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USDA Process Verification Program (PVP)
 Novecta has a working agreement with USDA to offer guidance and system implementation to agribusiness as part of their Process Verification Program (PVP), which is based on the ISO 9001:2000 quality management system. The USDA recognizes the need for process-based systems rather than working solely with the product-based systems traditionally used in agriculture. PVP is an effort to present a much more agriculturally user-friendly system that could be adopted by producers and agribusinesses. This system differs from ISO 9001:2000 by allowing for “verification points” of a marketing claim.
- Verification points must add value to the product
or service.
- Verification points must be substantive, verifiable and repeatable
- Verification points must be within the scope of the PVP
- Verification points cannot be practices that are required by law or a standard under which organizations in the same industry generally operate
 Certified companies or producers can use the USDA Process Verified shield for marketing and promotion of their products.
To learn more about this program please click on the following link:
Novecta offers guidance and implementation services to become certified under a number of different quality management systems. As an independent third party company, Novecta can provide consulting, training, gap analysis and internal audits for your quality management system. Novecta promotes agricultural quality management systems to both the domestic and international marketplace.
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