Labels: Brazil - IBD Organic Seal

"organic" term / "IBD CERTIFICATIONS Organic" seal

  • Products with between 70% and 50% organic raw material cannot be printed on their packaging with this term or the seal.
  • The seal is only applicable for Products that contain at least 95 % of ingredients of agricultural origin certified organic.
  • But "certified organic product IBD " may be displayed together with certified ingredients .

"made with organic ingredients "

  • May be printed on products with 95 % and 70% organic raw materials

Organic foods cannot be labeled as GM-free.

FOR PROCESSED FOOD
Labeling for organic production can be used with the following requirements:

  • In the main label or product name ( trade name ) , provided that: (a) the processed food complies with Article 19 of Regulation EC
  • 834/2007 and (b) at least 95 % by weight of the ingredients of agricultural origin are organic
  • The list of ingredients shall indicate which ingredients are organic.
  • Any term referring to organic production can only refer to organic ingredients and the list of ingredients shall include an indication of the total percentage of organic ingredients
  • in relation to the total quantity of ingredients of agricultural origin.
  • The terms referring to organic production and the indication of the percentage of ingredients organic must appear in the same color, size and font than the rest indications in the list of ingredients.
  • The terms referring to organic production cannot be used for any product in which the labeling or presentation should indicate or indicate that it contains GMOs, consists of GMOs or was derived from GMOs.

 

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