Numerous imported organic milk powders of varying quality may no longer be able to fool consumers and slip through. Journalists learned yesterday that the newly revised Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Inspection and Quarantine of Imported and Exported Dairy Products will be officially implemented on May 1st. Among the new regulations, it is stipulated that the labels of imported dairy products bearing marks of acquired...
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...
GB2763-2012 Maximum residue limits for pesticides in foods
National Food Safety Standard - Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Food (GB 2763-2012) officially came into effect on 1 March 2013, replacing the six previous national standards relating to maximum residue limits for pesticides in food, while 10 related...
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...
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’...
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...
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...
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...
From 1 July, look for the “identity card” when buying organic products”
Following a four-month transition period, China's Implementation Rules for Organic Product Certification (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) will come into full effect on 1 July. When purchasing organic products, consumers should look out for the certification mark and code, and can also use the code to check the origin online...
“China-EU Organic Product Certification Seminar held in Shanghai
On May 25, the “China-EU Organic Product Certification Seminar”, jointly sponsored by cnca and the Delegation of the European Union to China, and organised by the Shanghai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and the China-EU WTO Project Team, was held in Shanghai. Wang Daning, Deputy Director of cnca, attended the meeting...
The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and cnca jointly issued a notice requiring further strengthening of organic product supervision work.
Recently, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and cnca jointly issued a notice requiring quality supervision and industry and commerce departments at all levels to further strengthen the supervision of organic products and standardise the organic product consumer market. The notice requires: 1. Quality supervision departments at all levels shall strengthen the supervision of organic products in accordance with the law...
The new criteria for the registration of organic product inspectors have been officially promulgated and released.
On 25 April 2012, FOFCC sent personnel to attend the publicity and implementation meeting for the new version of organic product inspector registration criteria organised by the China Certification accreditation Association. The meeting was chaired by Lü Yan, Director of the CCAA Registration Department I, cnca registration management...
French organic dairy industry development receives government support
The development of the French organic dairy industry has received increasing support from the French and EU governments. In 2009, the number of French dairy farmers undergoing organic conversion increased by 15% compared to the same period last year. Currently, the total area of pastures undergoing organic conversion in France...
cnca held a training meeting for the organic product certification mark record management system.
On 24 February 2012, the training meeting on the record-filing and management system for organic product certification marks, organised by the cnca Information Centre, was successfully held in Beijing. Mr Gu Shaoping, Director of the cnca Registration Department, delivered an opening speech, followed by Mr Wang Hai, Director of the cnca Information Centre, and Mr Zhang Tao, Division Chief...
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