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SGPIS-GQ · 02 papers

Governance & Quality

GQ-01 examines where certification stops. GQ-02 examines where traceability stops. Together, they show that two of the most trusted documentation systems in food governance share a structural limit: they establish important facts about the product, but neither carries the product’s fuller account.

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SGPIS-GQ-01 cover — Certification as Minimum Threshold
SGPIS-GQ-01March 2026Governance & Quality

Certification as Minimum Threshold

Admissibility is not differentiation.

Thresholds confirm admissibility. They do not carry the product attributes that distinguish one producer from another.