China.org.cn, 13 July — According to a report by the UK's Guardian website on 11 July, the most comprehensive scientific analysis to date has concluded that, compared with conventional food, organic food is richer in health-beneficial antioxidants and contains fewer toxic metals and pesticides.
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...
Chongqing port intercepts substandard imported organic products for the first time
Recently, when processing the inspection application for a batch of goods declared as “organic pure cotton tampons” imported from Germany by a Chongqing company, the Chongqing Lianglu Cuntan Inspection and Quarantine Bureau found that the minimum packaging and labels of the goods bore the words “organic product” and the logo of a foreign certification body, but the consignee was unable to comply with the Organic...
National People's Congress Deputy Zhu Taiqing: Promoting mutual trust in the certification results of organic products across the Taiwan Strait
As a deputy to the National People's Congress from the Taiwan delegation representing the quality supervision system, aside from caring about quality development in the mainland, how to promote quality-related exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait has always been an issue pondered by Zhu Taiqing, Deputy Director-General of Qinghai Provincial Bureau of Quality Supervision. This year, his focus...
Seminar on China-UK Organic Agricultural Product Certification Mechanisms Held to Promote Mutual Recognition of Certification Results
Northeast Net, 21 March (Reporter Yin Lei) – The China-UK Organic Agricultural Product Certification Mechanism Seminar was held in Harbin on the 21st. Participating delegates held in-depth discussions on strengthening exchanges and cooperation between our province and British organic agricultural product certification bodies, actively promoting the mutual recognition of organic agricultural product certification results between the two sides, and...
Bhutan aims to become the first fully organic agricultural country
As a poor small country with a population of less than 700,000 on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, Bhutan has always been known for its emphasis on sustainable development, and once ranked eighth on the “World Map of Happiness”. Through the ban on the sale of insecticides and pesticides, and completely organic farming relying entirely on its own animal and agricultural waste as fertilizer, ...
Organic food consumption in China grows by 30 to 50 per cent annually, with a perpetual shortage of 30%.
In recent years, a number of business celebrities have ventured into agriculture. Former Hongta Group Chairman Chu Shijian grew “inspirational oranges”, Legend Holdings Chairman Liu Chuanzhi started selling “conscience fruit”, JD.com CEO Liu Qiangdong began selling self-grown organic rice, and Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin also enclosed 5,700 acres of land in Yanqing, Beijing...
Ministry of Environmental Protection – Circular on Issuing the Assessment and Administration Regulations for National Organic Food Production Bases
Ministry of Environmental Protection Document
Huan Fa [2013] No. 135
Notice on Issuing the Assessment and Management Regulations for National Organic Food Production Bases
Environmental Protection Bureaus (Departments) of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Environmental Protection Bureau:
To further...
Heilongjiang is vigorously developing its organic and green industries, and the government will provide enterprises with subsidies for certification and labelling fees.
Recently, the "Guideline for the Development of the Green Food Industry in Heilongjiang Province", formulated by the People's Government of Heilongjiang Province, was officially published and implemented. The Guideline discusses the foundation, advantages, and development potential of the green industry in Heilongjiang Province, as well as the industrial layout and key points for development...
Investigation, adjudication and insights into an illegal sale case involving organic certified products
As living standards rise, people are paying increasing attention to dietary health, and the market is flooded with a wide variety of organic foods. Organic food is natural, pollution-free health food and therefore commands a high price. However, many expensive organic foods on the market are merely ordinary goods masquerading as “organic,” making it difficult for the average consumer to...
AQSIQ issues measures to strengthen management of organic product certification
Recently, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued the Administrative Measures for Organic Product Certification, aiming to strengthen the management of organic product certification, protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, producers and sellers, and further improve the quality of organic products. The measures specify that cnca is responsible for the unified management, supervision and comprehensive administration of organic product certification nationwide...
cnca will launch a law enforcement and rectification campaign for consumer goods certification, focusing on the supervision of imported and online-sold organic products.
It was learned by reporters from the thematic event of the sixth World accreditation Day held by cnca that cnca will organise and launch the certification accreditation trade promotion and people benefit action, issue 7 measures with 20 items for trade promotion and people benefit, and will carry out a law enforcement and rectification action for consumer goods certification, focusing on strengthening the supervision of imported organic products.
People's Daily publishes commentary affirming achievements in organic product certification supervision
On April 16, the “Editor's Vision” column of the People's Daily published a commentary titled “Counterfeits and Substandard Goods: To Regulate or Not to Regulate Makes a Big Difference”, focusing on how the National Certification accreditation Accreditation Administration (referred to as "cnca"), in conjunction with relevant departments, started by improving the organic product certification system and tightening certification requirements...
Russia develops certification standards for organic products
According to research by Emily Balsamo of Bord Bia's Moscow office, urban Russians have developed a strong interest in healthier organic food over the past few years; however, currently there are no certified organic products in Russia. Many products are labelled with uncertified...
Jilin rice becomes the mainstay of organic product certification
Although it is spring, the Northeast region still experiences rain and snow from time to time. While this causes people to complain about the muddy roads, it has lifted a weight off Mr Xu's mind. Because the weather after rain and snow always improves the air quality, which means that this year his organic...
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