In late July 2023, the European Union officially published the 2023 EU Organic Imports Report, which collated and analysed the EU's organic product import data for 2022 and made it publicly available.
According to the report, the total volume of organic product imports into the EU in 2022 decreased compared to the previous year...
Prohibited substances detected; 30 organic product certificate certificates revoked!
According to news from the State Administration for Market Regulation's official website, recently, the Administration carried out certification effectiveness spot checks on 130 batches of products involving 28 certification bodies in the organic product certification field. The spot checks found that 11 batches of sampled products did not meet certification requirements, with an overall non-compliance rate of 8.46%. Details are as follows:.
The EU publishes additional control measures for organic products for 2023
To all IBD-certified organisations:
On 19 December 2022, the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission issued the additional regulatory control measures for organic products for 2023. Compared with the additional regulatory measures of the previous two years, the regulatory measures for 2023 have adjusted the scope of regulated products, ...
2021 EU organic regulations summary
On 30 May 2018, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2018/848, which was originally scheduled for implementation on 1 January 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its implementation was postponed to 1 January 2022 to officially replace the old EU organic regulation (EC) No 834/2007, but 2...
2020 EU Organic Imports Report: China drops to third place in total organic product exports to the EU
At the end of June 2021, the European Commission released the 2020 annual report on EU imports of organic products, which analyses the COIs (Certificates of Inspection for organic products imported into the EU) issued on the TRACES system (the EU's electronic Certificate of Inspection management system)...
EU releases 2019 organic products import report, China remains EU's largest organic products supplier
Recently, the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development published the 2019 report on EU imports of organic products, which summarises and analyses data on COIs (Certificates of Inspection for organic products imported into the EU) issued on the TRACES system (the EU's electronic Certificate of Inspection management system).
GB/T 19630-2019 Organic Products National Standard has been published!
On 30 August 2019, the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardisation Administration of China issued Announcement No. 10 of 2019 on national standard amendments, concerning GB/T 19630-2019 "Organic products - Production, processing...
EU releases 2018 organic products import report - China becomes EU's largest organic products supplier
Recently, FOFCC learned that on 14 May 2019, the European Commission published its statistical report on organic product imports for 2018, releasing data regarding 2018...
AQSIQ held a press conference to report on the revision of the Administrative Measures for Certification Bodies and related matters
On the afternoon of 26 May, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) held a regular press briefing. Li Jing, spokesperson for AQSIQ and Director of the News Office, released information regarding the amendment of the *Measures for the Administration of Certification Bodies*, the quality and safety of imported children's products, the implementation of quality enhancement campaigns for 10 categories of key products including children's products, and *infants and young children...
The strictest food safety law in history unveiled, to be implemented on October 1, 2015
On 24th April, the 14th Session of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People's Congress voted to pass the newly revised Food Safety Law, marking the first revision of the Food Safety Law after nearly 5 years of “service”.
Having undergone two deliberations by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress at its 9th and 12th sessions and three drafts, the new law...
Announcement of the Liaoning Provincial Food and Drug Administration on Further Deepening the Reform of the Food Production Licensing Approval System
To thoroughly implement the spirit of the province-wide on-site meeting on streamlining administration and delegating power, maximise convenience for manufacturing enterprises, and better promote the development of the food industry, we hereby announce the relevant matters concerning the further deepening of the reform of the provincial food production licensing and approval system as follows:
1. Implement “multiple certificates in one” by integrating the current product category-based issuance...
The “Chinese Dream” for Danish organic food”
In Denmark, approximately 7% of agricultural land is farmed organically (2013 figures); 72% of the Danish population choose to buy organic food. Indeed, organic food and drink in Denmark account for the highest market share in the world (7.2%), ...
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...
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.
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...
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