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The Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS) is the national dairy scheme with close to 100 percent participation from Irish dairy farmers. The SDAS was developed by a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) representing Bord Bia – the Irish Food Board; Teagasc; the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI); the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM); industry (producers and processors) and other technical experts.
The SDAS monitors quality assurance requirements and collects farm performance data to demonstrate the sustainability of Irish dairying at individual farm level. It monitors Ireland’s progress in a systematic way on its journey of continuous improvement. A farm visit is conducted by an independent auditor on every member’s farm at 18 month intervals and a comprehensive report is produced on the performance of the farm under the criteria of the two main components of the SDAS: Sustainability and Quality Assurance.