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Reprint: The focus of developing organic agriculture and organic products lies in conceptual understanding
Zhang Jibing, Hu Yunfeng, Zhou Zejiang
Centre for Organic Food Development, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Nanjing, 210042
Wang Maohua
Registration Management Department, National Certification accreditation Supervision and Administration Commission
After nearly 20 years of development, the area under organic agricultural production in China has reached 200...
FOFCC Notice on the Snake Year Spring Festival Holiday
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Congratulations to Liaoning Julong Organic Food Company's organic grain base on being named a National Organic Food Production Base
Our certified enterprise, Liaoning Julong Organic Food Co., Ltd.“s organic miscellaneous grain planting base in Longtan Township, Beipiao City, has recently passed the review by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China and has been officially named a ”National Organic Food Production Base".
For details, please refer to the Ministry of Environmental Protection...
Liaoning Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in conjunction with the Liaoning Provincial and Dalian Municipal Bureaus of Quality Supervision, launched a special crackdown on organic product certification marks
To ensure food safety and enable the general public to enjoy a happy Spring Festival, the Liaoning Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and the Dalian Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision recently carried out a joint inspection of the festive market for certified food and agricultural products across the city's 10 districts, cities and counties. During this intensive inspection, Liaoning Inspection and Quarantine...
Heqin County has been awarded the title of ”National Organic Product Certification Demonstration Creation County”
A reporter recently learnt from the Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision that, at the 2012 Working Conference on Demonstration Zones (Districts and Counties) for Organic Product Certification organised by cnca, Qin County was designated as a “National Demonstration County for Organic Product Certification”. It is reported that Qin County is the only county in our province to have been awarded the title of “National Demonstration County for Organic Product Certification’...
Notice on 2013 New Year's Day Holiday
New Year's Day 2013 is approaching. In accordance with the State Council's Decision on Amending the National Annual Festivals and Memorial Days Holiday Measures, and taking into the actual operational circumstances of our organisation, the leadership has decided the specific holiday schedule for New Year's Day 2013 as follows:
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The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has released the Administrative Measures for Organic Product Certification (Draft for Comment).
Measures for the Administration of Organic Product Certification
(Draft for Comments)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 (Legislative Purpose and Basis) To promote the development of organic product production, processing and trade, strengthen the administration of organic product certification, and safeguard the legitimate rights...
Taobao organic produce daily average transaction volume breaks 500k
Taobao's latest data provides the answer—quite a few consumers are starting to shift towards buying organic food. Over the past month, Taobao's eco-agriculture channel (http://ny.taobao.com) has seen its daily average transaction value for organic agricultural products exceed 500,000, with an average of over 20,000 households nationwide every day through this...
Shanxi Qinxian Quality Supervision Bureau provides technical support for the development of organic agriculture
Recently, the people's government of Qinxian County, Shanxi Province, held a promotion meeting for establishing a national organic product demonstration county. At the meeting, the Qinxian County Bureau of Quality Supervision distributed texts of relevant laws and regulations on organic products and new national standards for organic products to the secretaries of 13 townships and representatives of some enterprises.
It is understood that Qinxian County is rich in water resources...
Shanghai port steps up verification of imported organic products
In order to implement the new organic product certification regulations that came into force on 1st July this year, the Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau recently issued a notice to further strengthen the entry verification work for imported organic products. In addition to the original requirements to check certificate and certification marks and labels, new regulations have been added for the verification of organic codes and sales certificates, and related...
Dynamic addition to the organic product certification catalogue
In accordance with the Administration Measures on Organic Product Certification (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Order No. 67 [2004]) and the Implementation Rules for Organic Product Certification (cnca Announcement No. 34 [2011]), and following the principles of orderly advancement and dynamic adjustment, the national certification...
Our institution was invited by the Shenyang Administration for Quality Supervision to conduct training on the new organic regulations for managers of major supermarkets in Shenyang.
On 10 August, at the invitation of the Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, our organisation provided training on the new regulations for organic product certification to relevant personnel from over 50 large shopping malls and supermarkets selling organic products in Shenyang, with a targeted introduction to organic security labels...
Forwarding cnca 'Notice on Carrying out Special Rectification Activities for Organic Product Certification Marks'
CNCA Accreditation [2012] No. 53
The Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of each province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, each directly affiliated Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, and each organic product certification body: To implement the "General Office of the State Council's Circular on Printing and Distributing the 2012 National...".
Forwarding cnca 'Explanation on Related Issues Concerning the Issuance and Use of Organic Product Certification Marks'
1. Transition period for the old and new organic product certification logos. According to the requirements of the "Announcement on the Launch of the National Organic Product Certification Logo Filing System" (Announcement No. 9 of cnca2012), those who received the old organic product certification logos from certification bodies or had printed logos with...
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