Organic certification

There are 26 institutions in the country that are qualified for organic product certification. However, there are many organizations that are not listed here that claim to be able to carry out the certification. Organic product certifications are mixed and there is no effective supervision.

1 pound of organic chicken is 50 yuan, 1 box of 36 pcs of organic eggs is 90 yuan, and a small pot of organic pots is 50 yuan. This high price has frequently appeared at the Jinneng Plough International Convention and Exhibition Center.

The high prices kept many consumers away and there was almost no stop before these booths. “Although organic foods are expensive, they are good for health,” Mr. Zhang, who came to buy New Year’s goods, said without hesitation: “But is the organic food that is bought for money an organic one? ?"

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Ms. Lee, who had a long time before the organic product booth, said that she was "very dizzy." "Organic products have soared this year at the New Year Fair. I don't understand or dare to buy flowers." The Economic Herald reporter discovered that Ms. Li Consumers with similar situations are the overwhelming majority. Few consumers have said they can identify genuine and fake organic products.

Before a booth selling organic eggs, the Herald reporter said he would like to see the certification of the product. The merchant flashed its word and said finally that it could not be found. Before the other booth selling organic coarse grains, the merchant admitted that there was no certification but vowed to ensure that the sale was organic. According to the organic product certification number provided on the packaging of a product sold, the reporter did not find relevant information in the China Food and Agricultural Products Certification Information System.

According to the Reporter’s statistics, there are more than a dozen organic product merchants at the New Year’s Fair. Most organic product manufacturers claim that “their products have not used pesticides and chemical fertilizers”, and even more merchants claim to be without certification. Organic products. Sun Jun, deputy general manager of Shandong Green Agricultural Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd., bluntly stated that “many businesses that claim to be organic products actually do not understand what a real organic product is. They only understand that they do not use chemical fertilizers and pesticides.”

A lot of certification bodies According to our understanding, in accordance with China's national organic product standards, organic products and organic products can not be used in the production process of organic products, chemical synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, growth regulators, feed additives and other substances may not be used. It also stipulates that only by certification can the word “organic” be added before the product name. The more common signs are COFCC, ECOCERT, CHC, USDA. After verification, COFCC refers to China Green China Organic Food Certification Center, ECOCERT is Beijing Aikesaier Certification Center Co., Ltd., CHC refers to Beijing Wuyue Huaxia Management Technology Center, and USDA refers to the United States Department of Agriculture.

The China Food and Agricultural Products Certification Information System under the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment shows that currently there are 20 institutions in China that are qualified for organic product certification. However, there are many organizations not listed here that claim to be able to carry out organic product certifications. In Baidu, the words “organic product certification” can be entered and links to many certification bodies can be found. The Herald reporter called a company called Qingdao Aobei Information Consulting Co., Ltd. The other party claimed that they could do organic product certification. However, it has been verified that the company is not among the 26 listed companies with certification qualifications.

In the case of confusion among domestic certification agencies, some companies have chosen foreign certification agencies. For example, Shandong Green Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd. has passed the organic certification of the US Department of Agriculture and the European Union.

It is imperative to supervise effectively that “the production costs of organic products are high, the cycle is long, and the price is naturally high.” Qin Qingwu, director of the Shandong Provincial Academy of Social Sciences Research Center and director of the Shandong Provincial Academy of Social Sciences, believes that “this is also the reason why organic product certification is now prevalent, Product certification for organic products can be increased several times.”

From pollution-free foods to green foods to organic products, consumers' food safety requirements have become increasingly stringent. However, these represent the concept of high quality but become a tool for unscrupulous businessmen to extract improper interests. Qin Qingwu believes that the main reason is "the lack of effective supervision."

Certification of organic products often takes 2-3 years, which also makes regulation more difficult. Qin Qingwu said that to avoid confusion in the organic product market, "the supervisory authorities need to take more effective and effective measures."