# "CE" logo **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 15, 2004, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-logo/269341 "2004-10-15T08:44:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![festiva76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@festiva76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/festiva76)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-logo/269341/1 "2004-10-15T08:44:06Z")
Has anyone noticed the interesting “CE” logo on the back of many products? I work in healthcare, and have noticed it on several items at work, but upon checking at home, it seems to be on various items. Everything from electronic items to medical wound care products has it, and I can’t seem to figure out what the heck it means. I presume it’s some sort of certification, but for what? ---
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-logo/269341/2 "2004-10-15T08:48:23Z")
Its a safety certification from the European Union. CE stands for Conformité. More info here: [http://www.conformance.co.uk/CE\_MARKING/ce\_content.html](http://www.conformance.co.uk/CE_MARKING/ce_content.html) ---
**Author:** ![Dog80](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-logo/269341/3 "2004-10-15T08:49:31Z")
That should be **Conformité Européen** :smack: ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-logo/269341/4 "2004-10-15T09:50:08Z")
It’s not just about safety - it’s about measurements and descriptions. It means that the way a product is described (eg just how accurately they measure the 500g or whatever) is acceptable throughout the EU. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-logo/269341/5 "2004-10-15T11:13:13Z")
> [@GorillaMan](#): > > It’s not just about safety - it’s about measurements and descriptions. It means that the way a product is described (eg just how accurately they measure the 500g or whatever) is acceptable throughout the EU. I thought that was a different mark - the lower-case **e** that you find next to the weight on lots of products. The CE mark is the safety one. [Cit **e**](http://lists.webtic.nl/pipermail/infodesign-cafe/2001-January/990573.html) ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-logo/269341/6 "2004-10-15T11:29:12Z")
:smack: You’re right ---
**Author:** ![festiva76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8e8cbc/32.png) [@festiva76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/festiva76)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-logo/269341/7 "2004-10-15T17:55:16Z")
Thanks guys for your answers. I presumed it was something along those lines, but I asked several people here in the States, and noone I asked seemed to know. My curiosity has been satiated. ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ce-logo/269341/8 "2004-10-16T03:25:02Z")
I know cecil took this one some time back. I dont want to fish for it. That question was one of the main reasons I joined the board. (That is, That Cecil answered it, and \Feldman\ has not )