FOOD accreditation processes to become a Standards Development Organisation so it can develop Australian Standards for the horticulture industry . The Standards developed would form a benchmark for industry and combine various regulated audits so not to increase costs to industry .
The Department of Agriculture are keen for AHEA to progress the development of an internationally recognised , Export Standard for Horticulture similar to NZ . The scope for AHEA will be to develop Australian export standards for fresh horticultural resources in the post harvest area which include packaging , labelling , handling , storage , cold chain , quality control ,
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