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The most popular eco-labels

There are a number of eco-label schemes in Europe. In the following sites, you can find useful information on the most popular schemes.

The Blue Angel www.blauer-engel.de

The Nordic Swan www.svanen.nu

The Flower www.eco-label.com

Energy star http://www.eu-energystar.org

Organic farming http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/qual/organic/index_en.htm

Demeter http://www.demeter.net

 

There are several Lithuanian eco-labels.

Lithuanian eco-label “Lily under a roof” was created in 2001. This eco-label is to mark environment harmless non food products. Criteria of this eco-label are with accordance of the requirements of EU Commission. However there are no products labelled “Lily under a roof” in Lithuania yet.

 

Ekoagros” (http://www.ekoagros.lt) is Lithuanian eco-label for agricultural and food products. The products are grown, processed and sold according to the strict rules. These products are always labelled with the most important information – eco-products label, identified producer, his certification number and certification authority

 

Certified Lithuanian eco-farmers and processors have been using label “Ecological farming” together with eco-label “Ekoagros” since 2006.

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