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  • Quality Seal References

    Our seal stands for quality and product safety

    As a manufacturer-independent testing institute, it is our most important concern to contribute to consumer protection. To ensure that we can continue to do this in the future, our teams of experts are continuously developing our test criteria.

    In addition to the end products, we also check the quality of the raw materials, the packaging and closures, the suppliers and the production sites. As part of the globally active SGS Group, we have a global network with more than 96,000 employees at over 2,700 locations.

    Only in this way is it possible for an independent institute to scrutinize products and their entire supply and value chain and to prove that they are of consistently high quality.

    Here you will find an up-to-date overview of our test plans for each sealed product. You will quickly find out: no two test plans are the same. Because every product is different and requires its own risk profile.

    Thanks to the constant further development of our test criteria, we support manufacturers in always at least fulfilling all national and international legal requirements. In addition, we also analyze the changing customer expectations and provide valuable impulses for the further development of the products.

    Here you will find an up-to-date overview of high-quality products that have already been awarded our seal of quality.

    Food products with the quality seal

    These food products and food assortments have successfully passed the sealing process.

    CONFECTIONERY ASSORTMENT | FERRERO

    Ferrero’s Nutella was the first product to be awarded the INSTITUT FRESENIUS seal of quality in 1973. This shows that consumer protection has long been a top priority for the confectionery manufacturer and that Ferrero always strives to offer consumers the best product quality and comprehensive safety.

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    COLOSTRUM | LR HEALTH & BEAUTY

    Quality assurance plays a special role in the production and processing of colostrum. Appropriate quality assurance measures are controlled by SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS as part of audits and regular product testing.

    Food supplements with the quality seal

    ALOE VERA DRINKING GEL | LR HEALTH & BEAUTY

    LR Health & Beauty was founded in 1985 and distributes its health and beauty products in around 30 countries. Since November 2002, the SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS, as an independent laboratory, has subjected the Aloe Vera Drinking Gels to continuous quality control that exceeds the legal requirements.

    MIND MASTER | LR HEALTH & BEAUTY

    Since April 2013, SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS, as an independent laboratory, has been subjecting the “Mind Master” products to continuous quality control that goes beyond the legal requirements. SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS tests them for chemical, biological and food law parameters.

    PREMIUM CAPSULES | JUICE PLUS+

    Made from over 30 different fruits, vegetables and berries with selected vitamins and other plant-based ingredients, these premium capsules provide support for a complementary whole-food and plant-based diet.

    Beverages with the quality seal

    BAD VILBELER URQUELLE | HASSIA MINERALQUELLEN

    Bad Vilbeler UrQuelle stands for purity, wholesomeness, and consistently high quality. The mineral water is one of the premium brands in the portfolio of the Hessian family-owned company Hassia Mineralquellen. The traditional Bad Vilbel-based well company relies on the regional strength of its brands, customer proximity and sustainable action. With its certification as a premium mineral water, SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS confirms the company’s proven social and ecological sustainability.

    CHRISTINEN | GEHRING-BUNTE

    Even in the Middle Ages, people appreciated the natural springs of the Teutoburg Forest. Frederick William of Brandenburg (1620 – 1688), the Great Elector, had mineral water from the natural landscape of the Teutoburg Forest brought to Berlin almost 400 years ago and prescribed as a wholesome drinking or bathing cure to strengthen well-being.

    EDEN WATER DISPENSER – EDEN WATER & COFFEE

    “Quality is important to us” is Eden Water & Coffee Deutschland GmbH’s product promise to its customers. By regularly cleaning and disinfecting its water dispensers, Eden Water & Coffee Deutschland GmbH meets the highest hygiene standards and thus all legal requirements. The company has undertaken to comply with the provisions of the hygiene guidelines of the GWCA (German WaterCooler Association) and the WE (Watercoolers Europe).

    ELISABETHEN QUELLE | HASSIA MINERALQUELLEN

    Elisabethen Quelle, the gentle and low-sodium mineral water, is one of the premium brands in the portfolio of the Hessian family-owned company Hassia Mineralquellen. The traditional Bad Vilbel-based fountain company relies on the regional strength of its brands, customer proximity and sustainable action. SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS confirms the company’s tested social and ecological sustainability and organic quality with its certification as a premium mineral water.

    FALKENFELSER PREMIUM BEER | NETTO MARKEN-DISCOUNT

    Probably no other country than Germany has a comparable variety of beers. Beer has been highly valued for centuries as the drink of the ancient Germanic peoples in Europe. Today, it enjoys the status of an all-German cultural asset. It is therefore not surprising that Germans are among the world’s leaders in beer consumption.

    GEROLSTEINER | GEROLSTEINER BRUNNEN

    Gerolsteiner was one of the first German wells to receive the “Premium Mineral Water” award from SGS Institut Fresenius for its Gerolsteiner Sprudel, Gerolsteiner Medium and Gerolsteiner Naturell mineral waters. The brand can look back on a history of over 125 years.

    HASSIA | HASSIA MINERALQUELLEN

    The hassia brand is the oldest and name-defining premium brand in the portfolio of the Hessian family-owned company Hassia Mineralquellen. The traditional Bad Vilbel-based fountain company relies on the regional power of its brands, customer proximity and sustainable action. With its certification as a premium mineral water, SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS confirms the company’s proven social and ecological sustainability.

    BAD LIEBENWERDA | MINERALQUELLEN BAD LIEBENWERDA

    In the heart of the beautiful Niederlausitzer Heidelandschaft Nature Park lies the traditional spa town of Bad Liebenwerda. The Bad Liebenwerda mineral water bubbles up from great depths here.

    NATURQUELLE | RIHA WESERGOLD

    The Schaalsee biosphere reserve is a uniquely intact ecosystem. Here, the natural mineral water NaturQuelle is sustainably extracted from an untouched mineral water deposit that is 120 m deep and over a thousand years old.

    RHÖNSPRUDEL | EGON SCHINDEL

    Regional solidarity meets tasteful innovation – that is the maxim of the RhönSprudel mineral spring, which has been owned by the Schindel family for over 100 years. “Source” of the success is the natural mineral water with its well in the biosphere reserve Rhön, which is located in the middle of one of the most beautiful and natural low mountain range landscapes in Germany.

    ROSBACHER | HASSIA MINERALQUELLEN

    Rosbacher Mineralwasser is the sports-oriented premium brand of the Hessian family-owned company Hassia Mineralquellen. The traditional Bad Vilbel-based well company relies on the regional power of its brands, customer proximity, and sustainable action. SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS confirms the company’s tested social and ecological sustainability with its certification as a premium mineral water.

    SCHLOSS QUELLE MINERAL WATER | SCHLOSS-QUELLE MELLIS

    The Schloss Quelle springs in the heart of North Rhine-Westphalia. Whether during meals, sports or simply in between – Schloss Quelle mineral waters are characterized by a balanced content of minerals and trace elements and provide the body with important nutrients. Schloss Quelle is low in sodium and suitable for the preparation of baby food.

    SCHLOSSBLICK | MEG LEISSLING

    MEG Leißling produces SCHLOSSBLICK as a premium brand of mineral water and bears the award of premium mineral water with organic quality from the SGS Institut Fresenius. Mineral water bottling has a long tradition at MEG Leißling – as early as the end of the 19th century, the first mineral spring was tapped in Leißling (Saxony-Anhalt) and high-quality mineral water was bottled.

    VOLVIC | DANONE WATERS

    Volvic’s natural mineral water comes from one of the largest nature reserves in Europe. Every drop of Volvic is filtered through thick layers of pozzolan (volcanic ash), andesite (volcanic rock) and basalt. This natural filtration process has been taking place over and over again for more than 15,000 years – but at a very slow rate.

    VOLVIC JUICY, VOLVIC TOUCH & VOLVIC TEE | DANONE WATERS

    Natural mineral water is the number one thirst quencher in Germany – naturally pure, without calories, with minerals and trace elements. But many people want variety in their glass. Volvic offers fruity alternatives to the classic Volvic naturelle with its Volvic Juicy, Volvic Touch and Volvic Tee beverages. The products are available with fruit juice, fruit flavor and tea extracts.

    RHEINBLICK | MEG Wörth am Rhein

    The naturally pure mineral water has its origin in the Rheinblick spring in the Upper Rhine region. Bottling at MEG Wörth am Rhein is carried out on automated equipment and in compliance with strict quality requirements. The production plant is one of eight locations in the MEG beverage and recycling network.


    Commodities with the quality seal

    NUK PACIFIERS, BOTTLE TEATS, BABY BOTTLES AND BREAST MILK CONTAINERS | MAPA

    It has been more than 60 years since the first jaw-friendly teat was developed at NUK. Since then, NUK has been fascinated by small human life and tries to give babies the best possible start in life with innovative ideas and products.

    POLY-CLIP SYSTEM | POLY-CLIP

    In modern, industrial sausage production, clipping – the sealing of the individual sausage products – is a central component. Clip machines, clips and loops are coordinated as a system and quality-oriented meat product producers expect that the requirements of modern quality assurance are met.

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