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	EU Ecolabel (Flower) European Union · Tier 3 Specialty	Bio-Siegel (Germany) Germany · Tier 1 Gold	Nordic Swan Ecolabel Nordic Countries · Tier 3 Specialty	Ø Ø-mærket (Denmark) Denmark · Tier 1 Gold
What it means	The European Commission's voluntary environmental label. Covers cleaning products, paper, textiles, electronics, accommodation services. NOT an organic mark.	Germany's national organic mark, owned by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Sits alongside the EU Leaf on most German organic packaging since 2001. Same standard as the EU Leaf — Bio-Siegel is the brand consumers recognise.	The official environmental label of the Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland). Covers ~60 product categories from cleaning products to hotels — NOT specifically an organic standard.	Denmark's national organic mark, owned by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. The red Ø is one of the most-trusted food labels in the world — recognised by ~98% of Danish consumers.
Scope	Several categories	Food	Several categories	Food
Established	1992	2001	1989	1989
Inspection	Annual audit by national Ecolabel competent body	Annual on-site by EU-accredited German control body	On-site + product review by national Ecolabel office	Annual on-site by Danish Veterinary and Food Administration
Residue testing	Per-category limits	Risk-based	Risk-based per category	Required
Guarantees	Lifecycle-based environmental criteria per product category. Restrictions on hazardous chemicals. Annual licence renewal with audit.	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by accredited German certifier.	Lifecycle-based environmental criteria for the product category. Restrictions on hazardous chemicals. Recyclability and packaging requirements. Audited every 3-5 years against an updated standard.	EU baseline organic (EU 2018/848). Annual on-site inspection by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration. Direct government control (not a private body) — the unusual Danish model that drives high consumer trust.
Does NOT	Doesn't apply to food. Doesn't mean organic.	Same standard as the EU Leaf — not stricter.	Doesn't certify food as organic — Nordic Swan on a food package means lower-environmental-impact, not 'no synthetic pesticides'.	Outside Denmark, retailers usually rely on the EU Leaf rather than the Ø.

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