The Scheme is intended for auditing, certification and registration of organisations within the following categories and (sub) categories of the food chain:
- Raising animals for meat, milk, eggs and honey (with associated storage and packaging at the hatchery).
- Fish and shellfish farming (with associated hatchery storage and packaging).
- Processing perishable products of animal origin: slaughterhouse, deboning, gutting, cutting, sorting, washing, pasteurisation, trimming, curing, fermentation, smoking, freezing, refrigeration, cooling, blanching (E.G., fish, beef, meat poultry, eggs, cold or frozen dairy products, and fish or seafood products).
- Processing of perishable products of plant origin: shelling, drying, packaging, sorting, washing, rinsing, water cooling, trimming, slicing, pasteurisation, roasting, blanching, peeling, shelling, cooling, refrigeration, freezing and the final product (e.g., cold or frozen): fresh fruits and juices, vegetables, grains, nuts and legumes, meat substitutes based on plant products, such as soy).
- Processing of perishable products of vegetable and animal origin (mixed products): mixing, cooking, packaging, assembly, cooling, refrigeration, freezing (e.g., mixed products, pizzas, lasagna, sandwiches, stuffed dough, ready meals).
- Processing stable products at room temperature: mixing, cooking, packaging, bottling, brewing, drying, pressing, grinding, mixing, roasting, refining, assembling, distilling, drying, canning, pasteurisation, sterilisation. Examples of end products: canned goods, cookies, bread, snacks, oil, drinking water, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, pasta, flour, sugar, salt for food use, long-life dairy products, margarine.
- Production of animal feed: Manufacture of one or more processed, semi-processed or raw products used to feed animals intended for food production.
- Production of pet food (only cats and dogs): Manufacture of one product or several, whether processed, semi-processed or raw, that are used to feed animals not intended for food production, in this case, cats and dogs (e.g. dry and wet pet food, treats, refrigerated, frozen and room temperature stable food).
- Production of pet food (for other types of pets): Manufacture of one or several products, whether processed, semi-processed or raw, used to feed animals that are not intended for food production (other than cats and dogs). E.g., dry and wet pet food, treats, refrigerated, frozen and room temperature stable foods).
- Banquet service and prepared meals: Activities carried out in restaurants, hotels and canteens in workspaces; food handling at remote sites, transportation and direct delivery to consumers, activities developed in cafeterias, food trucks and catering services for events.
- Retail and wholesale businesses: reception, collection, storage, display of food products, shipping, transportation and delivery (e.g. supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, warehouses, wholesale markets, department stores/membership stores, wholesalers that supply the restaurants).
- Provision of transport and storage services for perishable food and perishable animal food: transport and storage at cool, cold or frozen temperatures, additional activities such as repackaging of already packed products, freezing and thawing.
- Provision of transport and storage services for ambient temperature stable food and ambient temperature stable feed for animals: transport and storage. Additional activities such as repackaging of already packaged products.
- Production of safe packaging and packaging materials: manufacture of plastic, cardboard, paper, metal, glass, wood and other materials that are used as packaging materials in the food industry (e.g. bottles, boxes, jars, barrels, corks, cans, devices for closing packaging, such as tape, plastic closures or any other product that the manufacturer can prove that belongs to food and pet food packaging, manufacture of labels that are placed directly on the food).
- Production of biochemical products: Mixing, cooking, packaging, distillation, drying, canning, sterilisation of products at ambient, cold and frozen temperatures (e.g. final products: food and animal feed additives, vitamins, minerals, bacteria cultures, flavourings, enzymes and processing additives, gases used as ingredients and packaging gases).
