FAQs

About PPPLs

Who is the PPPL owner?

The PPPL owner is the company who creates the PPPL. Only the PPPL owner can modify or cancel the PPPL.

The companies/customers that have been given access to the PPPL by the PPPL owner cannot modify the PPPL.

Can I include multiple crops in a single PPPL?

The PPPL is crop specific, since in most cases the PPP approval is per crop and the MRL are also crop specific. Nevertheless there are a number of situations where several crops closely related can be included in the same PPPL. This is the case for peach and nectarine or several herbs for example.

When you create the PPPL the system automatically checks if the main crop has associated crops that can be included in the same PPPL. If there are associated crops available for this main crop the field “Associated crop” will be activated. If this field is not activated it means it is not possible to add other crops to the PPPL.

Can I change the crop in an existing PPPL?

The main crop in the PPPL cannot be changed once the PPPL is created. What is possible is to change the associated crops (if available). For more information see FAQ on multiple crops and Create a new PPPL in the help menu.

I need two different PPPLs for the same crop

You can create as many PPPLs as needed for the same crop as long as there is some kind of restriction in the PPPL (outdoor, protected, variety...).

We recommend producers to minimise the number of PPPLs as much as possible. It is cheaper and also easier to manage.

Multiple trade names with similar compositions

In many countries the PPP approval system is per trade name. This means that two different trade names with identical composition can have a different approval status for the same crop (i.e. one trade name can be legally used on the crop and the other one cannot be used). It is often frequent to find different conditions of use for the different trade names. Thus each trade name needs to be checked individually.

Each trade name needs to be added to the PPPL as a new line.

I cannot find a trade name/active ingredient in the add PPP screen

The “Create a new PPP” box (Create PPP screen, “Search PPP or Active Ingredient to pre-load data” area) search is restricted to the PPPs registered (approved for any crop) in the country the PPPL is valid for.

If you cannot find a trade name it means that the trade name is not officially approved in that country for any crop (or there is a spelling mistake).

If you cannot find an active ingredient it means that there are no trade names approved (in that country for any crop) which contain the active ingredient.

Note: Searches on the “Active ingredient” box are not restricted to approved trade names, thus you can find active ingredient that are not approved to be used. This shall be taken into consideration when using the manual option to fill in the data.

How to share a PPPL with a new customer?

See Customer section in the help page.

How to know which customers I have shared my PPPL with?

To know who has your permission to see your PPPL, simply verify the column “Shared with”. You can change this (adding or removing customers) at any time. More details in the Help page.

Concerns regarding confidentiality of my trading relationships (customers/suppliers)

At Food Experts we take very seriously the confidentiality of the data and the trading relationships is certainly confidential information. The system is designed to protect the confidentiality of your trading relationships.

For example, when you share a PPPL with several customers through the site, even if you see in the PPPL header the names of all the customers you have granted access to your PPPL, each customer will only see his own name and will not see any other of your customers.

What is the cost?

See prices section in the help page.

How do I pay?

See payment section in the help page