CE Certification
WHAT IS A CE CERTIFICATION?
CE marking is basically the passport of products and services to be sold in European markets. The letters CE are abbreviations of the French phrase “Conformité Européene” which translates from French to English as ‘European Conformity’ The term was first used as ‘EC mark’ and was later officially replaced by ‘CE marking’.
IMPORTANCE OF CE MARKING
If you intend to trade in the EU, CE-marking is a mandatory conformity mark required for a wide variety of products. It does not define the quality but represents that the product is safe and eligible to be distributed in European markets.
CE marking declares that the products abide by the requirements of European health, safety, and environment protection.
While for some products, CE Marking Certification is essentially a declaration by manufacturers that a product meets all applicable legal provisions set by the European Union under the CE Marking requirements, other products must be tested by a company that offers CE marking services, this indicates that a product has passed and compliant to EU product safety directives. CE marking certification allows these products to be legally sold anywhere within the EU and the European Economic Area. It also indicates to the European government that the products can be legally placed in their market.
Our CE-marking conformity assessment services provide you with the expertise you need to achieve compliance as We have helped countless manufacturers understand and meet the requirements of relevant New Approach Directives for CE Marking
HOW ECC CAN HELP IN OBTAINING THE CE CERTIFICATION?
ECC engineering experts provide support and guidance at every point during the design process to ensure products comply with market requirements – through design review and pre-compliance testing, full testing to Standards and stringent professional assessment
To ensure and declare the compliance of equipment, manufacturers must follow the conformity assessment procedure described in the Directive, which consists of the following elements:
- Technical file – includes all technical documentation and its provision determines whether a product complies with the requirements
- Declaration of Conformity – creating and signing a Declaration of Conformity before placing the equipment on the market.
- CE mark – affixing the “CE” label on the product.
ECC has developed a six-step method guiding you through every step of the CE marking requirements
STEPS TO CE CERTIFICATION
- I. Determine which directive(s) are applicable to your product
II. Establish and fulfil the essential testing and safety requirements
III. Creation of technical reports and other documentation
IV. Guiding through the entire Technical file preparation
V. Creation of Declaration of Conformity
VI. Hazard and Risk Assessment, if you need our help at the outset, we can advise on any areas that may need attention.
ECC offers a one-stop solution for CE marking, meaning you access the EU market for the following directives:
MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTING
We provide the following services:
- Alcoholic & Non-alcoholic beverages (including carbonated)
- Canned & dried vegetables
- Cosmetic & Personal Care
- Dairy products
- Seafood
- Frozen foods
- Meat and poultry
- Spices and Nuts
- Oils and fats
- Proprietary foods
- Raw, cooked foods and ready to eat foods
- Spices and condiments
- Sugars, bakery and confectionery
- Tea, cocoa and by-products
- Agro commodities
Process control, quality & spoilage tests
- Aerobic plate count
- Coliforms & E.coli
- Yeast and mold
- Mesophilic aerobic & anaerobic spore formers
Water testing
- Ground Water
- Waste water
- Sea Water
- Formation water
- Process water
- Recreational pool water
- Heterotrophic plate count
- Coliforms, E.coli
- Fecal coliforms
- Pseudomonas
- Fecal streptococci
- Legionella SP
Stabilities and Shelf-life studies
Important components to shelf-life testing:
- Microbiology (Food quality and safety)
- Rancidity (Degradation of fats & oil)
- Ingredient activity (Degradation of vitamins and other unstable compounds)
- Organoleptic (Monitoring of color, texture, aroma, and/or taste as the product ages)
Pathogen Tests
- Salmonella
- S.aureus
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Clostridium perfrigens
- B.Cereus
- Vibrio parahaemolyticus
- E.coli O 157:H7
Specific analysis
ECC offers six standard conditions for shelf life testing:
- Frozen (-18oC)
- Chilled (4oC)
- Ambient (25o C/60%RH
- Intermediate (30o C/65% RH)
- Accelerated (40o C/75% RH)
- Tropical (30o/75% RH).
- Other conditions as per customer request
Environmental Monitoring & Testing
- Ambient Air quality
- Indoor Air quality
- Personnel swabs
- Equipment swabs
- Hygiene monitoring
- Total plate count
- Coliforms
- E.coli
- Yeast & Mould
- Salmonella
- S.aureus