Service
Inspection & Certification
Our service-package includes the inspection /certification according to the current obligatory regulations, amended version.
- Council regulation 834/2007 for organic production and labeling
- Austrian Codex Alimentarius (chapter A8)
- Austrian Codex directive for the definition of “non genetically modified production” of foods and feed and its labeling
We also offer inspections / certifications of following additional guidelines (optional):
- Standards for NOP-Certification (USA)
- Guideline of the farmer´s association “Bio Austria”
- Regulations of the association “Österreichischer Demeterbund”
- Regulations for the labeling of beef
- Regulations for the “AMA-Biozeichen” with or without declaration of the origin
- Regulations of the German association “Naturland”
- Regulations of the German association “Bioland”
- Regulations of the label “Bio Suisse”
- regulations of the association “Die Bio Hotels”
In collaboration with agroVet GmbH we offer the following quality standards:
- GLOBALGAP, AMA Gütesiegel for fruits, vegetables and potatoes
- AMA Gütesiegel
- QS-Standards (quality and safety)
- Pastus +
- HACCP
- Regulation (EC) 510/2006 PDO; PGI (protected designation of origin; protected geographical indication)
International Inspections and certifications
On request we also inspect according to international standards. Special agreements with foreign inspection authorities guarantee a frictionless export/import of organic products.
Import from Eastern European countries
Together with our subsidiary company Hungaria Öko Garancia we inspect organic products in Central and Eastern Europe and hence are able to assure a high reliability on import products.
International standards
In combination with the leading inspection body in Switzerland bio.inspecta we bundle our strengths within the international division: We are competent partners inspecting according to international quality standards. Hence we can ensure frictionless export /import of organic products.
IT-Services
e-cert – the innovative software for inspections and certifications.
ABG has developed a new software together with its partners bio.inspecta and Naturland. This software enables quick and efficient handling of the inspection and certification activities.
Establishment of this program will reduce the paperwork to a minimum step by step. Additionally, numerous communication steps with the ABG can be done via internet – e.g.: fill in data entry form application for something, access to your own inspection documents/reports.
E-certificates
Operations/farms with access to the organic data base are able to download or print their own certificate as well as certificates of all other companies, certified by ABG in an easy and quick way. Waiting for a certificate requested belongs to the past.
These data are only available in our Website in German .
Customer portal
As a special service we provide a personal customer portal for our clients.From this portal you can get the following information:
- master data: name, address and contact data
- services: all inspection services, these are all regulations that we check during our on-site inspections (EC Organic Regulation, Guidelines of Farmer`s Associations, and so on)
- contact person: responsible person fort the inspection or person who is in authority of co-operations, (e.g.: processing on order, mountain pasture)
- certificates: all valid certificates, that were issued. You can download them as pdf-files.
- certification details: plant varieties (hectares), animals (including number of animals), organic raw material and processed products with the actual status.
click here to access the customer portal
Catalogue of organic inputs
Every year our clients receive the current catalogue of organic inputs free of charge. This catalogue (prepared by infoXgen) lists all inputs allowed in organic production, and provides insights into the regulations. This catalogue of inputs is a standard work in Austria.
