Laws and regulations

Administrative Measures for the Packaging and Labelling of Agricultural Products

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Agricultural Product Quality and Safety, with a view to standardising the production and operation of agricultural products, strengthening the management of agricultural product packaging and labelling, establishing and improving the agricultural product traceability system, and ensuring the quality and safety of agricultural products. Article 2 Agricultural...
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Measures for the Administration of Safety in Agricultural Product Producing Areas

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article 1 These Measures are formulated in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Agricultural Product Quality and Safety, with a view to strengthening the management of agricultural product production areas, improving production area conditions, and safeguarding production area safety. Article 2 Agricultural product production areas as referred to in these Measures mean plants, animals, and micro-o...
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Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (Full Text)

Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China   (Adopted at the 7th Session of the Standing Committee of the 11th National People's Congress on February 28, 2009)   Contents   Chapter I General Provisions   Chapter II Food Safety Risk Monitoring and...
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Chinese organic food standard GB/T 19630-2005

Organic products — Part 1: Production 1 Scope This part of GB/T 19630 specifies the requirements for the production of crops, edible fungi, wild plants, livestock and poultry, aquaculture, bees, and their unprocessed produce...
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Standardisation Law of the People's Republic of China

(Adopted at the Fifth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on 29 December 1988 and promulgated by Order No. 11 of the President of the People's Republic of China on 29 December 1988)   Chapter I General Provisions   Article 1 With a view to developing the socialist commodity economy, ...
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Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China

(Adopted at the 30th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Seventh National People's Congress on 22 February 1993; and amended in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 16th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on 8 July 2000) ...
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Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China

(Adopted at the 14th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Sixth National People's Congress on January 20, 1986; and amended in accordance with the Decision on Amending the Fisheries Law of the People's Republic of China adopted at the 18th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress on October 31, 2000) ...
Industry news

The organic food delivery industry is quietly emerging in Shenyang

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...
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Ministry of Agriculture issuance of certificates for genetically modified rice sparks food safety concerns

The Ministry of Agriculture's recent issuing of production application safety certificates for two genetically modified rice strains has heightened unease regarding the safety of genetically modified grain. This process was extremely secretive: when a foreign news agency first discovered the news, it was posted on a specialised website that “rarely updates”, mixed in...
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Liaoning implements the Farmers' Professional Cooperatives Law and encourages farmers' cooperatives to obtain organic certification

    The Measures of Liaoning Province for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Farmers' Professional Cooperatives, adopted at the 14th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 11th People's Congress of Liaoning Province on 8 January 2010, came into force on 1 March 2010. Article 15 thereof provides for the encouragement and support of farmers' professional...
Technical Knowledge

Analysis of channel characteristics in China's organic food market

The breakdown of sales across various distribution channels in the global organic agriculture sector is as follows: supermarkets account for 25%-50%, organic produce specialty stores account for 25%-40%, and direct sales account for 10%-40%. Domestic organic product sales channels exhibit the following trend: 1. KA supermarkets China's retail market...
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French research report: organic food is more nutritious

According to a recent report by the French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA), organic food is of better quality than conventional food, containing fewer pesticides and nitrates (substances linked to a range of health problems, including diabetes and Alzheimer's disease). Shane Heaton is...