Accreditations & Certifications
For us in VELTIA Labs for Life offering the highest quality services has always been our top priority. Today it is one of the first companies in Greece that operates according to the quality systems of ISO 17025, GLP, GEP and approved by QS, BNN, GAFTA, IOC, FOSFA and CORESTA. As concerns the ISO 17025:2017 we have a “multi-site” accreditation from the National Accreditation Council (ESYD), for both the laboratories of Athens and Thessaloniki. This accreditation covers all its individual laboratories, in a very extensive scope of laboratory methods and products.
Our latest sucees is that VELTIA Labs for Life is the latest member of relana® network.
ISO 17025:2017
You can find the ISO 17025:2017 Accreditation Certificate for VELTIA’s Testing Laboratories here and for the Organoleptic Testing Laboratory here.
Scope of Accreditation Thessaloniki Lab
Scope of Accreditation Athens Lab
Scope of Accreditation Heraklion Lab
Scope of Accreditation of the Organoleptic Assessment Laboratory for Virgin Olive Oils
Accredited Activities List for flexible scope Residue Lab (Athens)
relana® membership
Since 2021 VELTIA Labs for Life awarded to be a member relana® which is a quality circle of laboratories in the field of pesticide and contaminant analysis.
QS Approval
Since 2011 we are an approved laboratory according to QS (QS Fachgesellschaft Obst-Gemuse-Kartoffeln GmbH) for the determination of pesticides residues. This approval gives us access to German market concerning the Fruit & Vegetables analysis. Here you can see the Certificate of Successfull Participation for Thessaloniki’s Lab. The Certificate of Successfull Participation for Athens’ Lab is available here.
BNN Approval
VELTIA Labs for Life is a BNN (Bundesverband Naturkost Naturwaren) approved Laboratory since May 31, 2018,for the determination of pesticides residues on Biological Products.
It is worth mentioning that VELTIA Labs for Life is the first Laboratory in Greece that was approved by BNN.
FOSFA Membership
VELTIA Labs for Life is approved as a collaborating laboratory by FOSFA. (Federation of Oils, Seeds & Fats Associations Ltd) deals with world trade in oil seeds, oils and fats with 1,103 members in 89 countries. At international level, 85% of the world’s oil and fat trade is marketed under FOSFA contracts.
CERTIFICATE IOC
VELTIA Labs For Life has been awarded IOC recognition for the physicochemical analysis of olive oils. The International Olive Council is the world’s only international intergovernmental organisation in the field of olive oil and table olives and it isunder the auspices of the United Nations.
GAFTA CERTIFICATION
VELTIA Labs for Life is a certified laboratory for Grains and Feedingstuffs analysis under GAFTA (The Grain and Feed Trade Association). It must be pointed out that VELTIA Labs for Life is the first and only one laboratory in Greece Certified by GAFTA.
ISO 14001:2015
VELTIA Labs for Life, true to its commitment to continuous value creation for employees, shareholders and society, proceeded to establish an Environmental Quality Management System which is in compliance with the requirements of the international standard ELOT EN ISO 14001:2015. One of the main benefits of implementing the Environmental Management System is the reduction of Environmental costs. The Certificate is available here.
ISO 9001:2015
VELTIA Labs for Life has established a Quality Management System that is in compliance with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001:2105, which is an international standard that sets the company’s organizational guidelines for continuous improvement at all levels. You can see the certificate here.
GEP CERTIFICATION
VELTIA Labs for Life is certified in the “Operation as Experimental Unit according to Principles of Good Experimental Practices” (GEP), for the conduction of field studies for plant protection products from the Greek Ministry of Rural Development and Food.
GLP CERTIFICATION
VELTIA Labs for Life is certified in the “Organisation and Operation according to Principles of Good Laboratory Practice” (GLP) for the conduction of field studies for plant protection products from the General Chemical State Laboratory of Greece.