Certifying Bodies
The following certifying bodies provide the third-party independent assessment for auditing farming operations to the EFI Standards. Growers independently choose and retain a certifying body.
| Certifying Body | Auditable Standards | Contact Information |
| LRQA | EFI Social Standards v2.1 EFI Packing & Processing Standards v1.1 EFI Ethical Charter Addendum | Lydia Ibarrola +52 446 114 2839 lydia.ibarrola@lrqa.com |
| NSF International | EFI Food Safety Standards v2.0* EFI Pest Management Standards v3.0 | Reid Watkins, Technical Scheme Lead – North America +1.503.507.0750 rwatkins@nsf.org |
| SCS Global | EFI Social Standards v2.1 EFI Food Safety Standards v2.0* EFI Pest Management Standards v3.0 EFI Packing & Processing Standards v1.1 EFI Ethical Charter Addendum | Sandy Ledesma, Program Manager, Sustainability Certifications +1.510.646.0247 Direct sledesma@scsglobalservices.com |
*these certification services are in scope of the certifying bodies accreditation to ISO17065.2012
LRQA
By bringing together unrivalled expertise in certification, brand assurance, cybersecurity, inspection and training, we’ve become a leading global assurance provider.
LRQA is proud of our heritage, but it’s who we are today that really matters, because that’s what shapes how we partner with our clients tomorrow. By combining strong values, decades of experience in risk management and mitigation and a keen focus on the future, we’re here to support our clients as they build safer, more secure, more sustainable businesses.
From independent auditing, certification and training; to technical advisory services; to real-time assurance technology; to data-driven supply chain transformation, our innovative end-to-end solutions help our clients negotiate a rapidly changing risk landscape – making sure they’re shaping their own future, rather than letting it shape them.
LRQA, in collaboration with NSF International, offers a full range of food safety and quality services for the agriculture industry to deliver the assurance, confidence, and brand protection that you are looking for.
Together, we provide certification, auditing, consulting, training, farm services and laboratory testing services to growers, agricultural businesses and farmers worldwide.
As an EFI Certifying Body, LRQA adheres to EFI’s standards and procedures for consistent, high-quality auditing.
Contact LRQA for more information about the EFI certification:
Lydia Ibarrola
+52 446 114 2839.
SCS Global Services
SCS Global Services (SCS) is a global leader in third-party agricultural, environmental and sustainability certification, auditing, testing and standards development. It was the first certification body to audit to the EFI Standards. Backed by more than three decades of professional expertise and courteous customer service in agriculture-based assessment.
We are proud to align ourselves with the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), which shares our values by cultivating a healthier, safer and more sustainable produce supply chain by combining food safety, pesticide management, and the fair treatment of workers under one certification.
The certifying body provides conformity assessment services for a wide range of sustainability and social responsibility initiatives in the food and agriculture arena, working directly with producers, distributors, manufacturers, and retailers. In addition, we administer our own proprietary Sustainably Grown® certification program. More broadly, SCS programs span a wide cross-section of industries, recognizing exemplary performance not only in food and agriculture production, but in the natural resource management, green building, consumer and business product manufacturing, energy, and retail sectors. SCS is a California-chartered benefit corporation, reflecting its commitment to socially and environmentally responsible business practice, providing services around the world.
Contact SCS for more information about the EFI certification:
Sandy Ledesma, Program Manager, Sustainability Certifications
+1.510.646.0247 Direct
sledesma@scsglobalservices.com
