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Consorzio
per il Controllo dei Produtti Biologici - Italy
CCPB srl, more
familiarly known as CCPB, comes from Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti
Biologici which was established in 1988 as a limited co-operative society
with the sole purpose of performing organic inspection and certification in
Italy. Approved by the national authorities in Italy, CCPB were awarded
IFOAM Accreditation in 2000.
The Consortium
was first established by a group of 11 companies representing small and
large co-operative farms and private companies involved in farming,
processing and distribution. All operators may become members of the
Consortium.
Since the
beginning of 2008, the Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti Biologici
Cooperativa deals with the representation and the promotion of its own
company members in order to develop organic principles and market. On the
other hand, CCPB srl carries aout all the certification and control
activities.
Within the
context of CCPB srl, the Sole Administrator is in charge of nominating the
Certification Committee, the Standard Committee and the College of
Arbitrators, essentially an appeal committee.
The Certification
Committee defines the general criteria and the procedures for the control
and certification activity. It also examines the admission of the companies
to the control system and the subsequent certification of production. The
Committee is representative of the operators with also representation from
the Consumer Co-operatives and Associations. CCPB srl has a number of
regional offices in Italy from which support is given to local operators,
but all decisions are made centrally.
CCPB srl pride
themselves in fielding well-trained and supported inspectors and do so by
providing continuous training opportunities in relevant areas.
Inspections take
place with a frequency dependent on the type of operation; the more complex
or higher risk the operation, the more frequent the inspections. CCPB srl
run an EU level programme in addition to the IFOAM Accredited Programme, the
latter involving extra inspection checks. Only those operators inspected
against the IFOAM level programme can claim to be part of the CCPB Global
Programme.
Only members of
Consorzio per il Controllo dei Prodotti Biologici are able to utilise the
CONTROLLO BIOLOGICO mark, which is a registered trademark. During 2003, the
CCPB Global Programme mark changed to that shown here and is combined with
the IFOAM Seal.
CCPB's IFOAM
Accredited Global Programme is active at present only in Italy and covers
the areas of crop production, livestock and processing and handling.
With regards to
organic productions, CCPB srl is also recognised in the US in compliance
with NOP, in Japan according to JAS,and in Quebec in compliance with CAAQ.
Furthermore, CCPB
srl offers other certifications, such as the Integrated Pest Management,
Globalgap, the certification of traceability and that of food farming
product.
Mr Fabrizio Piva
– Sole Administrator
Mr Roberto Setti - Quality Assurance & Technical.Dept. |
