Holland Selection
The very highest quality has a standard
Holland Selection stands for quality and is the quality mark for flower bulbs, tubers, perennials and other agricultural products from the Netherlands. The quality mark is only awarded to products of the very highest quality. You can be certain that when you buy products with the Holland Selection quality mark, you are assured of quality and guaranteed flowering.
Quality Assured
- The Organisation
- Quality
- Environment
- Occupational Safety.
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- The Product
- Processes
- Complaint Handling
The Certainties of Holland Selection
Holland Selection stands for quality
If the product features the Holland Selection quality mark, you can be certain the company meets the following conditions:
- Management systems in place for quality, the environment and safety, occupational and otherwise. This has been achieved through ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 certification, or comparable management systems.
- Compliance with all current legislation and regulations.
- It pursues a concrete CSR policy and is fully transparent.
Requirements for the packaging of horticultural products
With regard to the quality requirements for horticultural products, the bearer must include the following information on packaging:
- A full and clear description of the product.
- Plant passport: this is proof that the producer complies with the applicable rules and requirements set in Plant Heath Directive (200/29/EC) and that the company is subject to an inspection regime by an inspection body. This is necessary in order to be able to trade products within the European Union.
- A unique code for the retail sector
- Package contents
- A unique code with regard to full transparency (Tracking & Tracing)
- Informative user instructions
- Recommended sell-by date
- Information to allow the consumer to directly approach the Holland Selection Quality Mark Foundation with comments and criticism.
Our Guarantee
The product must meet the highest requirements in order to become a member of the Holland Selection Quality Mark Foundation. That is why each bearer of our quality mark has passed a screening by various experts. Every six months, we audit quality on a large number of points. This way, you as a consumer are assured of the best result.
In the unlikely event that you are not satisfied with the product, you can submit a complaint to us using the form.
Submit a complaintSubmit a complaint
In the unlikely event that you do have a complaint, please submit it to us using the form below. Your complaint will initiate a complaints procedure by the quality mark bearer and we will arrange for compensation. That is the Holland Selection guarantee.
Holland Selection quality mark
Products that may carry the Holland Selection quality mark:
Flower bulbs
Tubers
Perennials
Aquatic plants
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