Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP)
The Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) is a set of guidelines that provide a basis for standards for the collection and cultivation of medicinal plants and herbal substances used for medicinal purposes. The guidelines address specific concerns of growing, collecting, and primary processing of medicinal plants/herbal substances in the wild. They cover specific issues associated with agricultural production and collection of medicinal plants/herbal substances in the wild.
Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP)
The Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) is a set of guidelines that provide a basis for standards for the collection and cultivation of medicinal plants and herbal substances used for medicinal purposes. The guidelines address specific concerns of growing, collecting, and primary processing of medicinal plants/herbal substances in the wild. They cover specific issues associated with agricultural production and collection of medicinal plants/herbal substances in the wild.
The Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP) is a set of guidelines that provide a basis for standards for the collection and cultivation of medicinal plants and herbal substances used for medicinal purposes. The guidelines address specific concerns of growing, collecting, and primary processing of medicinal plants/herbal substances in the wild. They cover specific issues associated with agricultural production and collection of medicinal plants/herbal substances in the wild.
Although there is no common legal framework within the European Union, several countries including Netherlands, Germany, Malta etc. have developed regulatory initiatives related to the cultivation and p medicinal cannabis.
The EMA Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) established a “Guideline on Good Agricultural Practice (GACP) for Starting Materials of Herbal Origin” back on 2006 (EMEA/HMPC/246816/2005). This set of rules regarding the cultivation, collection, and primary processing of the medicinal plant/herbal s However, the document describes those rules for a broad range of plants and not in a detailed way.
The GACP guidelines aim to reduce waste, ensure quality of raw material, and contribute to the sustainable management of available resources and environmental protection. The guidelines are designed to ensure that the starting materials of herbal origin are of appropriate quality for use in the manufacture of herbal medicinal products.
The requirements for GACP certification include compliance with food and agricultural law, improving food safety in production and distribution, increasing business awareness of risks, food safety hazards, and critical control points, and increasing consumer confidence. GACP certification supports business leadership through the direction of resources to safety-critical elements of the process.
Certification helps producers meet the demand for high-quality, sustainable food and allows retailers and consumers to choose quality produce with confidence.
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