ECO Natural Natural Product is defined as the first and only natural certification for Turkish products approved by ECOmark; At least percent 95 from natural sources, with the exception of water, should be natural content or component. ECOmark certified products use natural ingredients, keep ingredients away from health risks, do not use animal testing, and contain biodegradable or recycled material in packaging. The products should list all the materials on the packaging label. ECOmark also requires 100 natural odor and colorant on the face. Certified products are located in more than a thousand stores nationwide. Tens of products and content are certified.

In 2011, ECOmark, a global public health and safety organization, announced a platform to develop another standard for natural personal care products. Düzenleyici There is currently no regulatory and globally recognized definition for the term 'natural'. ECOmark has not developed a definition of the term Natural or its derivatives, but states that the term “natural ği can be used, where foods do not contain additional colors, artificial flavors or synthetic substances (unless they currently exclude GMOs). ECOmark has established a platform to interpret the term “natural.. While attempting to verify this interpretation, ECOmark will work with other governing bodies to establish a standard definition and process for obtaining a natural certification.
The new ECO Natural standard will help to develop authentic and high quality natural personal products by defining the use of the term 'natural'.

In natural product certification there is no legal definition of the word "natural" for food and consumer products. The use of the term 'natural' in the list of ingredients is not permitted, except for the expression 'natural aroma', which does not contain a correct and misleading product, color, artificial flavors or synthetic substances.

To protect and equip consumers to maximize their well-being, ECOmark has developed the Certification of Natural Products, a set of guidelines on whether a product can truly be considered “natural”. The standard covers all regulated consumer products.

Essence of "ECO Natural" Natural Product Standard
The ECOmark Natural Standard is based on natural components, safety, responsibility and sustainability.

Natural Ingredients: A so-called “natural malı product should consist only or at least almost exclusively of natural components and must be produced by suitable processes to preserve the purity of the content.
Security: A product labeled “natural dır should avoid any component suspected of human health risk.
Responsibility: No animal tests should be used to develop a product labeled “natural“.
Sustainability: A “natural li labeled product should use biodegradable components and the most environmentally friendly packaging.

Under the Natural Standard for all consumer products, the permissible materials are obtained or made from a renewable source, which exists in nature (flora, fauna, mineral) and contains no petroleum compounds. Restriction of harmful chemicals and natural degradability are aimed. The standard will help you become more educated about naturally accepted content and processes.

Organic product certificate is a production network where organic production, which is a production method compatible with nature and environment, is formed by a self-contained closed network based on the activity of farm and local resources and all production stages are examined and documented instead of final product. Ecological and organic certification bodies issue an organic product certificate certifying that the products are manufactured as organic products.

Ecological products, some chemical by-products are usually derived from vegetable products. It is produced harmless to the environment and its users. They are organic products produced by a production method suitable for natural ecological balance.

ECOmark has developed a standard for ecological products (natural textiles, green detergents, ecological and organic household fragrances, etc.) within the framework of standardization case-law in cooperation with the industry. The products referred to in this standard are those obtained from vegetable-derived ingredients obtained using environmentally friendly processes.

As a natural and organic product certification, control and certification organization, our ECOmark organization carries out the examination and certification in accordance with the authorization principles specified in the organic agriculture law and regulation. Organic product certificates certify that the conditions required in each stage of harvesting, processing, packaging and storage rings are complied with, starting from soil inspections of the land where the products are produced. If organic products are out of agriculture, certifies that chemicals contrary to natural and ecological balance are not used. There is 3 step of certification network. These are manufacturers, vendors, and certification bodies that conduct unbiased reviews.

Certification; is the certification of the compliance of the enterprise, product and input with the legislation as a result of the application of control methods determined by organic farming standards. In order to evaluate and label a product as organic; it must comply with the regulations set out by the national and international authorities for organic farming. In order to achieve this; entrepreneurs like ECOmark; It should be controlled by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and by a control and certification body accredited by independent non-profit accrediting bodies and authorized by national and international authorities. ECOmark provides organic product certification services accredited by national and international accreditation bodies.

Certification is a voluntary process. Any organization that operates to a certain standard may require that its product or service be certified by a certification body, such as ECOmark. Certification is performed for a certain period of time during which the certification body maintains its observations.

The logo of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs as well as the logo of the certification and certification bodies (ECOmark) on the packaging of organic products offered for sale in the domestic market, markets, shops and hypermarkets, markets and shopping malls, and the certificate number indicating that the inspection and certification is carried out by the inspection and certification company. is required. If the packaging has the ECOmark logo and document number, the products offered for sale are organic products that have been inspected and certified.

Organic foods can be used simply for the cultivation and processing of genetic engineering, artificial and similar fertilizers, pesticides, weed and fungicides, growth regulators, hormones, antibiotics, preservatives, colorants, additives, chemical coatings and materials are not used in foodstuffs. Organic foods include vegetable and animal foods.

What are the Advantages of Organic Products and Agriculture?

Organic Agriculture has started to make itself felt increasingly harmful to human and animal health by the negative effects of chemicals (such as pesticides, fertilizers) used in agricultural production. In order to eliminate all these negative effects, the Ecological Agriculture System has been developed based on the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides as little as possible, instead of using organic fertilizers and biological control methods.

This type of production, which is accepted as an alternative to conventional agriculture by FAO and the European Union, is referred to under different names in different countries. German and Northern European languages ​​"Ecological Agriculture", French, Italian and Spanish for "organic farming", in English, "Organic Farming" In Turkey, "Ecological or organic agriculture" are used as synonyms.

You can work with ECOmark to get organic product certification.

According to estimates, the world's population is doubling every 35 per year. With this increase in population, consumption and consequently decrease in natural resources and pollution formation are increasing. Today, environmental problems such as global climate changes, ozone depletion, acid rain, toxic residues, air and water pollution are more clearly felt. The ecosystem of our world is having difficulty in meeting the demands. Great efforts are being made to prevent this bad trend, especially in the European Union countries. Both consumers and manufacturers are expected to pay more attention to human health and the protection of nature. As a result of these efforts, a large number of ecological product labels designed in the European Union countries have been designed.

There are generally two thematic approaches in ecological label systems. Either production systems are evaluated or products are evaluated. In labels based on production systems, first of all, environmentally friendly production is evaluated, but the product is also evaluated. With the Eco-Label system put into practice by the European Union in 1992, it was developed by our organization in our country. Ekomark © Standard also shows an approach in this direction.

Production ecology is a versatile, power controllable and complex system. The protection of the environment during production and proving that this is done in a system has become a necessity. Ekomark © Tag, Eco-Label and all similar ecological labels guarantee that the products do not contain harmful substances and that they are produced with care to protect nature.

ecological labels The aim of the system is to ensure that consumers receive healthy products and to maintain the ecological balance of the world. The Ekomark © Tag serves this purpose.

There are many ecological product labels developed in European Union countries and generally applied in their own countries and sometimes accepted in other countries. These include the Blue Angel label in Germany, the ECO Quality Symbol in the Netherlands, and the Nordic Swan Label in Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland. Of these, the Blue Angel Label has been valid since 1978 and has been developed for many products other than food and medicine.

 

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