CAAE ensures the prestige of organic farming and livestock markets, protecting there misuse. Furthermore, promotes organic products and the study of them, edit scientific, technical and informational material and publications in whichever possible medium.

Its main mission is the development of the Organic Certified Farming, ensuring the quality of products covered under the indication “Organic Farming” and contributing to improve the competitiveness of businesses in Andalusia, La Mancha and Extremadura through innovation and technological development. Also, one of it's purposes is the protection of the Environment and Rural Development.

Collaborates with other entities in the diffusion of knowledge and development of organic production systems worldwide organizing congresses, conferences, seminars and other public events or related activities, as well as conducts studies and research for technological innovation in the sector.

Certified Quality is the hallmark with which recognizes the Andalusian products with guaranteed quality in production and processing.

This brand can be obtained, after a proper application for approval, products protected by denomination of origin, protected geographical indications, guaranteed traditional specialties, Organic Farming, authorized food by the certification mark of Integrated Production and food products and fisheries certified by accredited agencies, both for products benefiting from product specifications or private approved protocols (recognized by the use of the mark Certified Quality with a favourable report of the Technical Committee)

The EU organic production logo and its Member States are used to supplement the usual labelling and to increase the visibility of organic foods and beverages to consumers.

Therefore, people who buy products branded with the EU logo can be fully confident that:

• At least 95% of the ingredients of the article have been organically produced;
• The product meets the standards of the official inspection scheme;
• It comes directly from the producer or processor in a sealed container;
• Identifies producer, processor or vendor and has the name or code of the inspection agency.

Currently, the placement of the EU logo is compulsory from early 2009, following the entry of the new EU regulation on organic farming in relation to pre-packaged food. The logo will remain of voluntary incorporation for products imported after that date. Once the Regulation comes into force and the EU logo generalize, the label must indicate the place where the raw materials where produced ( "EU", "non-EU" or the name of the country, inside or outside EU, where the product or its ingredients were grown).

Sometimes, operators wishing to sell their products in another EU Member State need to place an additional logo that is recognized in the market whose production is intended to. The EU organic logo avoids the double labelling, offering a pan-European system of recognition.

The Bio-Siegel is the national umbrella label of Germany, independent of associations and across all brands, that identifies organically produced agricultural products and foods. Thus the Bio-Siegel is an important orientation guide for shopping. It is meant to enable the consumer to distinguish between organically and conventionally produced products at a glance.

The Bio-Siegel may be used to label all products which are produced and inspected in compliance with the Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 on organic production of agricultural products (EU Organic Framing Regulation) and if at least 95 percent of the ingredients of agricultural origin come from organic farming. The EU Organic Farming Regulation stipulates, among other things, the following rules: Ban on irradiation of organic food, ban on genetically modified organisms, renouncement of crop protection with synthetic chemicals, renouncement of mineral fertilizers of low solubility, diversified wide crop rotations, land-related, appropriate livestock husbandry and organically produced feeding stuffs for feeding of livestock with no antibiotics or growth promoters added.

FDA: Food and Drug Administration (USA)

FDA is responsible for

• Protecting the public health by assuring that foods are safe, wholesome, sanitary and properly labeled; human and veterinary drugs, and vaccines and other biological products and medical devices intended for human use are safe and effective
• Protecting the public from electronic product radiation
• Assuring cosmetics and dietary supplements are safe and properly labeled
• Regulating tobacco products
• Advancing the public health by helping to speed product innovations
• Helping the public get the accurate science-based information they need to use medicines, devices, and foods to improve their health

FDA regulates

• foods, except for most meat and poultry products, which are regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
• food additives
• infant formulas
• dietary supplements
• human drugs
• vaccines, blood products, and other biologics
• medical devices, from simple items like tongue depressors, to complex technologies such as heart pacemakers
• electronic products that give off radiation, such as microwave ovens and X-ray equipment
• cosmetics
• feed, drugs, and devices used in pets, farm animals, and other animals
• tobacco products