News and Events 9 - 12 May 2016 CIBUS - International Food Exhibition - Parma Fairs, Parma (Italy) How to guarantee the quality, traceability and healthiness of products intended for export via eCommerce? While SMEs have a real opportunity to expand their market, it is at the same time necessary to consolidate consumer confidence even in this mode of purchase. In 2015, exports of the food sector reached 37 billion euros: a constantly growing turnover, which is accompanied by continuous improvement in terms of product quality, research and innovation, packaging sustainability, traceability of the supply chain. The 18th edition of Cibus is a networking opportunity for the most important companies in the Italian agri-food scene, which together cover all the traditional sectors and the new trends in the food offer. 67,000 visitors are expected in this edition, among the main international top buyers from 50 countries. Agroqualità participates in Cibus to share our experiences and services in the field of agri-food certification and testing. Meet our team Pavilion 8, Stand I001. 4 to 6 May 2016 Fruit & Veg System - Veronafiere, Verona (Italy) The fruit and vegetable production in Italy, to date, reaches an average of 23 million tons (about one third of the gross salable production of our country) and generates a total turnover of over 20 billion euros. Fruit & Veg System, launched in December 2015 by Veronafiere and Agrifood Consulting, aims to encourage innovation and the internationalization of Made in Italy fruit and vegetables by creating opportunities for meetings between Italian and foreign buyers and all operators in the sector. . The fair that opens today in Verona dedicates ample space to the topics of greatest interest to the players in the supply chain: research and development, internationalization, logistics and packaging, process and product certification, sensory analysis. Agroqualità participates in Fruit & Veg System to share our experiences and services in the field of agri-food certification and testing. Meet our team at Booth D4 - Pavilion 1. April 29, 2016 Agroqualità releases the first vegan certification is the old bakery Brothers Tossini Recco, founded in 1899 in Camogli (Genova) and specialized in food products of the Ligurian tradition, first company to obtain vegan certification for its "vegan focaccia" from Agroqualita. This new service offers consumers the opportunity to choose products in line with their food choices, and allows companies to demonstrate that raw materials, production processes and the finished product have adhered to the reference standards for vegan food production, that is, they did not come into contact with any substance of animal origin. Agroqualità presents this new service at Cibus (Parma, 9-12 May 2016), one of the main showcases of the Italian agri-food scene. at the Pad. 8 booth 1001. 10-13 April 2016 Vinitaly In 2015, Italian wine exports increased by 5.4% compared to 2014, exceeding 5.4 billion euros in turnover. A goal achieved also thanks to the commitment of all operators in the supply chain and the growing recognition of Made in Italy on the international market. In this scenario, Vinitaly reaches its 50th edition and establishes itself - with over 4,100 participating companies and 100,000 square meters of exhibition space - as the first world fair in the wine sector. Agroqualità, a company of the RINA Group and the Italian Chamber System, engaged in the control of 64 DOC / DOCG / IGT wines in Abruzzo, Campania, Alto Lazio and Alto Piemonte, will be at Vinitaly. Meet our team at Vinitalyat Hall 12 - stand G5 (Abruzzo area), to learn about the wide range of specific certification services for the sector, ranging from guarantee of origin to food safety management, from traceability to standards for large-scale distribution, up to the enhancement of typical products. 8 April 2016 Qualyservices Conference: Food safety and international standards IFS Logistics emphasizes the common goal of trade and industry in creating transparency and trust along the supply chain. This standard, developed specifically for storage, distribution, transport as well as loading and unloading activities, optimizes the management of food and non-food products and applies to all types of transport: shipments by ship, by land, by rail. and aerial; chilled / frozen products or at room temperature (different states of matter: liquid, solid or gaseous). Antonio Taormina (RINA Services, Agroqualità) will explore the relationship between food safety and the control of logistic efficiency in the next Qualyservices conference. Participation is free, upon online registration to be sent to the organizing secretariat by fax (0521-230507) or e-mail ( aita-nazionale@aita-nazionale.it ). 1 April 2016 Publication of the regulation for the certification of management systems We inform you that a new revision of the General Regulation for the certification of management systems (RC / C 40), which came into force on 1 April 2016, has been issued . in point 1.6, the reference to Market Surveillance. The Market Surveillance verification, a new method of verification of the Certification Bodies introduced by the Accreditation Bodies and foreseen in the IAF ID 4 document, is carried out at the certified organization, but carried out directly by the Accreditation Body, and not by Agroqualità. The organization subject to the Market Surveillance activity is chosen directly by the Accreditation Body, based on certain risk factors (eg: sector, field of application, company size, headquarters, audit team). This verification activity does not coincide with a surveillance or renewal activity conducted by the certification body, but is a day in itself. The direct costs of this activity (staff of the Accreditation Body and Agroqualità staff assisting the verification) are borne by Agroqualità and nothing will be charged to the Organization. 1 April 2016 Made in Italy, the Chamber approves the law on traceability On Wednesday 30 March 2016, the Chamber gave the first green light to the bill on Made in Italy, entitled "Provisions for the introduction of a product traceability system aimed at consumer protection". The law provides for a plan of contributions to companies, which want to authenticate the Italian identity of their products, to equip themselves with a labeling system based on QR-code: a real "identity card" of the product, readable on a smartphone and tablets, to know all the information on the supply chain. The enhancement of Made in Italy is one of the main themes at the center of the commitment of Agroqualità, a company of the RINA Group: thanks to the technical partnership with Italcheck, a brand that certifies and protects 100% Italian products, we support companies in being a reference point for consumers from all over the world who want to buy truly Made in Italy products. The law will now go before the Senate, and its signatories hope for the entry into force by the end of 2016. On the site of the Chamber of Deputies you can see the text of the bill and to follow the parliamentary process .. March 24, 2016 Ercole Olivario Award 2016: the contribution of Agroqualità The winners of the XXIV Ercole Olivario Prize, a competition dedicated to Italian olive oil excellence, have been announced in Perugia. Agroqualità collaborated by carrying out the sampling of the oil samples participating in the competition in various regions, such as Puglia, Basilicata, Marche and Tuscany. Furthermore, Agroqualità provided technical support in verifying the labels used by the companies participating in the competition. The verification concerned the presence of the legal indications, as well as the correctness with respect to the mandatory regulations and, in the case of oils with a designation of origin, to the production regulations. 249 oils from 17 Regions participated in the XXIV Ercole Olivario. To find out about the awarded oils, please refer to the Prize website . 1 February 2016 PSR 2014-2020: calls for financing for Italian farms The Rural Development Plans (PSR) 2014-2020, as per EC Regulation no. 1305/2013, provide for incentives and financing for Italian agricultural and agri-food companies. The RDPs are divided into specific Measures, activated and financed through a regional tender, in order to carry out specific interventions in the field of rural development. Between these: Misura 3.1.1 – Adesione ai regimi di qualità e dei prodotti agricoli e alimentari Bandi a sostegno dei produttori che partecipano per la prima volta a un regime di qualità dei prodotti agricoli e alimentari, attraverso il finanziamento dei costi sostenuti per la certificazione . Tale finanziamento copre il 100% del costo effettivamente sostenuto, entro un massimale di 3.000 € all’anno e fino a cinque anni consecutivi. Misure 4.1.1 - Investimenti nelle aziende agricole e 4.2.1 - Investimenti per l’agroindustria I bandi a sostegno degli investimenti strutturali e dotazionali possono prevedere, tra i criteri di selezione, punteggi aggiuntivi per i produttori che effettuano investimenti connessi a prodotti certificati e/o che abbiano certificazioni volontarie di processo o sistema. Misure 10.1.1 - Produzione integrata, 11.1.1 - Pagamenti per la conversione all’agricoltura biologica e 11.2.1 Pagamenti per il mantenimento dell’agricoltura biologica Supporto finanziario, a titolo di incentivo e commisurato alla superficie (€/ha/anno), a copertura dei maggiori costi e dei mancati redditi derivati dall’introduzione e mantenimento sia di metodi di agricoltura biologica, sia di metodi di agricoltura integrata rispetto alle pratiche agricole ordinarie. 13 - 14 January 2016 Marca 2016 Agroqualità takes part in the XII edition of Marca (Bologna Fiere), the only event on the Italian trade fair scene dedicated to the commercial brand. Two days of workshops and debates in which the operators of the brand industry have the opportunity to develop relationships with the main brands of the GDO, which have adopted the event as a showcase in which to promote their MDD (Private Label) policies. A constantly growing event, which in the 2015 edition will host 582 exhibitors, with a growing presence of international retailers, and which in the last 5 years has grown by 33% in terms of exhibition space, welcomed 36% more exhibitors and it saw the participation of about 7,000 professional operators in the sector. Agroqualità makes its experiences and services in the field of agri-food certification available to the public. We are present in Marca at Stand C2 - Hall 26. For more information visit the MARCA website . AGROQUALITA 'SPA V.le Cesare Pavese, 305 00144 Rome email: agroqualita@agroqualita.it phone: 06 54228675 fax: 06 54228692 Agroqualità SpA - Registered office in V.le Cesare Pavese 305, 00144 Rome - Share capital € 1.856.191,41 fully paid-up - VAT number 05053521000 Business Register of Rome n.05053521000 Cookie policy