Freshcare Certification

Merieux NutriSciences Certification is an approved Certification Body to deliver a wide range of Freshcare food safety & quality standards.

We are an internationally recognised food safety and certification provider, and we conduct integrated audit services for fresh producers and manufacturers to certify compliance across many food industry standards.

Freshcare is Australia’s largest Food Safety and Quality Assurance program within the Fresh Produce Industry. This scheme now provides a suite of assurance standards for the fresh produce and wine industries as well.

The following programmes are accredited under JASANZ and are GFSI benchmarked standards:

  • FSQ V4.2 (Food Safety & Quality – On-farm Standard)
  • Supply Chain V2 (Food Safety & Quality – Supply Chain Standard)

The following programmes are non-accredited Freshcare Programmes:

  • Environmental V3 – On-farm Standard including Banana Reef
  • AWISSP-VIT V1 – Viticulture Standard
  • AWISSP-WIN V1.1 – Winery Standard

Freshcare started as an on-farm food safety program developed by fresh produce industry experts, in response to the need for a practical, cost-effective, industry-focussed food safety program. Based on GAP (Good Agricultural Practice) principles, Freshcare was designed to allow the participation of all grower businesses, regardless of crops, size of operation or location in Australia.

Get Certified to the Freshcare Standard

  • Step 1: Contact the Auditing team at certification.au@mxns.com and request a questionnaire/application form.
  • Step 2: A qualified Team Member will review your application and provide you with a quotation for auditing services.
  • Step 3: Once a quote is accepted, a qualified auditor will be assigned to conduct your audit.
  • Step 4: Once your audit has been finalised and a certification decision has been granted, your site certificate will be provided to you and your audit information will be uploaded to Freshcare Online.
  • Website: Freshcare Website (has a range of different information and resources to help you in your journey)
  • Contact: Freshcare can be reached on 1300 853 508
  • Approved Trainers list: Freshcare Trainers
  • Rules: Freshcare Rules. This document outlines your obligations and mandatory requirements for seeking certification.
  • If you are new to Freshcare, you must complete Freshcare Online Training prior to Merieux NutriSciences being able to schedule your audit. This is a Freshcare Program requirement. To register for Freshcare Online Training, follow this link: Freshcare Training.

Mérieux NutriSciences Certification LLC is an independent subsidiary of Mérieux NutriSciences established to provide clients with certification to many internationally recognized schemes. We are accredited through the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JASANZ). As a leader in the auditing space, Mérieux NutriSciences Certification LLC is positioned to meet all your auditing needs.

To apply for Freshcare certification today, email us at certification.au@mxns.com or click on the “Contact Us” button below.

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