Regardless of how the “hormone gate” triggered by the “precocious puberty gate” ends, it is an indisputable fact that the intake of synthetic hormones leads to precocious puberty in infants and young children, and the cases of early maturation continuously reported from various places have heightened parents' anxiety; how to keep children away from precocious puberty has become the issue parents care about most.
According to Shanghai Fudan...
Measures for the Administration of National Food Safety Standards to be implemented from 1 December
From December 1st, the Administrative Measures for National Food Safety Standards will come into effect. Any citizen, legal person, or other organisation may submit proposals for the initiation of national food safety standards, and may also raise concerns regarding issues encountered during the implementation of the standards...
4th Organic Product Certification Technology Forum: New standards are about to be released, and certification will be even stricter!
From 16 to 18 December 2010, cnca held the Fourth Organic Product Certification Technical Forum in Hangzhou. The conference mainly focused on two topics: First, interpreting the newly revised national standard for "Organic Products"; introducing the "Measures for the Administration of Organic Product Certification" and the "Implementation Rules for Organic Product Certification...".
Shandong: maximum fine of 20,000 RMB for fraudulent use of organic agricultural product label
The quality of agricultural produce concerns the safety of citizens“ staple food and vegetable supplies, and is closely linked to citizens” physical health. In response to this, our province is to legislate for “all-round supervision” of agricultural produce quality and safety. Our province plans to stipulate that in areas such as sewage irrigation zones...
The revision meeting for the Measures for the Administration of Organic Product Certification was held in Changsha
On 14–15 October 2010, the China National Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) organised a meeting in Changsha to revise the ‘Administrative Measures for the Certification of Organic Products’. Representatives from the CNCA’s Registration Department and Legal Department, as well as from entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities in certain provinces and municipalities...
South Korea revises organic certification body accreditation standards
On 27 September, the South Korean Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs issued a notice regarding amendments to the organic certification body accreditation system under its current Environment-Friendly Agriculture Promotion Act (EFAFA) and Food Industry Promotion Act (FIPA). The revised contents published in the notice include...
Shandong Province's first organic agricultural products quality supervision and inspection centre has gained accreditation and officially commenced operations
Recently, the Feicheng Quality and Technical Supervision Bureau, relying on the Feicheng Product Quality Inspection Institute, established the Shandong Provincial Organic Agricultural Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Centre. It successfully obtained the metrological certification and legally authorised laboratory qualification accreditation certificates issued by the Shandong Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, enabling it to conduct external inspection operations. The Shandong Provincial Organic Agricultural Products Quality Supervision...
The clothing industry is set to enter the “organic era”
Some people think that organic clothing is just for eco-zealots, but is that really the case? Let's hear from clothing brands and retailers that are already making a profit from it...
National conference on food and agricultural product certification held in Beijing, certification bodies sign “Declaration of Integrity”
On 28 September, cnca held the National Food and Agricultural Product Certification Work Conference in Beijing. Wang Daning, Deputy Director of cnca, attended the meeting and delivered a speech. Over 100 representatives from local quality inspection departments, accreditation institutions, certification accreditation associations, research institutes, and all food and agricultural product certification bodies participated in the conference...
The Daily Telegraph: China turns to organic food after gutter oil scandal exposed
Chinese consumption of organic food has now reached twice that of the Japanese, who have long placed a strong emphasis on health.
In China, the total market value of organic food has reached 10 billion yuan this year, which is four times that of five years ago. This increase in consumer demand stems from a series of...
Walmart China is promoting direct sourcing from agricultural producers and plans to further scale up its procurement of organic food.
Walmart recently announced new global agricultural sustainability commitments aimed at achieving sustainable sourcing of key agricultural products. Walmart will continue to promote direct sourcing from farms in China and gradually expand its scale. A Walmart spokesperson stated that the purpose of this plan is...
Closed-loop organic farms: a new firewall for food safety
“The term ”food safety“ is no longer unfamiliar to the Chinese people. In recent years, successive incidents involving tainted baby milk powder, gutter oil, and early puberty scandals have repeatedly challenged the taut psychological limits of the Chinese public.
"There are certain trust...".
How to stop being “precocious” – Persist with breastfeeding and feed organic formula
Regardless of how the “hormone gate” triggered by the “precocious puberty scandal” ends, it is an indisputable fact that the intake of synthetic hormones leads to precocious puberty in infants and young children. Moreover, the cases of precocious puberty continuously reported from various regions have intensified parents' concerns, leaving them wondering how to keep their children away from precocious puberty...
Yuan Longping: Super hybrid rice must be combined with organic production
Xinhuanet, Changsha, September 3 (Reporter Xie Ying) Hybrid rice must not only solve the issue of “eating one's fill”, but must also shoulder the responsibility of “eating safely”. On the afternoon of the 2nd, when unveiling the “Huilonghu Organic Super Hybrid Rice R&D Base”, Academician Yuan Longping expressed his hope that by combining super hybrid rice production technology with organic production...
Jiang Chunyun writes in Qiushi: green and organic agriculture must adhere to a gradual approach and prefer quality over quantity
Amidst the increasingly severe environmental pollution, food safety has become one of the most pressing livelihood issues globally and in China. Accelerating the development of green and organic agriculture, and gradually making it the dominant model of agricultural development, is not only...
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