Certification Audits

VEGAN V-Mark Certificate

The V-Mark brand is indicated for non-vegan products that may not list important information about the product label. A few examples are vinegar, wine and fruit juice (which can be filtered with animal products), baked goods (may contain animal fats), and foods containing "E" classified ingredients (such as gelatin or thickeners derived from an animal).

It is indicated for all cosmetic and personal hygiene products. Manufacturers are required to list all ingredients on the product label, but it is difficult for consumers to know which ingredients are plant-based and vegan-approved. V-Mark will never endorse any product that has been tested on animals.

The conditions are stated to ensure that all textile products and fashion accessories are vegan approved. In addition to checking, there are no materials such as leather, silk, feather, coral and pearls, with particular attention to paints and adhesives to ensure that they do not contain any substance of animal origin.

Those banned from being approved for V-Mark Vegan Certification for a product; By-products from insects such as silk, eggs or egg products, milk or dairy products, honey or bee products, insects or products that do not contain meat, fish, poultry, animal products, or foods or dyes or filtered sugar.

Products should not contain leather, fur, silk, feather, down, bone, horn, shell, wool, cashmere, mohair, animal skin, suede, or mohair.

Flavors should not be processed to filter or bone char.

In addition, companies are used by V-Mark TÜRCERT to thoroughly clean and sterilize machines used between vegan and non-vegan production cycles and between vegan and non-vegan production cycles to minimize cross-contamination of all machinery, ships, utensils and shared machinery it must confirm that acceptable steps must be taken.

How much does it cost to certify products?

For the use of the Ve Certified Vegan ”logo, we charge each year's license fee for each company (not for each product). The license fee is assessed by the company's annual revenue (not by vegan product or brand) and must be paid before the use of the Ve Certified Vegan ”logo is permitted.

The license fee helps support the Vegan Certification program and promotes vegan products worldwide!

How do I certify my company and vegan products?

Submit an application and the necessary documents by mail, email or fax. NOTE: We do not approve companies, restaurants, food trucks, farms or restaurants - we certify individual products.

Do you accept products containing refined sugar?

We do not allow char-refined sugar to carry the Certified Vegan Logo. Companies that use this sugar in their products should send a declaration from the sugar supplier to ensure that they do not use animal products in sugar production.

How to apply?

To get V-Mark Vegan certification, fill out the online application form or upload your documents easily and apply to TÜRCERT by fax or e-mail.

Making an application does not authorize the use of the Certified Vegan Logo until the application is approved and approved by TURCERT. Unauthorized use of the certified Vegan Logo is a violation of the law.

Modifying the Certified Vegan Logo in any way is a violation of national laws.

No Animal Products

Products that are not approved to carry the certified Vegan logo; meat, fish, poultry, animal by-products (including silk or dyes from insects), egg or egg products, milk or dairy products, honey or honey bee products, or clarified or finished products related to any animal product.

Animal Testing

The products must not contain any ingredients or finished product animal testing by the supplier, manufacturer, manufacturer or independent party

GMO

Products must not contain GMOs or genes of plant, animal origin, used to produce ingredients or finished products

Verification

The products shall ensure that animal products are not used in the production of ingredients.

VEGAN You can contact TÜRCERT for vegetarian certification.

ECO Friendly Certificate

Environmentally friendly products are products designed to give the least harm to the environment or have no negative impact on the environment during use. In recent years, concepts such as eco-friendly, eco-friendly or green living have come to be expressed in many ways. The concept of environmentally friendly is used for many different products and applications. Briefly, applications that will provide a healthier life will be explained. Literally, products that contribute to green life or practices that help conserve natural resources such as soil, air, water and energy are meant. Environmentally friendly products also prevent the growth of air, water and soil pollution. Makes more conscious habits about how resources should be used.

Designing and producing environmentally friendly products is an approach that considers human health and environmental safety. At least, these products are non-toxic. More importantly, it is in favor of sustainable and sustainable production of the ecosystem.

In organic farming, crops are grown without toxic pesticides or herbicides. Products made from recycled materials are obtained by recycling waste products such as glass, wood, metal or plastic. Biodegradable products naturally cause decomposition and prevent the growth of landfills and damage to the ecosystem.

Today, individuals, communities and organizations want to do more to preserve natural resources. Being environmentally friendly means having a better lifestyle for the environment. The only purpose of the efforts is to ensure that future generations can also have the natural resources that they have today. It is a fact that irresponsible and unconscious behaviors await the next generations.

Use water sparingly, use less motor vehicles, walk more, consume less energy, buy recycled products, consume locally grown vegetables and fruits, generate less waste, join environmental groups to combat air pollution, more planting trees and conducting similar behaviors should be the responsibility of all persons and organizations.

Today, it is imperative to create a living ecology that promotes sustainability. The first step is to participate in the efforts mentioned above, raise awareness and change the habits of resource consumption.

Environmental protection is an important issue not only for individuals but also for many more businesses. An understanding that is sensitive to the environment and based on certain criteria must be adopted in all production processes. Recycling, reuse, conservation of resources, non-waste of energy, waste treatment and much more must be taken into account. In industrial or agricultural production, no chemical inputs and additives harmful to humans and ecosystems should be used and no techniques should be applied.

Our company has developed ECO Friendly standards with its own facilities and gives ECO Friendly certificate to the demanding enterprises in case of necessary audits. By using products with this certificate, consumers contribute to the protection of natural resources, especially soil, water, air and energy. ECO Friendly certified enterprises use nature in a sustainable manner, thus preventing the damage to the ecosystem. At the same time, biodiversity is preserved, leaving a more livable world for future generations.

Our organization also provides ECO Friendly certification services among various other certification services. Thanks to these services, enterprises are able to produce more efficient, high performance and quality products in a safe, fast and uninterrupted manner.

ECO Friendly certification services provided within the scope of other certification services are only one of the services provided by our organization in this respect. Many other testing services are also available.

Source Approval Certificate

The safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness of welded products require adequate quality of resources. Welding processes are processes that require special controls to achieve the desired quality of the product. Failure to check that the source is made correctly can, in the worst case, lead to catastrophic errors and deaths. In addition, enterprises that do not adequately control their welding processes have to undermine product safety, as well as cost overruns, delays and contractual problems.

The control of welding processes as a special process is carried out by the quality requirements method for fusion welding described in the ISO 3834 standard. This standard has also been published in our country by the Turkish Standards Institute under the following headings:

TS EN ISO 3834 Quality requirements for fusion welding of metallic materials

Section 1: Criteria for selecting the appropriate level of quality requirements
Section 2: Comprehensive quality requirements
Section 3: Standard quality requirements
Section 4: Basic quality requirements
Section 5: Documents required to verify compliance with the quality requirements of ISO 3834-2, ISO 3834-3 or ISO 3834-4 standards

This standard has specific requirements for the competence of all employees in their welding operations and welding responsibilities. In welding processes, each employee who may affect the final product quality must have the appropriate competence. As a result, welding processes are processes that require unique controls.

In fact, the importance of competence in welding processes has long been recognized. For example, in 1918, a shipping company's report on the application of arc welding to shipbuilding recommended that enterprises use specially trained, experienced and efficient persons in the use of the welding system, and that they should be investigated by authorized and approved inspectors. These suggestions were included in the Lloyd Rules in 1920. In the following years, specifications and standards for welder approval have emerged. For 1960s, specifications for non-destructive testing (NDT) and resource inspection personnel competence have been published.

Nowadays, the control of the welding as a special process and the quality requirements for fusion welding are addressed in the ISO 3834 standard. This standard specifies specific requirements for the competence of employees with resource responsibility. This standard covers welders, non-destructive testing personnel, welding inspectors and welding coordinators. In short, it is imperative that all employees have the necessary competence to influence the final quality of the resources in the products. Duties and responsibilities in welding coordination are included in TS EN ISO 14731 Resource coordination - Duties and responsibilities. The correct application of these two standards (ISO 3834 and ISO 14731) is the key to the cost-effective production of safe and reliable welded products.

In addition to these standards, the following standards are used to determine and prove the competence of resource employees:

TS EN ISO 14732 Welding personnel - Qualification examination of welding operators and welding adjusters for fully mechanized and automatic melting of metallic materials
TS EN ISO 9606 Welders qualification examination - Melting welding

The welding approval certificate is a document indicating that each weld is compatible with the welding method, material group and welding material and that the welding operations are carried out in accordance with the relevant standards, that the necessary non-destructive tests and mechanical tests are performed and that the results are appropriate.

Our company also provides source approval certificate services within the scope of other certification services. Thanks to these services, enterprises are able to produce more efficient, high performance and quality products in a safe, fast and uninterrupted manner.

Source approval certificate services provided within the scope of other certification services are only one of the services provided by our organization in this respect. Many other certification services are also available.

Export Conformity Certificate

Some countries require a certificate of conformity for some of the products to be shipped to their countries in order to allow them to pass through customs quickly and easily. These products are generally considered to be high-risk products. High-risk products are products that, by their nature, carry great security risks for consumers. Therefore, such products should be highly evaluated before shipment.

Some products considered high risk in various countries are: electric water heaters, electric heating devices, power extension cables, sockets, plugs and adapters, mobile chargers, hair dryers, children's toys, car tires and brake pads, oil filters, Some car spare parts such as air filters and fuel filters.

In addition, some countries are seeking energy efficiency compliance for products to be imported. It also requires that such products comply with their own national standards and regulations, as well as the international safety standard requirements, and determine their performance in this respect. Some of the products that are sought to meet energy efficiency requirements are: refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dishwashers, air conditioners, electric motors, electric lamps, lighting fixtures and vehicle tires.

There are also products exempted from the export conformity certificate application. Such main products are food products, medical products, defense industry products, sample products, health products and temporary products. Although it is exempted, it is often recommended to obtain an export conformity certificate for such products before shipment in order to avoid problems with customs.

The main purpose of the export conformity certificate program, which is being implemented by many countries today, is to protect the health and safety of the citizens of the country. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to observe, test and analyze the products that will enter the country before loading, before they are in compliance with domestic and foreign standards, the legal regulations of the country and the agreement between the parties. This type of measurement, testing, analysis and surveillance works are carried out by authorized institutions and laboratories operating in the country of export and acting impartially and independently.

Countries that implement an export conformity certification program endeavor to prevent imports of counterfeit and unhealthy products that do not comply with standards and technical specifications.

Another important objective of the export conformity certification program is the protection of the environment. Today, the abusive use of natural resources and the terrible destruction caused by waste disrupt the ecological balance of the earth and affect nature irreparably. In this respect, each country is responsible for the protection of nature and must do its part.

Another positive aspect of the export conformity certificate application is to improve the quality of products and services entering the country. Poor quality products are a serious threat both to human health and pollution of nature. Improving product quality can only be achieved by following standards and using modern production techniques.

In short, the products are proved to be approved and reliable with the export conformity certificate program and it is important that these products do not wait at customs and pass smoothly and quickly. In this way, enterprises are producing more efficient, high performance and quality products.

Our company also provides export conformity certificate services within the scope of other certification services. Thanks to these services, enterprises are able to produce more efficient, high performance and quality products in a safe, fast and uninterrupted manner.

Source export conformity certificate services provided within the scope of other certification services are only one of the services provided by our organization in this respect. Many other certification services are also available.

Natural Gas Certificate of Conformity

Natural gas is a kind of flammable gas mixture extracted from the depths of the earth's crust. Natural gas, which is an oil derivative, ranks second after crude oil as fuel in the ranking of importance. Most of the natural gas is methane, which is composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms. Other components of natural gas are ethane, propane and butane.

In some regions, natural gas has been found in large cracks and gaps between the rock layers close to the earth's crust. Natural gas found in such formations is called traditional natural gas. In addition, natural gas is found in the small pores of some shale, sandstone and other sedimentary rock formations, mostly deeper than the earth's crust. Natural gas is also produced by deposits of crude oil. Natural gas deposits are sometimes located on the seashore and under the ocean floor as on land.

The search for natural gas is carried out by geologists studying the structure and processes of the world. Geologists generally conduct seismic surveys on land and in the ocean to find natural gas and oil deposits and drill wells. If seismic survey results show that a region has the potential to produce natural gas, the exploration well is drilled and tested. The results of the test provide information on the quality and quantity of natural gas available at the source.

According to a recent survey in the US, the share of natural gas-consuming sectors in total natural gas consumption is as follows: industrial sector (35 percent), electricity generation (34 percent), residences (16 percent), commercial use (12 percent) and transportation activities (percent 3). In other words, the maximum use of natural gas is to heat buildings and generate electricity. The industrial sector mostly uses natural gas as fuel, combined heat and power systems and as raw material to produce chemicals, fertilizers and hydrogen. The electricity sector uses natural gas to generate electricity.

A certificate of conformity for gas appliances, also known as a natural gas conformity certificate, is a certificate issued by the competent authorities to issue this certificate in terms of legal regulations.

The natural gas conformity certificate ensures that a natural gas-fired device in a plant is safe to the applicable standards. Such a certificate must be obtained when a natural gas appliance is installed, replaced or more importantly any change in ownership of the installation. Legislation to ensure occupational health and safety in force also includes principles in this direction.

The gas installers are obliged to test the installation for errors after completing the gas installation work in the gas installation connected to a gas network and issue a certificate of conformity to the consumer and the relevant network operator.

When installing gas installations that are not connected to any gas network, gas installers are required to carry out the necessary tests and issue an inspection certificate after the installation is completed. During these inspections, all gas containers, gas regulators and gas devices connected to the installation are examined, installation errors, if any, are detected, a compliance plate is attached to the installation and an inspection certificate is issued to the owner of the installation.

Essentially, the gas conformity certificate or specifically the natural gas conformity certificate is a document that shows compliance with the standards and legal regulations issued by domestic and foreign organizations. This document demonstrates that any installation is safe and tested for potential failures or defects.

Our company also provides natural gas conformity certificate services within the scope of other certification services. Thanks to these services, enterprises are able to produce more efficient, high performance and quality products in a safe, fast and uninterrupted manner.

Natural gas conformity certificate services provided within the scope of other certification services are only one of the services provided by our organization in this respect. Many other certification services are also available.