Core service in Varefakta’s concept
Random control is a core service in Varefakta’s concept. The purpose of the inspection is to show whether the minimum requirements for the product have been met and whether there is consistency between the information in the declaration and the product.
Varefakta may once a year at its own laboratory, external laboratories or at testing institutes of Varefakta’s own choice carry out random sampling of products marked with Varefakta, to ensure that the product is consistently in accordance with the product’s declaration.
Random control includes:
- Accredited analyses to verify declared nutritional values. The values are verified in accordance with the EU’s set, permitted tolerances.
- Accredited control of net weight and possibly number in the package.
- Check that the packaging information corresponds with the most recent pack copy, e.g. after an update.
- Varefakta handles dialogue with the manufacturer/supplier when discrepancies are found, and obtains documentation on correction for deviations if this is relevant.
- The customer is informed if in connection with the random check a basis has been found that updates are necessary.
- Varefakta handles dialogue with the manufacturer in the event of discrepancies and obtains documentation.
Varefakta sets requirements for mechanical and electronic bicycle locks
Products with Varefakta labelling often have a set of criteria that go beyond legislation – which we call requirements. Varefakta requirements are thus stricter than legislation. Varefakta Requirements are all structured in the same way to make them as easy-to-read and user-friendly as possible.
Varefakta has updated our regulations for bicycle locks so that it also contains electronic bicycle locks.
The regulation has been prepared in collaboration with the Danish Cyclists’ Association, FORCE Technology, Forsikring & Pension, and the Police and contains a number of extra safety and functional requirements, in addition to the legislation, for electronic bicycle locks defined by Varefakta.
Varefaktas requirements include information about:
- Scope of the regulation.
- Varefakta’s minimum requirements for the product group in question.
- Information requirements in the Varefakta pack copy.
- A number of examples of the design of pack copies with the Varefakta logo.
- A specification of requirements for the individual information.
- Requirements for instructions for use if this is relevant for the product in question.
- Description of Varefakta’s mandatory random control of products with the Varefakta logo as well as associated control results and costs.
In Varefakta’s requirements for bicycle locks, we state, among other things the following requirements for electronic bicycle locks:
- Resistance to electrical and magnetic opening tests as well as resistance to heat.
- Digital security, so that electronic locks must be resistant to “brute force” attacks, “spoofing” and “hacking”.
- Requirements for the electronic key e.g. limited sharing of active keys on smartphones.