Plant Health Guide: passporting and marketing requirements

"Trace back" for ware potatoes

Ware potatoes do not require plant passports for trade within the EC but are subject to a "trace back" regime which enables SE to trace any plant health problem back to its source. EC legislation requires that producers are registered. SE currently uses the British Potato Council (BPC) register so that producers need not register twice. Please contact your local SERPID Area Office for advice if you do not have such a number.

To comply with trace back requirements, your BPC registration number should appear on potato bags or on labels attached to the bags or other packaging. If the potatoes are repackaged at warehouses or despatch centres the registration number of that centre should be used. The warehouse or despatch centre must maintain adequate records to enable SE to trace potatoes back to the individual producer if necessary.