Italy: IMC and CCPB join forces

The union of CCPB srl (inspection and certification) and the Istituto Mediterraneo di Certificazione (IMC, certification) will change the assets of the organic markets in Italy and beyond, ICM reports. It is the first time that two such important companies in this industry in Italy have decided to join forces to safeguard the production supply chains that believe in certification and inspection activity as a qualifying factor for their products and services. The bond is now official after a partnership of more than 10 years. The new player will be simply called CCPB. About 9,000 certified companies will enter the CCPB sphere, and 80% of those are certified in the organic sector. 
 

Established in 1995, IMC is a private company with the due public authorizations and international accreditations in order to carry on the certification activity for agriculture, agrifood, Horeca and geographical indications and traditional specialties in the European Union. CCPB srl is an inspection and certification body founded in 1988 from a group of organic agrifood market companies in order to offer better warranties to consumers and to the market. CCPB also has considerable experience in product inspection and certification in the fields of integrated production and traceability in the agricultural food and feedstuffs sectors and in the agriculture and food industry in general. Included in the remit for organic products, CCPB srl operates specialized schemes in the organic and natural cosmetics sector and for organically managed green areas. More information is available here.