SAI Global To Work With Environment Agency
SAI Global, the UKs premier food and farm assurance company, is delighted to announce that it has been appointed to deliver the IPPC Pig and Poultry Assurance Scheme on behalf of the Environment Agency (EA).
The Scheme has been in development for more than two years and enables those farm units defined as low risk by the EA to receive assurance style data collection visits from an SAI Global Farm Assurance Assessor, instead of annual inspections by EA.
It will enable participating pig and poultry farms to save time and money through a reduction in the number of visits and subsistence charges from the EA. It is estimated that the net benefit to farmers should be around 500 annually.
SAI Global will collect data relating to the units IPPC permit which will then be assessed by the local Environment Officer. Providing all is in order the EA will only need to visit once in every three years.
By choosing SAI Global to collect this environmental information farmers can rest assured that they are getting the same professionalism and practicality as in our approach to farm assurance, says Chris Reading UK Operations Manager for SAI Global. In addition to saving time and money, there are even greater savings to be made if we can coordinate the EA visit with the annual farm assurance assessment. Although the scheme is not mandatory, the savings are clear
The Environment Agency is writing to all eligible farms in February and the key date to remember is 19th March 2010, by when they need to have an agreement in place with SAI Global to achieve the savings.
Our Assessors have worked closely with the Environment Agency to make sure we gather the right information. While we may be conducting the visit, the farms first point of contact with regard to IPPC and all other environmental matters remains their local Environment Officer, says Chris.
Further information on the Environment Agencys role in the Scheme is available from their Customer Service line on 08708 506 506.
For an application to join the scheme contact SAI Global on 01908 249973.
SAI Global Limited (A.C.N 060 611 642) is a public company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (SAI Global). Website: www.saiglobal.comSAI Global is the food industrys leading inspection and certification organisation and helps organisations manage risk, achieve compliance and drive business improvement.