Agriculture and raw materials

Good quality products require good quality ingredients. Increasingly, crop raw materials are grown with a specific final product in mind: particular fruit and vegetable varieties are directed to the fresh produce market, whereas others are suitable for canning or freezing.

The way that they are produced is also important - segregation of organically and conventionally grown raw materials has been a major issue for several years, and this has highlighted the need for good traceability systems.

We have been closely involved with these food chain issues for over half a century and we are the people to contact with questions on raw material production systems and post-harvest operations, including pesticide issues such as pesticide taint testing, and how the agricultural production and distribution chain should be managed and monitored.

HACCP and Quality Management in agriculture

A comprehensive, cost effective and efficient method of ensuring that systems (in-house and/or in the raw material supply chain) operate as specified and comply with adopted standards or accepted best practice. We facilitate the development and review of procedures and systems, in the agri-food sector worldwide, including primary production, postharvest, primary processing and waste management.

Food safety and quality system development

• Production protocols and best practice
• Hazard analysis and control (HACCP) and traceability systems
• Pesticide controls

Verification and reviews

• Independent evaluation and audits of procedures and practices, including HACCP, traceability and pesticide control systems.

Accepted Agrochemicals for the brewing industry

Two Lists of Accepted Agrochemicals for the brewing industry have been developed; one for cereals and one forhops. Additional guidance for using the hop list can be found here. The Accepted List for cereals details the agrochemicals that are accepted for use on malting barley or wheat and, for each active ingredient, lists the EU and Codex Maximum Residue Limits (MRL), EU and UK expiry dates and any limitations of use. The Accepted List for Hops details similar information for hops grown in the UK, hops grown in the EU but outside of the UK and hops imported into the UK from outside the EU.

Cereals and milling services

Campden BRI offers a comprehensive analytical and testing service to support the needs of the milling and baking industries. The service includes comprehensive cereal, flour and dough rheology testing. The expertise driven service is supported by extensive particle reduction and measurement facilities. The laboratory provides testing accredited to ISO17025:2005 by UKAS.