When it comes to mayonnaise, few people know that there is a huge difference between a product that simply complies with the law and a mayonnaise with an EC stamp.
The CE stamp is not a trade mark or a marketing choice.
It is an official health authorisation, provided for in EC Regulation 853/2004, which represents the highest level of protection for the European consumer when using ingredients of animal origin, such as eggs.
And that’s exactly why almost no one has it.
What "mayonnaise with CE stamp" really means
A mayonnaise with an EC stamp shall be produced in an establishment approved by the European health authority for the direct processing of eggs.
This implies that:
the eggs are processed internally
the establishment is subject to regular official veterinary checks
each production stage follows strict hygiene, safety and traceability procedures
The EC stamp identifies the establishment, not the individual product, and is a sign that that mayonnaise is born under the highest level of control provided for by EU law.
Why most Mayonesians do NOT have the CE stamp
Here lies the key point.
Many producers –even very large ones and multinazioinals– do not produce CE-stamped mayonnaise because they purchase pre-pasteurized eggs from external suppliers.
In this way:they are not obliged to have the CE stamp
they do not have an official veterinarian who checks the establishment
reduce costs, complexity and responsibilityIt’s perfectly legal.
But it’s a clear choice: avoid the highest level of control.
TUTTOVO/Biobontà: the only mayonnaise with an EC stamp for egg products
TUTTOVO/Biobonità chose the opposite path.
It is the only company in Italy to produce CE-stamped mayonnaise on egg products, directly assuming full health responsibility for egg processing.
Not only that: TUTTOVO/Biobontà has two CE stamps:
EC stamp for eggs
EC milk stamp
An uncommon case in the Italian panorama.
Continuous veterinary checks: what changes for the consumer
Producing mayonnaise with an CE stamp means accepting:
frequent official veterinary inspections
over 20 mandatory control procedures
audits of environments, machinery, personnel and processes
The CE stamp is not obtained once and for all:
it is only maintained by demonstrating, every day, that it complies with European requirements.
For the consumer this translates into a very simple thing:
👉 more real, undeclared security.
Mayonnaise with CE stamp: a choice of responsibility
The CE stamp does not make a mayonnaise “better”.
It makes her more controlled.
More traceable.
Safer.
In a market where safety is often communicated without demonstrating it, producing CE stamped mayonnaise is a choice of course.
TUTTOVO/Biobonità does not look for shortcuts.
It accepts the highest level of control under European legislation.
And that’s what really makes the difference, in the dish and in the trust of those who choose.
