Technical Knowledge

Expert summary: four tips to help you identify genuine organic food

“Pesticide residues”, “forced ripening”, “illegal additives”... these terror-inducing terms always leave shoppers feeling apprehensive when buying groceries at wet markets and supermarkets. Fortunately, many supermarkets now stock vegetables labelled “organic food”; although a bit pricier, they still provide peace of mind for those with a certain level of financial afflu...
Industry news

Shenyang Quality Supervision Bureau organises organic product certification knowledge outreach event in communities

   In accordance with the “Quality Month” work schedule, Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Quality Supervision actively carried out the “Organic Publicity Week” campaign. On the morning of September 25th, our division, in conjunction with the Huanggu District Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision of Shenyang, launched an event promoting organic product certification knowledge in the Zhongguang Community of Huanggu District. At the community entrance...
Industry news

Quality Month style and conduct inspectors visit and inspect our certified dairy enterprises

   On the afternoon of 18 September, our bureau organised 20 Shenyang municipal deputies and members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) to visit and inspect Huishan Dairy. Leaders from the municipal bureau's Certification Division, Quality Division, Supervision Division, and Shenbei Quality Supervision Bureau, as well as experts from Liaoning Fangyuan Certification Company, took part in the event.
Industry news

2014 National Organic Promotion Week campaign launched

In accordance with the overall arrangements for the national Quality Month campaign, on 22 September, the national Organic Publicity Week event, hosted by cnca, was launched in Beijing. Cheng Fang, Deputy Director of cnca, attended the launch ceremony. Representatives from quality inspection departments, national organic certification demonstration zones, organic production and sales enterprises, certification bodies, and scientific research...
FOFCC news

FOFCC successfully holds the 2014 training and communication meeting for heads of certified organisations and internal auditors

On 1-2 August 2014, FOFCC successfully held the “2014 Training and Exchange Conference for Heads of Certified Organisations and Internal Inspectors” at the Qipanshan International Conference Centre in the Qipanshan Scenic Area, Shenyang. Representatives of FOFCC-certified organisations and organic product vendors from across the country attended the training...
Laws and regulations

cnca Notice on the Release of the Supplementary Catalogue of Organic Product Certification (II)

In accordance with the Measures for the Administration of Organic Product Certification (Decree No. 155 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) and the Implementation Rules for Organic Product Certification (Announcement No. 11 of cnca [2014]), and following the principles of orderly advancement and dynamic adjustment, combined with the practical needs of organic product production and related...
Industry news

cnca Notice on carrying out the special supervision and inspection of food and agricultural product certification for 2014

All direct inspection and quarantine bureaus, quality and technical supervision bureaus of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, accreditation centre, certification accreditation research institute: According to the cnca annual work plan and the Notice of cnca on Printing and Distributing the cnca 2014 Special Supervision and Inspection Plan for Certification accreditation (Guorenfa...
Notice

cnca Notice on organising the “Organic Publicity Week” series of activities

Each directly affiliated entry-exit inspection and quarantine bureau; each quality and technical supervision bureau of each province, autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps; the people's governments of each organic product certification demonstration area (county, city); and each relevant certification body and certified organisation: To implement the guiding principles of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on accelerating the development of modern agriculture and vigorously promote...
Notice

关于进一步落实国家《有机产品认证管理办法》和《有机产品认证实施规则》的通知

各获证企业: 为了维护消费者、生产者和销售者合法权益,进一步提高有机产品质量,加强有机产品认证管理,促进生态环境保护和可持续发展,国家质检总局制定发布了《有机产品认证管理办法》(质检总局令15...