Compliance & certifications
EN 13432, OK compost and LFAA — what the certifications mean and how to dispose of packaging correctly.
- What certifications do you have?Every compostable item we supply carries EN 13432, and our food contact products are approved to LFAA (the Irish Food Safety Authority food contact ma→
- What is EN 13432?EN 13432 is the European standard that packaging must meet to be labelled as compostable. It covers three things: Composition — the material must bre→
- What is the difference between OK compost HOME and OK compost INDUSTRIAL?Both are TÜV Austria certifications that sit above the EN 13432 baseline, but they test in different conditions. OK compost HOME — tested in a 20–30°→
- What does LFAA approval mean for food safety?LFAA is the Irish Food Safety Authority, and its rules cover materials that come into contact with food. Our products that touch food are approved und→
- Which bin should compostable packaging go in?In Ireland, certified compostable packaging is accepted in the brown food waste bin in most local authority areas. Home compostable items — OK compos→