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French organic dairy industry development receives government support
The development of the French organic dairy industry has received increasing support from the French and EU governments. In 2009, the number of French dairy farmers undergoing organic conversion increased by 15% compared to the same period last year. Currently, the total area of pastures undergoing organic conversion in France...
FOFCC inspectors have travelled to Brazil once again to carry out certification inspections
In February 2012, FOFCC once again dispatched inspectors all the way to São Paulo, Brazil, to conduct a inspection on the sugarcane cultivation and processing project of Brazil Native Company, successfully completing the inspection task of its farm and processing plant.
What is Chinese organic code?
To ensure the traceability of organic products, cnca requires certification bodies to assign a unique code to each certification mark in accordance with unified coding requirements when issuing certification marks to enterprises that have obtained organic product certification or allowing organic production enterprises to print organic product certification marks on product labels, the...
cnca Notice on the Activation of the National Organic Product Certification Mark Filing System
According to laws and regulations such as the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China and the Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification accreditation, in order to further strictly enforce the use of the national organic product certification mark and make it convenient for the public and relevant regulatory departments to query and identify organic products and their marks...
FOFCC new traceable label sample
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The Certification and Accreditation Administration held a symposium in Beijing on industry self-discipline for organic product certification bodies
On 24 February, the China Certification accreditation Association held a symposium in Beijing on industry self-discipline for organic product certification bodies, with cnca Deputy Director Che Wenyi attending and delivering a speech. Executive Vice President Li Xiaolan, Secretary-General Zhao Zongbo, and Deputy Secretary-General Xu Defeng of the China Certification accreditation Association also attended. The meeting discussed organic...
cnca held a training meeting for the organic product certification mark record management system.
On 24 February 2012, the training meeting on the record-filing and management system for organic product certification marks, organised by the cnca Information Centre, was successfully held in Beijing. Mr Gu Shaoping, Director of the cnca Registration Department, delivered an opening speech, followed by Mr Wang Hai, Director of the cnca Information Centre, and Mr Zhang Tao, Division Chief...
FOFCC successfully holds training course for certified enterprise directors and internal inspectors
On February 22-23, 2012, Liaoning Fangyuan Organic Food Certification Co., Ltd. (FOFCC) held a training course in Shenyang for heads of certified organic product enterprises and internal inspectors. Leaders from the Provincial Department of Environmental Protection and the Quality Supervision Bureau were invited to attend the meeting and delivered important sp...
Taiwan media say Lien Chan sends organic cereal to Xi Jinping in line with mainland austerity drive
China News Service, February 25. Around 09:00 on the morning of the 25th, Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang Lien Chan met with General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People. According to Taiwan's TVBS news channel, in keeping with the Chinese mainland officialdom's emerging “simplicity style”, the gift prepared by Lien Chan for Xi Jinping was health-improving five-grain powder, organic brown rice and wheat...
The EU and the US have signed an organic equivalence agreement
According to Taiwan, China's Central News Agency, the US and the EU signed an agreement in Nuremberg, Germany today to integrate organic food certification, simplifying administrative procedures and facilitating the sale of organic agricultural products produced in Europe and America in each other's markets. Initial estimates suggest this agreement could generate 40 billion euros in profit for both sides.
According to the English weekly "European...
Certification and Accreditation Administration releases the Catalogue of Organic Product Certification
Organic Products Certification Catalogue
No. Product Name Product Scope Production Plant category (including wild plant collection) Cereals 1 Wheat Wheat 2 Maize Maize; sweetcorn; waxy maize 3 Paddy rice Paddy rice 4 Foxtail millet Foxtail millet 5 Sorghum Sorghum 6 Barley Barley; malting barley; feed barley 7 Oats Naked oats; oats 8 Minor cereals Broomcorn millet...
Shenyang Daily: Agricultural University to build 30,000-mu organic vegetable base
On 19 January, as reporters walked into Kewen Farm in Zhoutuozi Village, Xinmin City, they saw various vegetables “smiling” inside rows of high-standard solar greenhouses. Kewen Farm is a vegetable industrialisation base of Shenyang Agricultural University, and construction began in 2007...
The humble earthworm is set to become organic farmers' new weapon
Researchers at Cornell University discovered that earthworm castings (especially compost using different species of earthworms) are not only a great fertiliser, but can also help greenhouse farmers prevent common pathogens. Working with New York compost producers, they found ways to improve crop health...
Notice on Holding Training Courses for Certified Clients' Persons in Charge and Internal Inspectors (Promotion and Implementation of Organic Product Certification Implementation Rules and New Standards)
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