What is ISO 34101‑4- R equirements for certification schemes of sustainable and traceable cocoa about?
ISO 34101 discusses sustainable and traceable cocoa. ISO 34101-4 is an international standard that provides requirements for certification schemes of sustainable and traceable cocoa to apply for the certification of cocoa production.
ISO 34101-4 is the fourth part of a multi-part series that specifies requirements for certification schemes for sustainable and traceable cocoa, including the certification of cocoa bean producing organizations and cocoa supply chain actors.
ISO 34101-4 is to be used jointly with ISO 34101‑1 , ISO 34101‑2, and ISO 34101‑3 .
ISO 34101-4 also specifies the requirements for cocoa sustainability management systems at the entry and medium levels.
Note: Under ISO 34101-4 only organizations that fulfill both the cocoa sustainability management system requirements of either ISO 34101‑1 or Annex A or B, and the performance requirements of ISO 34101‑2 can claim their cocoa beans have been sustainably produced.
BS EN ISO 34101-4:2019 history
2019BS EN ISO 34101-4:2019 Sustainable and traceable cocoa - Requirements for certification schemes