Italy - Istituto per la Certificazione Etica ed Ambientale (ICEA)

ISTITUTO PER LA CERTIFICAZIONE ETICA ED AMBIENTALE (ICEA)

Year Introduced: 2001

Food Products:

  • Vegetables and Fruits
  • Meat
  • Aquaculture Products
  • Processed Products

Certification Body:

Instituto Certificazione Ambientale e Etica (aka Environmental and Ethical Certification Institute)

Accreditation:

  • IFOAM (International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements)
  • ISO65
  • EU Equivalence
  • JAS
  • NOP

Scope of Certification:

  • From farm to fork

Reference standard:

  • Equivalent European Union Organic Production & Processing Standard for Third Countries – 2009
  • Aquaculture: Commission Regulation (EC) No 710/2009 on  organic aquaculture animal and seaweed production
  • Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labeling of organic products
  • Commission Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 on organic production and labeling of organic products with regards to organic production, labeling and control

Applicants of label:

  • Farmers
  • Producers
  • Processors
  • Retailers
  • Importers and exporters

Other forms of label: