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Pollinator Health Addendum

As of April 1, 2025 Walmart requires fresh apples and pears to be grown in a way that promotes the health of pollinators. This  additional certification is separate, but related to the CanadaGAP  food safety certification. Your must request your CanadaGAP certification body to conduct this additional “Pollinator Health” requirement. The Pollinator Health audit requires you to demonstrate that you implement Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices on your orchard. This Pollinator Health audit only applies to growers wanting to sell produce in Walmart, currently no other retailers require this additional certification (as of March 2026).

Fortunately, the SIR program is founded on IPM principles and can help you meet the Pollinator Health audit requirements and can help you achieve this certification. To pass the Pollinator Health audit, producers to score 11 out of a possible 15 points in various IPM criteria and meet 6 mandatory criteria. To complete this process you must 1) request a Pollinator Health Audit from your food safety certification body. 2) Implement IPM practices and document them 3) Collect supporting documents. 4) Complete Sel-audit checklist. Find below a Pollinator Health Self Audit Checklist and Letter outlining SIR’s IPM practices below. Additional documents, such as spray records, scouting records, sprayer calibration, BC DAS log in credentials, etc. may be required.

Pollinator-Health-self Assessment

Pollinator Health Audit SIR support Letter

2026 Environment and Pollinator health sheet

Characteristics of CM control and conventional spray program -2026