Non GMO Project Standard - Verified is one of the declarations under the Ekko Score Organic - Chemical Free Standard.
The Non-GMO Project is a non-profit organization committed to preserving and building sources of non-GMO products, educating consumers, and providing verified non-GMO choices. The project's purpose is to verify that systems are in place for meaningful, ongoing testing of high GMO risk inputs; for supply chain traceability, especially following input testing; for segregating and protecting compliant inputs from contamination by non-compliant inputs; for obtaining inputs in accordance with uniform and meaningful specification; and for accurate and clear product labeling.
A core goal of the Non GMO Project Standard is to identify, create, and/or maintain sources and practices that effectively minimize GMO risk to the supply chain. You can get more information on this Certification on the Non GMO Project Standard website.
Non GMO Project Standard - Verified sits in the CHEMICAL & GMO Family under the Environmental Standard: Organic - Chemical Free of Ekko Score. One set of weighted Ekko Score points are gathered from each Family.
These are the claimable declarations & certifications under the Environmental Standard: Organic - Chemical Free . Please note that different certifications and declarations may be relevant to each category.
Yes, where the impact of the claim is similar. This is how it works.
IMPORTANTLY, SELF DECLARATIONS ARE GOVERNED BY CONSUMER LAW. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW FOR BUSINESSES TO MAKE FALSE CLAIMS (INCLUDING IMPLIED CLAIMS IN A CONTEXT LIKE EKKO SCORE).
EVEN IF A PRODUCT HAS A FORMAL CERTIFICATION, THAT CERTIFICATION DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ENTIRE INTEGRITY OF THE PRODUCT'S MAKE UP.
An example might be a Handmade, Australian, Certified Organic chocolate that contains Palm Oil. Under Ekko Score, this product would claim Certified Organic and would self declare: Zero Waste Production and Australian made, but could not claim the No Palm Oil declaration. This would mean a lower score under the Organic - Chemical Free Standard, making the inclusion of Palm Oil clear to potential consumers, without detracting from its other assets.
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