In recent years, China's organic industry has achieved rapid development. To promote the continuous and healthy development of organic production, starting from 1 March 2012, in accordance with the regulations of relevant authorities, organic product production enterprises shall, on the sold organic products or the smallest sales packaging of the products...
Notice on the Implementation of the Administrative Measures for Organic Product Certification
In order to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, producers, and sellers, further improve the quality of organic products, strengthen the administration of organic product certification, and promote ecological environmental protection and sustainable development, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine formulated and issued the Measures for the Administration of Organic Product Certification (Order No. 155 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, hereinafter referred to as the Measures...
Bhutan aims to become the first fully organic agricultural country
As a poor small country with a population of less than 700,000 on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, Bhutan has always been known for its emphasis on sustainable development, and once ranked eighth on the “World Map of Happiness”. Through the ban on the sale of insecticides and pesticides, and completely organic farming relying entirely on its own animal and agricultural waste as fertilizer, ...
Seminar on China-UK Organic Agricultural Product Certification Mechanisms Held to Promote Mutual Recognition of Certification Results
Northeast Net, 21 March (Reporter Yin Lei) – The China-UK Organic Agricultural Product Certification Mechanism Seminar was held in Harbin on the 21st. Participating delegates held in-depth discussions on strengthening exchanges and cooperation between our province and British organic agricultural product certification bodies, actively promoting the mutual recognition of organic agricultural product certification results between the two sides, and...
FOFCC was invited to provide technical support for the Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Quality Supervision organic certification training and exchange meeting.
On 20 March 2014, FOFCC was invited to attend the organic certification training and exchange meeting hosted by the Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision. It dispatched two experienced inspectors as training lecturers to attend the event, along with certification management personnel from various county and district quality supervision departments in Shenyang and some certified enterprises in Shenyang...
National People's Congress Deputy Zhu Taiqing: Promoting mutual trust in the certification results of organic products across the Taiwan Strait
As a deputy to the National People's Congress from the Taiwan delegation representing the quality supervision system, aside from caring about quality development in the mainland, how to promote quality-related exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait has always been an issue pondered by Zhu Taiqing, Deputy Director-General of Qinghai Provincial Bureau of Quality Supervision. This year, his focus...
Organic food consumption in China grows by 30 to 50 per cent annually, with a perpetual shortage of 30%.
In recent years, a number of business celebrities have ventured into agriculture. Former Hongta Group Chairman Chu Shijian grew “inspirational oranges”, Legend Holdings Chairman Liu Chuanzhi started selling “conscience fruit”, JD.com CEO Liu Qiangdong began selling self-grown organic rice, and Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin also enclosed 5,700 acres of land in Yanqing, Beijing...
Notice on the 2014 Spring Festival Holiday
To all certified organisations:
According to the General Office of the State Council's Notice on the Arrangement for Some Public Holidays in 2014 and in conjunction with our company's actual situation, the notice regarding the arrangements for the 2014 Spring Festival holiday is hereby issued as follows: from 30 January 2013 (Chinese New Year's Eve) to 7 February 2014 (the eighth day of the first lunar month)...
Notice regarding the version upgrade of organic (transition) products certificate
To all certified organisations: Liaoning Fangyuan Organic Food Certification Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as FOFCC), in order to further enhance the quality and efficiency of the preparation of organic (conversion) certificate documentation and to optimise its layout, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the National Implementation Rules for Organic Product Certification, and with reference to...
FOFCC Notice on Investigating the Demand for QR Code Organic Anti-Counterfeiting Traceability Labels
With the widespread use of QR codes domestically, applying QR code anti-counterfeiting and traceability labels on organic products is a future trend in the development of the organic industry. Certified enterprises with this need should now contact our Certification Department on 024-86808585. We will, based on enterprise feed...
Notice on the Distribution of Anti-Counterfeiting Labels Before the Spring Festival
Due to excessive pressure on courier and logistics services ahead of the New Year, couriers and logistics companies at the location of the anti-counterfeiting company will no longer collect items after 22 January 2014. Certified enterprises needing to apply for labels are requested to process their applications before the 22nd!.
Heilongjiang is vigorously developing its organic and green industries, and the government will provide enterprises with subsidies for certification and labelling fees.
Recently, the "Guideline for the Development of the Green Food Industry in Heilongjiang Province", formulated by the People's Government of Heilongjiang Province, was officially published and implemented. The Guideline discusses the foundation, advantages, and development potential of the green industry in Heilongjiang Province, as well as the industrial layout and key points for development...
Ministry of Environmental Protection – Circular on Issuing the Assessment and Administration Regulations for National Organic Food Production Bases
Ministry of Environmental Protection Document
Huan Fa [2013] No. 135
Notice on Issuing the Assessment and Management Regulations for National Organic Food Production Bases
Environmental Protection Bureaus (Departments) of all provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Environmental Protection Bureau:
To further...
AQSIQ issues measures to strengthen management of organic product certification
Recently, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine issued the Administrative Measures for Organic Product Certification, aiming to strengthen the management of organic product certification, protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, producers and sellers, and further improve the quality of organic products. The measures specify that cnca is responsible for the unified management, supervision and comprehensive administration of organic product certification nationwide...
Full-text comparison of the old and new versions of the "Measures for the Administration of Organic Product Certification"
Old version New version Adopted by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on 27 September 2004, implemented from 1 April 2005 Adopted by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on 23 April 2013, implemented from 1 April 2014 Chapter 1...
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