The products included in the product groups identified in the European Union countries within the scope of ecological products cover only 25 percent of the products in the market in this product group. The criteria of the protection of the natural environment and other products in terms of human health need to be determined. ECOmark standard designed by TURCERT Technical Control and Certification Co., serves to this purpose to a large extent. The main objective of this standard, With the ECOmark logo, it is to raise awareness among consumers and to encourage businesses that produce foodstuffs to be more sensitive. If all products are produced with nature-sensitive methods, the specified targets will be achieved. But there are many more ways to achieve these goals. Nevertheless, ECOmark certification studies and ECOmark logo made by TÜRCERT in today's conditions provide an important commercial advantage to manufacturers who want to exist and share in this rapidly growing new market.
The ECOmark standard is not a quality management system standard, but proves that food products bearing this logo are sensitive to human health and the protection of nature, and that these products are of good quality.
TÜRCERT has given the permission to the ECOmark logo for the marketing and promotion of its products to the requesting enterprises and has prepared a number of procedures in order to ensure that these processes are carried out systematically. The main ECOmark procedures, which are prepared to provide a perfect and quality service to the enterprises, are as follows:
· ECOmark certification application procedure: It includes the methods of making applications by enterprises and evaluating these applications by TURCERT.
· ECOmark certification contract procedure: It includes the terms of the contract to be concluded with the enterprise after the pre-assessment and the responsibilities and obligations of the parties.
· ECOmark certification sample acceptance procedure: It includes the principles for the characteristics and how to obtain the test samples to be taken from the enterprise in order to carry out the test and analysis studies.
· ECOmark certification test procedure: It contains the principles for performing product tests in accredited laboratories.
· ECOmark certification approval procedure: It includes the principles for testing and analysis studies and approval procedures if the test sample is found to comply with the relevant standards.
· The procedure for granting permission to use the ECOmark logo: It includes the methods of using the ECOmark logo on the products and the responsibilities of the enterprises arising therefrom.