Biohotel in ... with Award / Certificate / Partner: ABCERT

What is behind the ABCERT certification (DE-ÖKO-006)?

ABCERT is a Germany-based company that provides support for certification in organic farming . Within the scope of its tasks, ABCERT checks the legal and private law standards of organically produced feed and food as well as their processing at the companies to be certified. This also includes the testing of traded and imported feed and food. This supporting advice contains measures for obtaining various certifications such as GlobalGAP , QS or QS-GAP and certifications based on legal standards.
Another area of ​​ABCERT includes testing and certification measures for wood processing companies as well as climate protection .

ABCERT has 7 locations throughout Germany and employs more than 100 people. There is also a branch in Italy and an office in Russia and the Czech Republic.

The main basis of ABCERT's measures is based on the EC Organic Regulation of January 1st, 2009 including its implementing regulation. According to this regulation, feed and food produced in Germany as well as imported food that has been produced or processed according to certain ecological processes and techniques must meet different criteria, compliance with which is monitored by the control authorities of the federal states. ABCERT advises and supports companies so that their products ultimately meet the criteria of the regulation.

ABCERT's service catalog includes:

• food production
• food processing
• the import
• Feed
• trade
• Biomass
• Wood
• Climate certifications

In addition to these points on which ABCERT provides advice, the company also offers basic and advanced training in the EC Organic Regulation, which allows employees of companies to carry out corresponding audits of business partners or suppliers with regard to the Organic Regulation to carry out.

ABCERT offers on its website the search and access to companies that are certified in accordance with the EC Organic Regulation and have an ABCERT certificate in accordance with Art. 29. The pages also contain a link to the directory of organic businesses in accordance with the Organic Farming Act as well as a directory of companies outside the EU certified by ABCERT.