The quality of agricultural products is related to the safety of citizens“ ”rice bag“ and ”vegetable basket,“ and is even more closely related to citizens” physical health. In this regard, our province will exercise "all-round supervision" over the quality and safety of agricultural products through legislation. Our province plans to stipulate that safety monitoring points for agricultural product production areas should be established in areas such as sewage irrigation districts; those who illegally operate pesticides without authorization will be fined not less than 2 times but not more than 5 times the value of the illegally operated pesticides; those who forge or fraudulently use organic agricultural product quality marks may be fined not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 20,000 yuan. Safety monitoring points should be established in 5 types of agricultural product production areas.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
Today, the Legislative Affairs Office of the Provincial Government published the Regulations on the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products of Shandong Province (Draft). The draft clearly stipulates the management of agricultural product production areas, input management, production management, packaging and labeling management, and so on. From now until November 10, citizens may log on to the website of the Legislative Affairs Office of the Provincial Government (www.sd-law.gov.cn) and submit their opinions and suggestions in the draft laws and regulations opinion collection system.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
The draft stipulates that relevant departments should establish safety monitoring points for agricultural product production areas in 5 types of areas, including agricultural product production areas around industrial and mining enterprises; sewage irrigation districts; agricultural product production areas in the suburbs of large and medium-sized cities; aquaculture areas near land-based sewage outfalls into the sea; and other areas requiring monitoring.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
If toxic and harmful substances in an agricultural product production area do not conform to the production area safety standards, it should be designated as an agricultural product prohibited production area. Governments at or above the county level shall organize departments such as environmental protection, land and resources, and agricultural product quality and safety supervision and management to adopt biological, chemical, engineering, and other measures to remediate and govern agricultural product prohibited production areas.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
Agricultural products that fail testing shall not be sold.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
The draft stipulates that agricultural product production enterprises and specialized farmer cooperative economic organizations shall, in production activities, establish production records and truthfully record matters such as the occurrence and prevention and control of animal epidemics and plant diseases, insect pests, and weeds, as well as the dates of harvest, slaughter, or fishing.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
In the process of agricultural product production, no unit or individual may use agricultural inputs prohibited by the state; may not use agricultural inputs restricted by the state beyond the permitted scope; may not harvest, slaughter, or fish agricultural products that have not reached the safety interval or withdrawal period; and may not engage in other acts prohibited by laws and regulations.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
At the same time, agricultural product production enterprises and specialized farmer cooperative economic organizations shall, before their products are harvested, slaughtered, or fished for market, conduct testing of the quality and safety status of their agricultural products by themselves or by entrusting an agricultural product quality and safety testing institution. If the products pass testing, the agricultural product production enterprises and specialized farmer cooperative economic organizations shall provide the purchaser with a quality qualification certificate.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
4 types of agricultural products need to be packaged for sale.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
The draft stipulates that agricultural product production enterprises, specialized farmer cooperative economic organizations, and units and individuals engaged in the purchase of agricultural products shall package the 4 types of products they sell, mainly including products that have obtained certification for pollution-free agricultural products, green food, or organic agricultural products, except fresh aquatic products and livestock and poultry products; agricultural products using geographical indications for agricultural products; agricultural products that have obtained registered trademarks; and other agricultural products requiring packaging as prescribed by the state and the province.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
For agricultural products, producers and operators shall mark or attach labels on the packaging, indicating the product name, place of origin, production date, shelf life, net weight, and the name, address, contact information, and other details of the producer or operator.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
Agricultural products that have obtained the right to use quality marks such as pollution-free agricultural products, green food, and organic agricultural products, or agricultural products using geographical indications for agricultural products, shall be marked on the packaging with the corresponding marks and the issuing agency. It is prohibited to forge, fraudulently use, or use beyond the expiration date the quality marks of pollution-free agricultural products, green food, and organic agricultural products. It is prohibited to forge or fraudulently use geographical indications for agricultural products and registration certificates.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
If regulations are violated by forging, fraudulently using, or using beyond the expiration date the quality marks of pollution-free agricultural products, green food, or organic agricultural products, or by forging or fraudulently using geographical indications for agricultural products and registration certificates, the agricultural product quality and safety supervision and management department of the county-level or above government shall order correction, confiscate the illegal gains, and impose a fine of not less than 2,000 yuan but not more than 20,000 yuan.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11269/
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