{"id":1612,"date":"2025-07-07T18:01:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T10:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/?page_id=1612"},"modified":"2025-08-12T16:31:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T08:31:45","slug":"fair-farms-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/au\/fair-farms-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Farms Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Developed by Industry for Industry. The Fair Farms Program is managed by Growcom Australia and fosters fair and responsible employment practices across the Australian Horticulture industry.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fair Farms is an Australian Certification Program that fosters fair and ethical employment practices across the horticulture industry within Australia. By meeting Fair Farms\u2019 key objectives, growers can demonstrate to their customers and the community that they treat workers fairly, and ethically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fair Farms Program has been designed to assist growers in improving workplace compliance, ensuring fair treatment of workers and reducing the risk of worker exploitation and other human rights violations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences Certification is a Provisional APSCA Member Firm and an approved body to conduct independent third-party certification audits for Fair Farms in horticultural businesses.<\/strong>\u00a0The purpose of this audit is to validate your company\u2019s compliance with all applicable workplace laws and demonstrate an approach that integrates \u2018social responsibility as a function of your business operations and supply chain.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also enables your business to assess its ethics, ensuring your employees and contractors are treated in a fair, ethical and responsible manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Important auditing requirements:&nbsp;<\/strong>Your Fair Farms Audit must take place during peak season. Please ensure you advise our certification team of your peak production periods when completing application forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>How do you begin?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Register with Fair Farms through&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fairfarms.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.fairfarms.com.au<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the Online Self-Assessment (OSA). This is a confidential form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete Fair Farms Training if required. Fair Farms provided online learning modules. If you require assistance, the Fair Farms Team is available to help.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contact Merieux NutriSciences Certification and request a Fair Farms Audit by completing our application form at this link:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdnmqmMlZBZFLtVgd1q5-m_wD48ABjeN8BkuyhDq2OCWVO4rQ\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdnmqmMlZBZFLtVgd1q5-m_wD48ABjeN8BkuyhDq2OCWVO4rQ\/viewform<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the audit is successful, a certificate will be issued to your business by Fair Farms.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Contact our Certification team today to find out more about obtaining the Fair Farms Certification and utilising M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences Certification LLC as your certifying body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/au\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(10,68,121) 0%,rgb(0,171,230) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\">Find an Expert<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-theme-palette-9-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Do you want to know how M\u00e9rieux NutriSciences AQ can support you locally? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/au\/locations-opening-hours\/\">View Our Locations in Australia<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Australia-Merieux-NutriSciences-Laboratories-locations-1-1024x563.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Australia-Merieux-NutriSciences-Laboratories-locations-1-1024x563.png 1024w, https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Australia-Merieux-NutriSciences-Laboratories-locations-1-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Australia-Merieux-NutriSciences-Laboratories-locations-1-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/mxnsaq.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Australia-Merieux-NutriSciences-Laboratories-locations-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developed by Industry for Industry. 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