In recent years, with the improvement of living standards, people's focus on food safety and health has also been continuously growing. Guided by the philosophy of being natural, unpolluted, and additive-free, organic foods are increasingly welcomed by consumers. It is projected that China's annual consumption of organic food will approach 1.2 billion yuan this year.

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, 30 July – A reporter learnt on the 30th from the National Certification and Accreditation Administration that, since 2004, the Administration has organised local certification supervisory authorities to carry out annual monitoring activities to ensure the validity of food and agricultural product certification; in the past two years, the pass rate for random inspections of organic products has been over 95 per cent...

    Recently, a news report in the British media about cloned beef and milk entering the market caused a huge uproar across the UK, with public concern becoming widespread regarding the safety issues of applying high technology to food. Cloned food, organic food...

    Foshan will continue to promote the standardisation of agriculture across the city in the future. Xian Ruilun, member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee and Executive Vice Mayor, stated that the municipal finance department will allocate 1 million yuan annually for the creation of demonstration zones. Act...

According to a reporter's investigation, although the ban on flavourings has not yet been implemented and the truth behind the hormone scandal has come to light, the public's consumption philosophy has undergone a subtle change—shifting from a past pursuit of mere brands to a pursuit of categories. Furthermore, organic baby formula, situated at the top of the food pyramid and targeted at infants and young children, is selling like hot cakes. Its lack of added flavourings...

AFP, 23 June: Original title: Organic agriculture gains favour in China. Ji Yunliang (phonetic) obtained a PhD in chemistry from a prestigious Beijing university. Today, he runs a small organic farm on the outskirts of Beijing. Rather than using his professional expertise, Ji uses traditional methods and outdated manual...

    In accordance with the 2010 cnca Special Supervisory Inspection Plan, cnca issued the Notice on Carrying out the 2010 Special Supervisory Random Inspection of Organic Products, which will organise random inspections of organic product certified rice/paddy, edible fungi, tea, bees...

    Recently, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province organised 16 sub-bureaus and directly affiliated bureaus to carry out a unified operation of special supervision and inspection on food, agricultural products certificate and certification marks. This operation dispatched a total of 117 inspection personnel and inspected more than 40 supermarkets, shopping malls and specialty stores...

    Going into a supermarket and seeing the high prices of organic food, do you find yourself hesitating? At present, organic food still seems to be something enjoyed by the wealthy. However, a report recently published by British researchers states that with the continuous improvement of organic farming techniques...

    Recently, a reporter joined the Liaoning Environmental Protection Century Tour interview group to visit various parts of Liaoning. They found that Liaoning is using pilot demonstrations as a guide to actively explore new approaches to rural environmental protection in the north, establish models for the resource conversion and recycling of rural waste, and pave the way for livestock and poultry farming...

On 14 May 2010, the unveiling ceremony of the “Walmart Direct Sourcing Base” was held in Jiewen Town, Haicheng City, making the Jiulongchuan Edible Fungi Planting Professional Cooperative Walmart's first direct farm-supermarket edible fungi sourcing base in Northeast China. This unveiling ceremony received support from the municipal governments of Anshan and Haicheng...

With the continuous rise in income levels and living standards, a growing number of Chinese citizens are beginning to focus on organic products, which are characterised by being green and natural, and “organic consumption” is steadily gaining momentum. The 4th China International Organic Food Expo, currently underway here, has become a concentrated embodiment of China's “organic consumption boom”...

On 10 June 2010, cnca held a revision working meeting in Nanjing for the Administrative Measures for Organic Product Certification (hereinafter referred to as the Measures). FOFCC was invited to send representatives to attend and participate in the discussions.Last year, cnca established...

    During the May Day mini-break, rural tourism spots in Jinan's southern mountainous area welcomed a rush of visitors once again. Nowadays, many self-driving tourists favour rural guesthouses, but they are no longer just looking to enjoy the scenery and then find a local restaurant for a farmhouse meal. Things that still seemed rather unfamiliar a few years ago...

Modern agriculture provides humanity with an abundance of agricultural and sideline products such as grain, vegetables, fruit, meat, eggs, poultry, and milk, ensuring human needs for the variety and quantity of food are met. However, due to the unreasonable use of agricultural chemicals, food safety issues are becoming increasingly serious, which has already attracted widespread public attention. To solve this problem, early...