FAQ - Preparation/Processing Fruit, Vegetables, Potatoes

1. Via the public scheme participant search: Here, the current status of the QS eligibility of delivery can be checked without logging into the QS database.
2. Via the suppliers and recipient list: By using the lists of favorites (login to the QS database required!), you will automatically be informed by e-mail in the event of changes in the status of the QS eligibility of delivery of a deposited producer/supplier/consumer. A detailed instruction about this can be found here

The individual steps for participation in the QS system are explained in detail in the manual Steps to become a scheme participant - preparation/processing. You can find further relevant information under Preparation/Processing.

The QS database provides the data management in the QS scheme. Via a web-based application, the database is the interface for scheme participants, coordinators, certification bodies, auditors and laboratories. Here, you can find your company's information (at location and scheme participant level), audit information as well as data from the residue monitoring samples. Furthermore, you can use the QS database to check the eligibility of delivery of suppliers and recipients.

You will receive individual access data for the partner area. In this closed area, printable files of the QS certification mark are available for you to download.

The following processes fall within the scope of the Guideline Preparation/Processing Fruit, Vegetables, Potatoes:

• Shredding
• Peeling
• Grating
• Slicing
• Pureeing
• Straining
• Freezing
• Heeting (boiling, cooking, blanching, pasteurisation, sterilisation, frying, grilling, roasting, stewing)
• Canning production
• Sprout production