ORGANIC FARMING METHOD - Plants and plant products and Processed products*

The Organic Farming Method is a farm management and food production system that favours the preservation of natural resources, the promotion of biodiversity and the application of animal welfare standards. It is based on Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.

Organic plant production contributes to maintaining and increasing soil fertility and protecting it against erosion.

Reference to this production method is a guarantee that a food product has been produced in line with organic processes, promoting the sustainable use of natural resources. The use of synthetic chemical fertilisers, pesticides or veterinary medicines is restricted, favouring the use of products from organic production, natural or derived substances and low-solubility mineral fertilisers. Organic products are free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

To ensure that organic products are produced in compliance with the European Organic Farming Regulation, the activities of operators at all stages of production, preparation and distribution are subject to a control system. It is therefore mandatory for each organic product to have a corresponding Organic Farming Method Certificate, and for all operators involved in a product's certification process to hold a contract with a Control Body.

KIWA/SATIVA, as a Product Certification Body, carries out agri-food production control activities, with the aim of guaranteeing consumers complete traceability of the chain of products it controls and certifies.

KIWA/SATIVA's European certification body code for Organic Farming is PT-BIO-03.

Source: https://www.kiwa.com/pt/pt/mercados/agricultura-agroalimentar-e-floresta/biologico/

*please check our organic operator certificates in the European Commission's website search, under certification body PT-BIO-03 (KIWA/SATIVA), or request them by email at geral@geocakes.com.

VEGETARIAN CENTRE

Associação Ambiental para a Promoção do Vegetarianismo (Environmental Association for the Promotion of Vegetarianism), registered under NIPC 508456355, certifies that the listed Geocakes-brand products meet the requirements for vegan labelling and the display of the colour "Vegan" logo of the Centro Vegetariano.

Certified products: Extra fig jam; Extra pear jam; Organic Spicy Sauce; Organic extra fig jam; Organic extra pumpkin jam; Organic extra strawberry jam; Organic extra quince jam; Organic extra tomato jam; Organic extra blueberry jam; Pepper paste, among others.

ARTISAN AND ARTISANAL PRODUCTION UNIT CHARTER

The official recognition system for artisanal producers in Portugal, overseen by the Institute for Employment and Vocational Training (IEFP), with CEARTE responsible for the technical review and assessment of applications.

The Federação Portuguesa de Artes e Ofícios and the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development also take part in the process, with applications in the food sector subject to a binding opinion from the latter entity.