International Fresh Produce Association
Acronym: IFPA
General Information
Identification Code: 519841252779-86
Website: freshproduce.com
Entity Form: An industry trade association with a non-profit (501(c)(6)) tax status in the USA
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 2/9/2024
Mission & Interests
Goals: International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) represents the entire fresh produce (fruit and vegetable) and floral supply chain. The stated mission of IFPA is grow a healthier world and to advance a brighter future for all. IFPA's goal is to increase consumption of fresh fruit, vegetable and floral around the world.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Climate action
- Environment
- Food safety
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- national
- european
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: IFPA, as a part of the Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods, is engaged on advancing sustainable packaging for fresh produce and floral, while also ensuring food safety of the product, reducing food loss and waste, and not incurring additional carbon footprint as assessed during the entire lifecycle. IFPA and Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods (ASPF) are actively following the discussions at EP, Council and Commission level on the draft EU Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC)
Communication Activities: IFPA and ASPF have shared key concerns with regard to the impact of this draft legislation on the fresh produce sector with relevant officials in the EU institutions and have offered to provide further background, whether in-person or online. In this regard, meetings with EU officials may be organized. A position paper that has been shared concerns an analysis of published peer-reviewed studies focusing on the role of packaging in food safety and food loss/waste was published on ASPF’s website https://www.allianceforsustainablepackaging.com/en/position-paper/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development,Green new deal
Head Office
Address: 1901 Pennsylvania Ave NW
City: Washington
Country: UNITED STATES
Phone:
Indic Phone: 1
Phone Number: 2023033412
EU Office
Address: 1901 Pennsylvania Ave NW
City: Washington
Country: UNITED STATES
Phone:
Indic Phone: 1
Phone Number: 2023033412
Financial Data
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 2
Members: 2
Members F T E: 0.20000000298023224
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: IFPA membership includes organizations listed on this website: https://www.freshproduce.com/annual-partners/
Organisation Members: IFPA is a member of the Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods (ASPF) that is committed to the long-term goal of significant reduction of single use food packaging waste and honor the trust of the consumers and recognize the responsibility to provide highly nutritious, conventional and organic, product that is also safe from pathogens and contaminants (The Alliance for Sustainable Packaging for Foods) www.allianceforsustainablepackaging.com
Current Job Opportunities
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