Bollino Blu

Italian mark for the promotion of catering and restaurant services

The certification of compliance with the Bollino Blu program stems from a specific protocol signed by the Italian Ministry of Health and FIPE. The project is aimed at food and beverage companies, regardless of size and distribution form.

The “Bollino Blu” kit, provided to the certified trader, includes: 
- the Bollino Blu logo certificate and official license plate with the logos of the Ministry of Health and Fipe-Confcommercio
- Two Bollino Blu window stickers with the logos of the Ministry of Health and Fipe-Confcommercio indicating the validity dates of the certificate
- A card, to be filled out, indicating the features of the trader that will then be included in the Online Guide.

Service details

The certification entails the following pre-requisites:

  • health and administrative authorisations
  • absence of prescriptive acts by the Health Authority
  • compliance with the rules of good hygiene practice
  • implementation of the HACCP plan and Good Hygiene Practices.

The compliance check is carried out according to the requirements of the Bollino Blu programme: 

  • continuous training
  • service charter
  • compliance with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) specifications for critical food safety areas.

Certification procedure

Upon successful verification, the certification of conformity entails the issue of:

  • a unique and permanent registration number
  • certificate of conformity
  • authorisation to use the logo in compliance with the regulation.

Continued use of the logo is subject to annual audits.

In the event of non-compliance, a sanction system is envisaged:

  • warnings
  • temporary suspension of the contract
  • withdrawal of the certificate.

Why RINA?

RINA provides this service through Agroqualità, an independent certification company specialising in the agro-food sector. Agroqualità is authorised to operate under the Bollino Blu project, meeting the requirements of the Verification Protocol:

  • accreditation according to ISO/IEC 17021 for quality management systems in the EA 03 (Food Industries) and EA 30 (Hotels and Restaurants) sectors
  • Accredia accreditation pursuant to ISO/IEC 17065.

Resources

Rules governing the use of the RINA figurative mark in license agreements

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