Red Tractor Assurance Activities

Red Tractor Assurance supports farmers and the food supply chain by:

• Setting the standards for the whole chain: farm, pre- and post-farm; including working with the devolved regional bodies and other food industry schemes to develop a commonly accepted set of standards.
• Licensing the standards to approved Certification Bodies, who will assess and certify producers and other food businesses, ensuring consistent delivery of the standards by all providers.
• Encouraging producers and businesses to participate in Assurance by applying to a Certification Body.
• Maintaining a central database of all producers and businesses certified against the standards.
• Promoting the benefits of Assurance to both producers and businesses within the food supply chain and to external bodies such as Government, NGO’s and Consumer organisations.