BIOFACH 2022
STC will participate in the international organic food fair - BIOFACH / VIVANESS 2022, which will take place from 26 to 29 July 2022 at the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre, GERMANY. BIOFACH is now in its 33rd year. This year, for the first time after a two-year break, the fair is being organised on site. STC Stand No. 4A-521 Thank you Latvian Investment and Development Agency - LIAA for the [...]
Happy and joyful Midsummer!
The Midsummer's Day is coming,It's coming over the woods,It's coming into my barn!
Meeting with the Uzbekistan Accreditation Bureau
STC Board Member Antanas Makarevičius meets with representatives of the Accreditation Bureau of Uzbekistan to discuss issues related to STC accreditation in accordance with Uzbek standards. Uzbekistan Accreditation Bureau website: https://akkred.uz/
New cooperation
We are now officially a member of IFOAM - Organics International & IFOAM Organics Europe! The aim of the organisation is to strengthen the organic movement, to drive its development towards a more sustainable world.Now we can be part of the decision making! https://www.organicseurope.bio/about-us/organics-europe/#IFOAM #IFOAMEorganic #IFOAMEU
STC celebrates 111 years!
111th anniversary of the Sertifikācijas un testēšanas centrs SIA! Thank you to our partners, customers, employees and may we continue to do well together!
CHANGES TO THE RULES ON THE INTRODUCTION OF NON-ORGANIC ANIMALS INTO THE HERD
Changes to the rules on the introduction of non-organic animals into the herd from 1 January 2022!
Records of conventional seed and vegetative propagating material
In 2022, organic farmers must report to the State Plant Protection Service (SPS) the use of conventional seed and vegetative propagating material, including species covered by the general authorisation. The reporting form is available on the VAAD website: https://saite.lv/DHbZp. This is necessary to facilitate the development of the market for organic propagating material, the expansion of the range of organic propagating material and the promotion of accessibility. LIST OF SPECIES, [...]
Organic poultry keepers - be biosecure!
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in Europe since autumn last year. With the onset of wild bird migration, avian influenza viruses can spread to Latvia, so please organise your poultry keeping carefully. All suspected cases of poultry disease should be reported immediately to the Food and Veterinary Service, and for organic certified poultry flocks, all veterinary measures should be [...]
AROUND the Certification of Groups in organic farming
We invite you to give your views on group certification in organic farming. The questionnaire will take no more than half a minute to complete. The results of the survey will be published on the STC website. With the entry into force of the new Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products, group certification has been introduced. Questionnaire
STC Laboratory receives accreditation for testing gaming roulette wheels!
We are proud to announce that STC Laboratory is the only one in the BALTIC region to have been accredited by the Latvian National Accreditation Bureau for testing gaming roulette tables in accordance with the requirements of the Republic of Lithuania for gaming devices and gaming tables.
