The EU Ecolabel is a voluntary indicator of environmental performance for businesses. The purpose of the scheme is to promote the sales of products which meet strict ecological criteria. The criteria for the label is administered by the EU Commission and product-specific applications are processed in EU member states.
PEFC™ Chain of Custody requirements include requirements for wood sources, documentation, internal control, definition of the certification share in products and its’ communication to customers. Forest certification takes into account social, ecological and economical aspects in forest management operations and it is a valuable tool to increase sustainability.
A product with a Glass-and-fork symbol is suitable to be used in food contact as specified in the declaration of compliance of each product, or in packaging. If the product is only suitable for short-term food contact, ”for wiping” is required to be mentioned under the label.