Industry news

Shanxi Qinxian Quality Supervision Bureau provides technical support for the development of organic agriculture

Recently, the people's government of Qinxian County, Shanxi Province, held a promotion meeting for establishing a national organic product demonstration county. At the meeting, the Qinxian County Bureau of Quality Supervision distributed texts of relevant laws and regulations on organic products and new national standards for organic products to the secretaries of 13 townships and representatives of some enterprises. It is understood that Qinxian County is rich in water resources...
Industry news

Shanghai port steps up verification of imported organic products

In order to implement the new organic product certification regulations that came into force on 1st July this year, the Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau recently issued a notice to further strengthen the entry verification work for imported organic products. In addition to the original requirements to check certificate and certification marks and labels, new regulations have been added for the verification of organic codes and sales certificates, and related...
Laws and regulations

Dynamic addition to the organic product certification catalogue

   In accordance with the Administration Measures on Organic Product Certification (General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Order No. 67 [2004]) and the Implementation Rules for Organic Product Certification (cnca Announcement No. 34 [2011]), and following the principles of orderly advancement and dynamic adjustment, the national certification...
FOFCC news

Our institution was invited by the Shenyang Administration for Quality Supervision to conduct training on the new organic regulations for managers of major supermarkets in Shenyang.

    On 10 August, at the invitation of the Shenyang Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision, our organisation provided training on the new regulations for organic product certification to relevant personnel from over 50 large shopping malls and supermarkets selling organic products in Shenyang, with a targeted introduction to organic security labels...
Notice

Forwarding cnca 'Notice on Carrying out Special Rectification Activities for Organic Product Certification Marks'

CNCA Accreditation [2012] No. 53   The Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of each province, autonomous region and municipality directly under the Central Government, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, each directly affiliated Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, and each organic product certification body:  To implement the "General Office of the State Council's Circular on Printing and Distributing the 2012 National...".
Laws and regulations

Forwarding cnca 'Explanation on Related Issues Concerning the Issuance and Use of Organic Product Certification Marks'

1. Transition period for the old and new organic product certification logos. According to the requirements of the "Announcement on the Launch of the National Organic Product Certification Logo Filing System" (Announcement No. 9 of cnca2012), those who received the old organic product certification logos from certification bodies or had printed logos with...
Industry news

From 1 July, look for the “identity card” when buying organic products”

    Following a four-month transition period, China's Implementation Rules for Organic Product Certification (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) will come into full effect on 1 July. When purchasing organic products, consumers should look out for the certification mark and code, and can also use the code to check the origin online...
FOFCC news

FOFCC actively participated in the World accreditation Day themed publicity campaign

    9 June 2012 marked the fifth World accreditation Day, and FOFCC participated in the World accreditation Day themed promotional event organised by the Shenyang Municipal Quality Supervision Bureau at the China Resources Vanguard supermarket in Shenyang. It also produced promotional display boards and distributed to the general public “...
Industry news

“China-EU Organic Product Certification Seminar held in Shanghai

    On May 25, the “China-EU Organic Product Certification Seminar”, jointly sponsored by cnca and the Delegation of the European Union to China, and organised by the Shanghai Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and the China-EU WTO Project Team, was held in Shanghai. Wang Daning, Deputy Director of cnca, attended the meeting...
Notice

Special Notice II: Regarding re-certification requirements

To all relevant certified enterprises: CNCA-N-009:2011, published on 1 December 2011 and effective from 1 March 2012, “Implementation Rules for the Certification of Organic Products”, which was issued on 1 December 2011 and came into effect on 1 March 2012, stipulates the following requirements regarding ‘re-certification’ in Clause 7: ●...
Notice

Special Note I: Requirements for the use of the old and new versions of the national organic product certification logo

To all certified enterprises: On 29 February 2012, cnca issued Announcement No. 9 on the Implementation of the National Organic Product Certification Mark Filing System, which clearly stated that: From 1 March 2012, organic product manufacturing enterprises shall...
Industry news

The new criteria for the registration of organic product inspectors have been officially promulgated and released.

    On 25 April 2012, FOFCC sent personnel to attend the publicity and implementation meeting for the new version of organic product inspector registration criteria organised by the China Certification accreditation Association. The meeting was chaired by Lü Yan, Director of the CCAA Registration Department I, cnca registration management...
Industry news

The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and cnca jointly issued a notice requiring further strengthening of organic product supervision work.

   Recently, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and cnca jointly issued a notice requiring quality supervision and industry and commerce departments at all levels to further strengthen the supervision of organic products and standardise the organic product consumer market. The notice requires: 1. Quality supervision departments at all levels shall strengthen the supervision of organic products in accordance with the law...