit, vegetables, potatoes sector (multiple approvals are possible).
Most approvals for the fruit, vegetables, potatoes supply chain are in place
for the production stage. The auditors work on behalf of 31 certification
bodies which are approved for the fruit, vegetables, potatoes sector.
Steadily increasing need for trained auditors
In 2014, a total of 25 auditor training courses took place, with 515 auditors
from Germany and abroad taking part. On average, 87 percent of the audi-
tors successfully passed the training test.
QS is responding to the steadily increasing need for trained auditors with
the continued expansion of its range of training courses. Auditor training
is also offered in different languages – including courses abroad as of this
year. Exclusive news and comprehensive information and material on trai-
ning is made available to approved auditors and certification bodies in the
partner section of the QS website.
In addition to the training courses, numerous workshops and meetings for
certification bodies, coordinators and laboratories were organised for the pur-
poses of mutual exchange of experiences and the discussion of topical issues.
Scheme participant numbers have increased again
Independent inspection by trained auditors
Stage
Total
29,226
Germany
23,519
other countries
5,707
Production*
- fruit, vegetables
- potatoes
13,634
10,829
2,805
8,419
5,669
2,750
5,215
5,160
55
Wholesale
783
527
256
Logistics
98
62
36
Food retail
14,711
14,511
200
14,711
food retail branches
can
offer fruits and vegetables
with the QS certification mark.
Total
783
Germany
527
other countries
256
Thereof
Spain
111
Netherlands
51
Italy
43
Austria
15
Belgium
12
France
10
Greece
5
Morocco
2
Hungary
1
Argentina
1
Portugal
1
Switzerland
1
New Zealand
1
Poland
1
Denmark
1
Number of wholesalers 2014
Event
Amount Participants
Subject-specific trainings
25
515
Initial trainings
4
69
Meeting of the certification bodies
3
62
Workshop for coordinators
1
89
Workshops and meetings for laboratories
3
71
Production fruit, vegetables, potatoes
124 Participants
Wholesale fruit, vegetables, potatoes
35 Participants
Food Retail
64 Participants
The partner section for auditors
on the QS website has
an average of
540
visitors per month. Altogether around
16,670
visitors use the QS website monthly.