When you grow such high-quality products, you learn that sustainability and care for the land are the keys to success. Being respectful of the environment, practising sustainable agriculture and being efficient in cultivation… In short, preserving the legacy of our fields.
At Vicente Peris we hold external certifications that validate our way of working, such as IFS FOOD, which regulates food safety, and GLOBALG.A.P., which certifies sustainable agricultural practices and responsible management of crops and products.
Furthermore, we apply our own environmental management system that we develop and control internally, based on the continuous improvement of our processes, the responsible use of resources and respect for the environment in which we cultivate and produce.
Being sustainable is our driving force.
At Vicente Peris we understand environmental protection as a direct responsibility linked to our way of producing. That is why we work with our own environmental management system that allows us to identify, control and reduce the impacts associated with our activity.
This internal system helps us integrate sustainability into decision-making, incorporating environmental criteria into planning, process monitoring and the fulfilment of the company's strategic objectives.
We periodically analyse all flows linked to our activity: waste management such as wood, organic, plastic or batteries, control of wastewater and process water, use of chemicals and resource consumption. This analysis allows us to clearly define the input and output circuits within the production process and apply continuous improvement measures.
At Vicente Peris we are fully aware that certain materials and processes require specific supervision. Therefore, we apply internal procedures that guarantee rigorous management, always under criteria of environmental respect and regulatory compliance.
This approach is consistent and complementary with other certifications that govern our activity, such as IFS FOOD and GLOBALG.A.P., which allows us to generate synergies between systems, optimise processes and reinforce our commitment to responsible production.
GlobalG.A.P. comes from the acronym 'Good Agricultural Practices'. It is an agronomic production standard that seeks to standardise globally agricultural practices in accordance with current regulations on food safety, environment and labour, in pursuit of a sustainable production system.
The customers and consumers who enjoy our fruits require certified guarantees that validate the good agricultural practices carried out in our plantations, and the most popular and recognised standard in the world is GlobalG.A.P.
GlobalG.A.P. came to Peris as a basic condition for being able to market our products in European supermarkets and chains under a homogeneous quality standard, which would facilitate quality controls.
At Peris we are producers of fruits and vegetables such as melon, watermelon, pumpkin and white celery; therefore, this certification allows us to carry out our processes with the most demanding practices and, furthermore, in constant updating.
Today we cannot imagine any other way of understanding crops, always from a perspective of respect and balance at every stage of the process.
For customers and consumers of Peris products from GlobalG.A.P. plantations, the quality standard is very high and its benefits are noticeable and outstanding.
Therefore, our goal is to continue producing our products under the GlobalG.A.P. standard until we reach 100% of the production of the products we offer.
The production of 'zero residue' foods is based on the set of techniques, protocols and inputs we apply with the aim of obtaining residue levels below the limit of determination of active substances (0.01 ppm, 0.01 mg/kg). It is not only about replacing synthetic chemicals with organic products. The spectrum must be broadened and the agrosystem must be fully understood in order to succeed.
Therefore, we must take into account various factors that influence the cultivation cycle, such as a comprehensive management system that not only seeks the production of fresh, healthy and safe food, but also tries to respond to European food safety requirements. We are talking about taking into account aspects such as land preparation, pruning, irrigation, fertilisation, pest control, etc., in a coordinated and global manner, within the plantation.
For Peris, 'zero residue' products are those that at the time of harvesting show a total absence of chemical residues inherited from treatments received during cultivation. A rigorous analysis carried out by external laboratories certifies the absence of nearly 717 officially tested residues. This is achieved through strict control in the application of phytosanitary treatments and pesticides, which in turn applies ecological and environmental respect standards.
This guarantee for the entire distribution chain and consumers allows the growth of a category of environmentally friendly, healthy products accessible to all consumers.