Cleaning agents for use in the food industry are products that are used in various food producing industries and catering kitchens.
Nordic Swan Ecolabel cleaning agents for use in the food industry meet ambitious environmental requirements from a holistic life cycle perspective. This means that they are amongst the environmentally best in their category.
Nordic Swan Ecolabel cleaning agents for use in the food industry:
- Meet strict environmental requirements for chemicals, focusing on ecotoxicity, bioaccumulation and degradability.
- Meet strict health requirements for chemicals, including a ban on adding substances classified to cause cancer, toxic to reproduction or to potentially damage genetic material. Also identified or potential endocrine disruptors on up-to-date lists from EU and national authorities or by classification are banned.
- Are efficacy tested.
Professional cleaning agents intended for cleaning production areas (such as surfaces, walls, and floors) and production equipment (including piping systems and other machinery) in the food industry, fisheries, aquaculture, and large-scale kitchens can be Nordic Swan Ecolabelled.
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How to apply
4 steps on how to get a Nordic Swan Ecolabel certification.
The application is to be submitted in the Nordic Ecolabelling Portal.
Want to know more about environmental certification with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel?
Contact us and we will help you: Bos@svanemerket.no
Please state which product you are considering eco-labeling with the Nordic Swan Ecolabel.
What does it cost?
When you apply for the Nordic Swan Ecolabel, you must pay a fee. Additionally, when you have a certification, you must pay an annual licence fee based on the turnover of the certified product or service.
Please visit our Nordic website to see the specific fees. You will find them at the bottom of the page for the relevant product group under the fees» tab. You can find all product groups here.