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Printable versionSigns official Identification of Quality and Origin (SIQO) and the regional brandSaveurs en'Or
Food products bearing signs of quality are all the rage. Faced with a large supply, consumers are hungry for french benchmarks enabling them to save time. NWe chose to present here, the 4 SOfficial signs Identification of Quality and PPE cause (SIQO): Label Rouge, the Certification of Conformity of Product, the AOC label organic and the new regional brand : Saveurs en'Or.
There are also protections in Europe (PDO and PGI) for more information, contact the group as Nord-Pas de Calais.
These signs are well known to consumers. It is based on an upstream voluntary on the part of candidates, then down the checks carried out by the certification body.
« Label Rouge » OFFICIALLY SUPERIEUR
The official sign guarantees the superior quality of the product label compared to similar products. This "superiority" should lead to a taste perceived by the consumer.
The process is voluntary, mandatory collective (sectoral approach). The checks are carried out by a certification body.
It includes steps :
« Certificat de Conformité » : OFFICIALLY DIFFERENT
This sign attesting that the product complies with the characteristics or rules concerning the production, processing, packing and / or origin.
The product should be different from standard products by at least two characteristics.
The process is voluntary, collective or individual. The checks are carried out by a certification body.
It includes steps :
« AOC » OFFICIALLY « DU TERROIR »
The official sign "Appellation d'origine contrôlée" (AOC) said the close link between a product, a land and know-how of the people of this land. Quality is the result of this union that can not be replicated elsewhere.
The checks are carried out by the'INAO (Institut National des Appellations d'Origine).
The AOC is primarily a tool of protection of the appellation of origin. At European level, there are also a Community of origin: PDO and PGI. Applicants must already be a regulator SIQO.
« AB » OFFICIALLY NATURAL
This sign indicates that an official food product is derived from a mode of production on the environment, which prohibits synthetic chemicals and respects the welfare of animals. The products themselves must be composed of at least 95% of the ingredients of "organic".
The process to get the sign "AB" does not require prior preparation of specifications: they already exist at national or European level. Professionals committed to respect under the supervision of a certification body.
Learn more: specifications
The specifications list specific characteristics that are translated into objective, recognizable by the consumer, measurable and, therefore, control of production to marketing, "from farm to plate." Communicating the characteristics are specified on the label.
The collective regional : Saveurs en’Or
Created to add value to the products from the Nord-Pas de Calais, Flavors is a en'Or private.
Regional origin of the product and the main raw materials that compose it, compliance with regulations and good practices of production and processing, quality and traceability are the criteria for approval of the collective mark is controlled by an independent body.
Like other regions of France before it is Savor en'Or its reason to exist through the challenges it represents for regional food and the interest it generates among manufacturers and distributors in the region . It is a formidable tool for recovery of products from the Nord-Pas de Calais. It meets the expectations of consumers by giving the face a full guarantee to the products of globalization and to the maintenance of employment in our region.
Every month new products are approved businesses.