Regional Window
The regional window is intended to make shopping easier for consumers. You can recognize
regional foods. On the declaration field it is indicated, where the apples are from.
The certificate, which has been in use since 2014 for regional products and is also used for the Elbe Obst apples, means in addition that the customers support agriculture in their respective regions.
Products manufactured in accordance with the Regionalfenster e.V. Guidelines.
Confirmation for the raw material:
APPLES FROM THE ALTE LAND / LOWER ELBE
Defined regions:
+ HAMBURG
+ LOWER SAXONY (counties: Cuxhaven, Stade, Harburg)
+ SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN (Countys: Dithmarschen, Steinburg, Pinneberg)
The regulation covers plant and animal, unprocessed agricultural products and processed products, which consist predominantly of vegetable or animal raw materials and are intended for human consumption and animal feed from organic farming. Beyond the EU legislation on organic farming in Germany, there are also the Organic Farming Act, which implements the provisions of the EU legislation on organic farming nationally, the Organic Labeling Law and the Bio-indicator regulations. The last two measures protect the organic label.
QS gives the involved operations the standards for self-control and documentation system. In combination with regular testing solutions (audits) by independent institutes ensures that the statutory provisions and with the certification, further important criteria for food safety are met. Based on the reports from the neutral controls it can be identified whether certain areas still need improvement. The sorting facilities of the Elbe-Obst are certified according to QS. The farmers are certified according to QS-GAP. QS-GAP contains information about the QS system, also the recognition of the GLOBALGAP system.