On April 16, the “Editor's Vision” column of the People's Daily published a commentary titled “Counterfeits and Substandard Goods: To Regulate or Not to Regulate Makes a Big Difference”, focusing on how the National Certification accreditation Accreditation Administration (referred to as "cnca"), in conjunction with relevant departments, started by improving the organic product certification system and tightening certification requirements...
From next month, imported dairy products must be self-inspected batch by batch, and proof of organic certification must be provided.
Numerous imported organic milk powders of varying quality may no longer be able to fool consumers and slip through. Journalists learned yesterday that the newly revised Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Inspection and Quarantine of Imported and Exported Dairy Products will be officially implemented on May 1st. Among the new regulations, it is stipulated that the labels of imported dairy products bearing marks of acquired...
cnca held talks with the European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture on the mutual recognition of organic certification
From 8 to 10 April 2013, Gu Shaoping, Director of the Registration Management Department of cnca (CNCA), led a delegation to Belgium to hold the first round of talks with the European Commission Directorate-General for Agriculture on the mutual recognition of organic product certification between China and the EU.
Jilin rice becomes the mainstay of organic product certification
Although it is spring, the Northeast region still experiences rain and snow from time to time. While this causes people to complain about the muddy roads, it has lifted a weight off Mr Xu's mind. Because the weather after rain and snow always improves the air quality, which means that this year his organic...
Russia develops certification standards for organic products
According to research by Emily Balsamo of Bord Bia's Moscow office, urban Russians have developed a strong interest in healthier organic food over the past few years; however, currently there are no certified organic products in Russia. Many products are labelled with uncertified...
GB2763-2012 Maximum residue limits for pesticides in foods
National Food Safety Standard - Maximum Residue Limits for Pesticides in Food (GB 2763-2012) officially came into effect on 1 March 2013, replacing the six previous national standards relating to maximum residue limits for pesticides in food, while 10 related...
Notice on Self-Inspection and Rectification by Certified Organisations
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Reprint: The focus of developing organic agriculture and organic products lies in conceptual understanding
Zhang Jibing, Hu Yunfeng, Zhou Zejiang
Centre for Organic Food Development, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Nanjing, 210042
Wang Maohua
Registration Management Department, National Certification accreditation Supervision and Administration Commission
After nearly 20 years of development, the area under organic agricultural production in China has reached 200...
FOFCC Notice on the Snake Year Spring Festival Holiday
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Congratulations to Liaoning Julong Organic Food Company's organic grain base on being named a National Organic Food Production Base
Our certified enterprise, Liaoning Julong Organic Food Co., Ltd.“s organic miscellaneous grain planting base in Longtan Township, Beipiao City, has recently passed the review by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China and has been officially named a ”National Organic Food Production Base".
For details, please refer to the Ministry of Environmental Protection...
Liaoning Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, in conjunction with the Liaoning Provincial and Dalian Municipal Bureaus of Quality Supervision, launched a special crackdown on organic product certification marks
To ensure food safety and enable the general public to enjoy a happy Spring Festival, the Liaoning Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and the Dalian Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision recently carried out a joint inspection of the festive market for certified food and agricultural products across the city's 10 districts, cities and counties. During this intensive inspection, Liaoning Inspection and Quarantine...
Heqin County has been awarded the title of ”National Organic Product Certification Demonstration Creation County”
A reporter recently learnt from the Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision that, at the 2012 Working Conference on Demonstration Zones (Districts and Counties) for Organic Product Certification organised by cnca, Qin County was designated as a “National Demonstration County for Organic Product Certification”. It is reported that Qin County is the only county in our province to have been awarded the title of “National Demonstration County for Organic Product Certification’...
Notice on 2013 New Year's Day Holiday
New Year's Day 2013 is approaching. In accordance with the State Council's Decision on Amending the National Annual Festivals and Memorial Days Holiday Measures, and taking into the actual operational circumstances of our organisation, the leadership has decided the specific holiday schedule for New Year's Day 2013 as follows:
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The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has released the Administrative Measures for Organic Product Certification (Draft for Comment).
Measures for the Administration of Organic Product Certification
(Draft for Comments)
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 (Legislative Purpose and Basis) To promote the development of organic product production, processing and trade, strengthen the administration of organic product certification, and safeguard the legitimate rights...
Taobao organic produce daily average transaction volume breaks 500k
Taobao's latest data provides the answer—quite a few consumers are starting to shift towards buying organic food. Over the past month, Taobao's eco-agriculture channel (http://ny.taobao.com) has seen its daily average transaction value for organic agricultural products exceed 500,000, with an average of over 20,000 households nationwide every day through this...
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