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Minimum requirements
Non-negotiable thresholds protect the integrity of the mark.
The 1health food standard
One framework for healthier food systems.
The standard brings people, animals and planetary health into a common certification logic, with transparent criteria and evidence requirements.
Design principle
Integrated, evidence-based, improvement-oriented.
A strong food standard should do more than reward isolated good practices. It should reveal trade-offs, protect minimum thresholds and encourage measurable progress across the whole production system.
PeopleAnimalsPlanetTraceabilityContinuous improvement
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Performance criteria
Evidence shows how production performs across key health dimensions.
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Improvement pathway
Priority actions can support better performance from one cycle to the next.
Proposed structure
How the standard is organised.
| Domain | Purpose | Typical evidence |
|---|---|---|
| People & food | Support food quality, responsible processing, livelihoods and transparency. | Product specifications, process records, sourcing policies, worker/farmer information. |
| Animals | Protect welfare, appropriate husbandry and responsible health management. | Welfare records, housing/grazing practices, treatment protocols, outcome indicators. |
| Planet | Protect and regenerate soil, water, biodiversity and resource cycles. | Farm plans, soil indicators, water/resource records, biodiversity and circularity practices. |
| Integrity | Make claims verifiable and certification auditable. | Traceability, corrective actions, documentation, audit records. |
This prototype describes the intended architecture; final criteria, thresholds and conformity rules should be fixed through the certification development process.
Credibility first
The mark should mean the same thing wherever it appears.
That requires defined eligibility rules, assessment procedures, evidence standards, renewal cycles, use-of-mark rules and governance independent of marketing claims.
Discuss certification readiness