Quality & Stewardship

Responsibility with system

Long-term success requires the highest quality – in our products and processes alike. KWS has set up a number of quality initiatives to support quality assurance.

The spectrum ranges from ISO-based certifications (e.g. 9001, 14001) to industry-specific standards such as Seedguard (seed treatment) and Excellence through Stewardship for the responsible handling of transgenic material.

All activities are bundled and documented in a central Integrated Management System. It also includes the overall audit planning, which is carried out in close coordination with the risk management.

Our certifications and quality standards at a glance

SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for sugarbeet at KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, location EINBECK.

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SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for cereals of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN, ZS-storage.

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SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for rapeseed of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN, ZS-storage.

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SeedGuard

Certification of a professional seed treatment with quality assurance system for dust reduction for Cereals of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BIERBERGEN.

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Excellence through Stewardship (ETS)

Certificate of membership of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA in the ETS program (responsible handling of genetically modified organisms throughout the entire product life cycle).

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GMP+ B3

Certificate for trading of straight feeding stuffs, storage and handling of feeding stuffs of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, locations BERGEN and BIERBERGEN.

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Organic certificate hybride rye

Certificate according to § 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labeling of organic products of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, organic seeds

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Organic certificate sugar beet, corn, oil and field seeds

Certificate in accordance with Article 35(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labeling of organic products of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA for sugarbeet, corn and fodder beet

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Laboratory accreditation according to ISO/IEC 17025:2018

Laboratory accreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 of KWS LOCHOW GmbH, location BERGEN

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Quality Management System Certification ISO 9001:2015

Certification of breeding, production, distribution and marketing of seed as well as administrative services of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, KWS Berlin GmbH and KWS LOCHOW GmbH, various locations.

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Environmental Management System Certification ISO 14001:2015

Breeding, production and distribution of seed at the Einbeck location of KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

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Heubach CoP Standard Version 4.0

Laboratory certification, compliance with the Heubach-CoP Standards, Version 4.0 of the STISSC Group, KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA, EINBECK site.

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International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Certificate- Accreditation of Seed Testing Laboratory

Laboratory Accreditation to the ISTA Seed Testing Laboratory Seed Testing Accreditation Standard by ISTA in accordance with Article 15 (c) of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA). The scope of accreditation includes 1) Purity and identification of other seeds, 2) Germination, 3) Thousand-seed weight (TSW).

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