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Fresh Produce Standards

UREA Version 5.1

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Glossary

Key – Those standards which have greater significance (all other standards are normal)

Recommendation – Those which do not affect certification

New – A completely new standard which the member must now adhere to

Revised – A standard that has changed and requires the member to take some different or additional action to before

Upgraded – The standard has been upgraded to a Key standard or from a Recommendation to a full standard

Appendix – Referenced in ‘How you will be measured’. Indicates that additional information is provided in the Appendices, which are available at the end of each section.

Cropping Categories Fresh Produce

Category 0 - Those you can eat raw and have a significant risk or history of pathogen contamination

Category 1 - Those you can eat raw and which do not have a protective skin that is removed before eating; they may also have a significant risk or history of pathogen contamination.

Category 2 - Those you can eat raw and which either have protective skin or grow clear of the ground, or that have no history of pathogen contamination.

Category 3 - Those that the customer always cooks.

An up-to-date list of the crop categories can be found on the Red Tractor website.

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PR.UR. 1

Fertiliser containing urea must only be applied where the following requirements are met (NEW)

How you will be measured

PR.UR.1.a

Protected/inhibited fertilisers containing solid urea can be applied within any product use by/best before dates

PR.UR.1.b

Protected/inhibited fertilisers containing liquid urea can be applied with the prescribed rate of protector/inhibitor for the application, and within any product use by/best before date

PR.UR.1.c

In England, unprotected/uninhibited solid fertiliser containing urea can only be applied between 15th January and 31st March

PR.UR.1.d

In England, unprotected/uninhibited liquid fertiliser containing urea can be applied between 15th January and 31st March

PR.UR.1.e

In England, unprotected/uninhibited liquid fertiliser containing urea can be applied between 1st April and last application in autumn* only if agronomic justification is provided by FACTS-qualified farm personnel** or o Advice specific for the crop has been provided by a FACTS-Qualified Adviser and been followed (see EC 9.1)

PR.UR.1.f

In Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales fertiliser containing urea (solid and liquid) can be applied as per relevant legislation
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Application records

Name and FACTS professional register number

Recommendation sheet for applications


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