On May 26, Vice Minister of Agriculture Chen Xiaohua announced at the Shanghai International Exhibition Center the opening of the 5th China International Organic Food Expo (BioFach China 2011) and cut the ribbon for the expo. &nbs...
Hong Kong Biology Doctor Grows Organic Vegetables in Zhuhai, Improves Soil to Protect Fertile Farmland
“Only good soil and water can produce good agricultural products. On this point, some government functional departments and even agricultural experts have not given sufficient attention, or rather, cannot face it squarely. After all, soil pollution has become a difficult problem to solve in the process of industrialization and urbanization...
FOFCC Successfully Passes the 2011 On-Site Witness Assessment of the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS)
Following the successful completion of the annual office assessment by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) on April 1-2, 2011, FOFCC, on May 17, 2011, CNAS assigned a witness assessment ex...
Hubei Province formulated its “Twelfth Five-Year” plan based on the strategy of “invigorating the province through quality.”
Recently, Hubei Province published the full text of the province's “Outline of the Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development” (hereinafter referred to as the “Outline”), formally incorporating the “Quality Revitalization of the Province” strategy into the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan." The "Outline" runs "winning by quality" throughout...
The area of “Three Types” certified bases in Fuxin reaches 4.76 million mu.
Recently, a journalist learned from relevant departments in Fuxin City that the city's total number of products certified under the “Three Categories” has reached 115, with 31 certified enterprises and a base area of 4.76 million mu.
Charles Visits the United States and Speaks Extensively on “Organic”
British Crown Prince Charles concluded his three-day US visit on the 4th.
Yongning Goes All Out to Build an Organic Rice Base Along the Yellow River
In May on the frontier, all is full of vitality. Along both sides of the Binhe Avenue in Yongning County, a group of farmers are busy in the fields preparing farmland. In the farmland of Jiang Wenjie's family in Jingyi Village, Wanghong Township, Chi Yongwei, a technician from the Yongning County Agricultural Machinery Extension Center, is patiently explaining to everyone the seed treatment, seedling field management for organic rice cultivation...
The Twelfth Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Certification and Accreditation
The Twelfth Five-Year Plan for the Development of National Certification and Accreditation.
Zhang Xiaojun, Secretary of the Party Branch of Shunli Village: Building Longjiang's First “Organic Farm”
How much change can a remote small village undergo in 6 years? What can an ordinary village Party secretary accomplish in 6 years of service?.
Yulin City continues to advance the certification of green and organic agricultural products.
Amid the continuous emergence of food safety incidents, the food safety of agricultural products has become a hot topic of concern across all sectors of society. On the 12th, the pre-certification training course for Guangxi green and organic food (vegetables) was held in Yulin City. Yulin City also took this opportunity to continue promoting green...
AQSIQ solicits opinions on the revision of the "Food Recall Management Regulations"
In order to strengthen the safety supervision of food production by food manufacturing enterprises and eliminate and reduce the hazards of unsafe food, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has revised the "Food Recall Management Regulations." The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council officially published the full text of the "Food Recall Management Regulations (Draft for Solicitation of Opinions)" on its official website today to publicly solicit opinions. All relevant...
Australia Issues New Organic Standards!!
In March 2011, the Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA) released the 2010 new standards of the Australian Certified Organic Standard (ACOS). This is an updated version of the standard since the 2006 edition of the Australian organic standard was issued. The new...
Developing ecological organic agriculture: Dalian sees the rise of a membership-based agricultural product sales model
A new type of agricultural product sales method that delivers organic vegetables directly to citizens' homes is emerging in our city. Yesterday, the reporter saw at Dalian Tianzu Modern Demonstration Farm in Gelu Village, Dazheng Town, Zhuanghe, that staff were packing vegetables such as bok choy, celery, and lettuce into boxes. More than an hour later, these boxes filled with organic vegetables, about...
Our organization underwent an assessment by the CNAS Accreditation Supervision Office in 2011.
From April 1 to April 2, 2011, an inspection team came to... The team was led by Mr. Liu Qihe, a lead assessor of the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS), and included Mr. Guo Junyong, a full-time CNAS assessor and member of the CNAS Professional Committee, as a team member.
Organic milk powder becomes a new trend in choices for new parents.
“Fortunately, I stockpiled a box of Meiji formula not long ago, so the little one can still eat it for a while. But after this box is finished, we will have to switch brands. The pollution from the nuclear radiation leak will more or less have some impact on the milk source.” Ms. Wu, who lives in Jinqiao, Pudong, told the reporter. Recently she has been asking around about what formula has a light taste...
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