On January 11, the Preparatory Meeting of the Organic Industry and Certification Professional Committee of the China Certification and Accreditation Association was held in Nanjing. More than 80 representatives from organic industry-related planting and breeding enterprises, production and processing enterprises, certification bodies, research institutions, service organizations, and local organic industry associations attended the meeting. Zhu Guangpei, President of the China Certification and Accreditation Association; Che Wenyi and Wang Daning, former Deputy Directors of the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China; Shi Xiaowei, former Secretary of the former China Cybersecurity Review Technology and Certification Center; and Yang Zhigang, Vice President of Inner Mongolia Mengniu Dairy (Group) Co., Ltd. and head of the Group's safety and quality, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. Guo Jing, Deputy Secretary-General of the Association, presided over the meeting and introduced the Association's basic situation and the background of the establishment of the Organic Committee.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23321/
In his speech, Zhu Guangpei pointed out that the establishment of the Organic Committee of the China Certification and Accreditation Association is a concrete measure to implement the spirit of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on accelerating the construction of ecological civilization, building a quality power, advancing rural revitalization, building a Healthy China, and building a Beautiful China. It reflects the general trend and meets the development needs of the current organic industry. The Organic Committee should give play to the bridging and linking role of a social organization, take certification as technical support, build a communication platform for upstream and downstream enterprises in the organic industry, promote the high-quality development of the organic industry, and continuously enhance the Association's ability and level in serving the country, society, the public, and the industry. Zhu Guangpei emphasized that the Organic Committee should strengthen organizational leadership and promote collaboration between industry organizations and government departments; strengthen standard development, improve standard quality, and promote international mutual recognition; provide talent support for the organic industry and certification work and raise the professional level; and at the same time strengthen publicity and promotion to enhance public awareness and recognition of the organic industry.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23321/
Che Wenyi stated that the establishment of the Association's Organic Committee is a long-held aspiration of all relevant parties in the industry. He put forward suggestions and expectations for the Organic Committee from aspects including strengthening international mutual recognition and research on domestic and international organic standards, combining organic certification with dual-carbon certification, and building an information-based platform. He stated that the establishment of the Organic Committee will help promote collaborative and sustainable industrial development. By integrating industrial resources, strengthening industry-university-research-application cooperation, and promoting technological innovation and brand building, it can better advance the integrated development of the organic industry and the certification industry.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23321/
Wang Daning stated that the establishment of the Association's Organic Committee will promote the optimization and upgrading of the industrial chain, realize the sustainable development of the industry, inject new vitality and momentum into China's economic and social development, and make new contributions to promoting green agricultural development, increasing farmers“ incomes and helping them become prosperous, and enhancing the international competitiveness of the country's agricultural products. The work of the Organic Committee should serve the national ”dual carbon" strategy, study the role and cases of the organic industry in emission reduction and carbon sequestration, and promote the superposition of the ecological and low-carbon functional value of organic products. He stated that he would fully support and assist the Organic Committee in seeking ideas and tools for industry development so that participating enterprises in the Organic Committee can achieve common development.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23321/
Shi Xiaowei stated that one important purpose of establishing the Organic Committee is to implement the development concept of a Healthy China. From the perspective of people's livelihood, at the current stage the public needs high-quality and healthy products, and organic products fit this attribute very well. The organic industry in developed countries has grown very rapidly and has great room for development. After the establishment of the Certification and Accreditation Administration, extensive international exchanges on organic certification were carried out. After the establishment of the Association's Organic Committee, all participating parties should make good use of this platform, unite and collaborate for development, and share development results. At the same time, in external exchanges, they should strengthen capacity improvement and business cooperation, break down international barriers, and realize new and high-quality development of China's organic cause.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23321/
Yang Zhigang, proposed Chairman of the Organic Committee, stated that in future work, he looks forward to all member units of the Committee upholding the concept of “openness, inclusiveness, cooperation, and mutual benefit” to jointly promote the sustainable and high-quality development of China's organic industry and jointly write a bright future for China's organic cause.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23321/
Representatives at the meeting expressed that for a long time China had not had a nationwide organic industry organization, and that the establishment of the Organic Committee by the China Certification and Accreditation Association precisely meets the needs of the industry and closely follows the national strategy. Everyone will actively join the Committee. The representatives spoke enthusiastically at the meeting and offered suggestions and advice for the preparation of the Organic Committee and its work after establishment. The meeting discussed the preparation plan, working methods, and rules of procedure of the Organic Committee, further clarified the Committee's positioning, service targets, development direction, and specific work tasks, and will formulate the Committee's working methods and work content from aspects including policy and theoretical research, promoting international mutual recognition, serving the dual-carbon strategy, standard formulation and application, talent cultivation, consumer education, brand promotion, trade services, and information-based construction. The Organic Committee is expected to be officially established in the first half of this year.文章源自FOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/en/23321/