the story: Organic Certifications
René Rey Chocolates is proud to be certified ORGANIC & KOSHER with our new product lines.
- Products displaying the USDA Organic seal must consist of at least 95 percent organically produced ingredients.
- Processed products that contain at least 70 percent organic ingredients can use the phrase "made with organic ingredients" and list up to three of the organic ingredients or food groups on the front of the package. However, the USDA Organic seal cannot be used anywhere on the package.
- Processed products containing less than 70 percent organic ingredients cannot use the term "organic" other than to identify the specific ingredients that are organically produced in the ingredients statement.
- Founded in 1989, QAI offers verification services ensuring that the organic integrity of food and fiber products is preserved from seed to shelf. Headquartered in San Diego, California, QAI maintains operations in Japan, Canada and Latin America with satellite U.S. offices in Minnesota and Vermont.
- QAI offers innovative, comprehensive certification programs that allow producers, trading companies, manufacturers, private labelers, restaurants and retail distributors to guarantee their products meet the regulatory guidelines or standards applicable to their specific needs.
- In a nationwide independent shelf study, it was found that two out of three certified organic products on U.S. store shelves use QAI certification services.
- As of June 30, 2009, the Organic Products Regulations require mandatory certification to the revised National Organic Standard for agricultural products represented as organic in international and inter-provincial trade, or that bear the federal organic agricultural product legend (or federal logo).
- Foods and other agricultural products shall refer to organic production methods only if they come from a farm system employing management practices that seek to nurture ecosystems in order to achieve sustainable productivity; and that provide weed, pest and disease control through enhancement of biodiversity, recycling of plant and animal residues, crop selection and rotation, water management, tillage and cultivation.
- BCK Kosher is very proud to be on the short list of reliable and recognized organizations which are members of the Association for Kashrut Organizations. (AKO).
- With the BCK symbol you can be sure that your products will be marketable, recognized and accepted. More importantly, BCK is not only proud of its high standards; at BCK we develop relationships too! It is with our excellent customer service, as well as our reasonable fee structure, that we have created such a remarkable niche in this industry. Studies have confirmed a direct correlation between the BC kosher symbol and increased sales.
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