Assured Food Standards (AFS) is the independent organisation set up to manage the Red Tractor mark. AFS set the assurance standards that apply to various commodity sectors and to different links in the food chain. At the point of packaging, AFS define the usage conditions for the Red Tractor logo; licence the processors and packers who display it on their packs, and ultimately ensure that the Red Tractor is only ever seen on food that truly deserves to carry it.

The Assured Combinable Crops scheme (ACCS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of AFS for the production of assured barley, oats, oilseeds, pulses, wheat and other crops. AFS is committed to working with the entire supply chain to harmonise and strengthen Red Tractor standards under a single mark. To this end, AFS represents a broad spectrum of individual assurance schemes including ACCS.

To find out more about AFS and the Red Tractor mark, please visit www.redtractor.org.uk.