CMi has been awarded UKAS accreditation for the Assured Plant Propagation Scheme.
The UKAS standard allows plant propagators to be fully audited demonstrating that the way seedlings have been planted, raised, and dispatched, follow best horticultural practices.
The accreditation will allow CMi to audit the whole growing process from the planting of the seed right the way through its growing cycle, to the point of harvesting and then up to its dispatch and the transport to the final consumer, giving complete traceability and accountability of the plants life.
Julian Bott, CMi’s produce scheme manager said: “This really does give complete confidence to all buyers of seedlings and it means they know exactly what they are getting.
“The standard gives information on the levels of disease, the materials used and aims to demonstrate that the methods of propagation and growing are kept to the highest possible standards.”
The Assured Plant Propagation Scheme involves around 30 of the UK’s leading plant propagation companies and is open to propagators of vegetable, salad and fruit plants.
