Technical Knowledge

What is organic food (products)?

1. Organic agriculture: refers to a method in the production of plants and animals that avoids the use of chemically synthesized pesticides, fertilizers, growth regulators, feed additives, and other substances, as well as genetic engineering techniques and their products. Instead, it follows natural laws and ecological principles, adopting a series of sustainable agricultural technologies to coordinate crop cultivation and animal husbandry...
Technical Knowledge

Why choose organic food?

1. Healthier  Studies show that organic products contain more trace elements such as iron, magnesium, and calcium, as well as vitamin C, while having lower levels of heavy metals and carcinogenic nitrates.  2. Better taste  Organic agriculture advocates preserving the natural components of products, thereby retaining the original taste of the food.  3. ...
Technical Knowledge

The relationship between organic food, green food and pollution-free food

Organic food, green food and pollution-free food are a set of concepts related to food safety and the ecological environment. Organic food is produced by avoiding the use of artificially synthesised chemical substances and employing a series of sustainable agricultural technologies to reduce environmental and product pollution during the production process, and...
Laws and regulations

Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification accreditation

Decree of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (No. 390) The Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification accreditation, having been adopted at the 18th executive meeting of the State Council on 20 August 2003, are hereby promulgated and shall come into effect on 1 November 2003. ...
Technical Knowledge

Explanation of the National Organic Product Logo

    “The main designs of the ”China Organic Product Certification Mark“ and the ”China Organic Conversion Product Certification Mark" consist of three parts: the outer circle, the seed graphic in the middle, and the circular lines surrounding it.
FOFCC news

FOFCC has added a new testing partner organisation

On 10 March 2010, Liaoning Fangyuan Organic Food Certification Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as FOFCC) and PONY Testing International Group (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as PONY Company), following friendly consultations, reached an agreement on organic product certification testing cooperation. All of PONY Company's nationwide...
FOFCC news

Tangshan Qiuli organic rice is expected to become a specially supplied rice for the World Expo

    “Di Yi Dou” premium pre-washed organic rice, produced by Hebei Tangshan Qiuli Refined Rice Industry Co., Ltd., which holds FOFCC organic certification, is set to become a designated exclusive rice supplier for the Shanghai World Expo. 1.5 tonnes of rice were provided free of charge to World Expo reception hotels for trial tasting, winning the hotel's praise for the quality of “Di Yi Dou” rice...
Industry news

The Shenyang Municipal People's Government provides subsidies to farmers' professional cooperatives that have obtained organic food certification.

    Article 24 of the Several Opinions of Shenyang Municipal People's Government (Shen Zheng Fa [2008] No. 29) on Supporting Farmers' Professional Cooperatives contains twenty-four support policies, of which Article 10 states: Encourage farmers' professional cooperatives to produce green and organic food. For farmers' professional cooperatives that obtain green food certification, the municipal government subsidises 1...