CCPB

CCPB srl in collaboration with Almagisi srl, activated a specific certification scheme for environmentally friendly cleaning products, wich is based on a specific standard.

Product wich are object of the certification ar cosolvent washing products. Evaluation Criteria are based on Chemistry and environmental and organic toxicology.  Finished products are evaluated on a general point of view, comparing their efficacy. The standard was written by long term experts on the field.

Below are listed all requirements for the application for certification process:

• respecting requirements and fulfillment of the standard
• presenting application for certification (downloadable at the end of the article) for each and every product.
• subscribe Ccpb economic offer suited on the firm
• subscribe contract for certification, accepting with this all rules listed in certification rules and attachment.

CCPB will then evaluate all the data, inspect the production sites respecting standard criteria, and take a decision on the emission of the certification and registration of certified products. Following this, CCPB continiously evaluates conformity to the standard.

CCPB has set up a special certification scheme for Medical Products with Organic Agriculture Ingredients.The production Standards for this scheme set out the minimum requirements for obtaining two different types of products, classed according to whether are to be taken (oral use) or to be applied to the skin or mucous membranes (topical use).

This scheme is not covered by EC Reg. 834/07 and is therefore a non-governmental standard, having been put together by experts from companies and associations working in this sector.

This is something completely new for the sector and further extends the organic concept sought out by consumers for the extremely wide range of products containing natural raw materials and ingredients or those that originate from the food and agriculture supply chain.

Operators intending to apply for inspection and certification for their medical products are required to meet the requirements and fulfil the obligations set out in production standards and to submit the Application for Certification , accompanied by its appendix for products for oral use and/or appendix for products for topical use and the other documents the standard requires, including the prevention and control plan, whose essential items are set out in the production standards.

Applicants are also required to sign the CCPB financial agreement and to sign the Certification Contract , that implies acceptance of the clauses in the Certification Regulations. and its appendix.

On receipt of the above documents, CCPB will assess the document defining and describing the production process, and if these are in order, certification will be issued and the operator and their products added to the appropriate list.

An onsite certification inspection will be made of the premises for which the operator has applied for certification, after which the relevant committee, whose members represent the parties involved in the certification process, will make a decision as to whether to confirm certification.

The company will continue to be under the CCPB surveillance programme whose aim is to check that compliance with the specific production standards is being maintained

CCPB has been recognised by NATRUE (www.natrue.org), whose logo presents the application of a number of rules set out by the natural and organic cosmetics industry and this logo is becoming the international benchmark for the sector. CCPB was the first Italian certification body to be able to certify products as compliant with this standard.

The standard and its appendix set out the rules for the ingredients and production processes that are permitted in order for products to be defined as natural or organic.

Companies wishing to be able to label their with this logo have to meet the requirements of this standard, and to do so they must submit the Application for Certification, accompanied by the appended Information Sheet about raw materials and finished product, and the documents required by the standard.

Applicants are also required to sign the financial agreement CCPB which includes the NATRUE fees, which CCPB will forward on your behalf, and to sign the Certification Contract , that implies acceptance of the clauses in the Certification Regulations. on receipt of the above documents, CCPB will assess them then, if they are in order, issue certification and add the company and its certified products to the appropriate list, following inspection of the production facilities and the products to be certified.

CCPB will follow up the surveillance programme in the event that licensees make any changes to their certified range, such as adding new products or removing existing ones.