Green food

China’s general term for pollution-free, safe, high-quality and nutritious food. Similar foods are called organic foods, ecological foods, and natural foods in other countries. In May 1990, the Ministry of Agriculture of China officially stipulated the names, standards and labels of green foods. Standards stipulate: ① The origin of the product or product raw materials must comply with the ecological environment standards of green food. ② Crop planting, livestock and poultry raising, aquaculture and food processing must comply with green food production operating procedures. ③ Products must meet the quality and hygiene standards of green food. ④ Product labels must comply with the relevant regulations in the "Green Food Label Design Standard Manual" formulated by the Ministry of Agriculture of China. The logo of green food is a green circular pattern with the sun at the top and leaves and buds at the bottom. The meaning of the logo is protection.

Concept

Green food refers to non-polluting, pollution-free, safe, high-quality, non-polluting, pollution-free, safe, high-quality, food that is produced according to specific production methods and has been recognized by relevant national specialized agencies and is allowed to use the green food label. Nutritious food.

In many countries, green food has many similar names and titles, such as "ecological food", "natural food", "Blue Angel Food", "healthy food", "organic agricultural food" "wait. Internationally, environmental protection and related causes have become accustomed to the word "green". Therefore, in order to highlight the good ecological environment and strict processing procedures of this kind of food, in China, they are uniformly called "green". "Green Food".

Green food refers to planting and breeding under pollution-free conditions, applying organic fertilizers, without using highly toxic and high-residue pesticides, processing and producing under standard environment, production technology, and health standards, and has been certified by authoritative organizations And use the collective name of specially labeled safe, high-quality, nutritious foods.

Conditions for green food:

1. The origin of the product or product raw materials must meet the ecological environment quality standards of green food;

2. Crop cultivation, livestock Poultry breeding, aquaculture and food processing must comply with green food production operating procedures;

3. Products must comply with green food standards;

4. Product packaging, storage and transportation must comply with green food standards Food packaging, storage and transportation standards.

Green Food Standard

Green food standard is a recommended agricultural industry standard (NY/T) issued by the Ministry of Agriculture. It is a standard that green food production enterprises must comply with.

Green food standards are divided into two technical levels, namely AA-level green food standards and A-level green food standards.

Green food standards take the whole-process quality control concept of "from land to table" as the core and consist of the following four parts:

Green food origin environment standards, namely "Green Food Origin Environment" Technical Conditions" (NY/T391)

Green Food Production Technical Standards

Green Food Product Standards

Green Food Packaging, Storage and Transportation Standards

After the Second World War, developed countries such as Europe, the United States and Japan successively realized agricultural modernization on the basis of industrial modernization. On the one hand, this has greatly enriched the food supply of these countries, but on the other hand, serious problems have arisen, that is, with the continuous and large input of agricultural chemicals into farmland, harmful chemicals have passed through the soil and water and passed through the biological environment. It accumulates in the body and enters crops, livestock and poultry through the food chain, causing food contamination and ultimately harming human health. It can be seen that agriculture that relies too much on chemical fertilizers and pesticides (also called "petroleum agriculture") will cause harm to the environment, resources and human health, and this harm is hidden, cumulative and long-term.

In 1962, Ms. Rachel Carson of the United States took the measures taken to eliminate beetles that damaged elm trees in East Lansing, Michigan, as an example, and disclosed the various ways in which the pesticide DDT harms other organisms. Condition. The city sprayed trees with DDT in large quantities. The leaves fell to the ground in the fall, and worms ate the leaves. After the earth returned to spring, the robins ate the worms. After a week, almost all the robins in the city died. Ms. Carson wrote in her book Silent Spring: “The world is widely contaminated by insecticides. The chemicals have invaded the water that everything depends on for survival, seeped into the soil, and spread a harmful film on plants. Cause serious harm to human body.

In addition, there are horrific legacy consequences that may not be detected for years, and there may even be genetic effects that may remain undetected for generations. "Ms. Carson's judgment undoubtedly sounded the alarm to the whole world.

In the early 1970s, the United States expanded to Europe and Japan to limit the excessive input of chemical substances to protect the ecological environment and improve food The safe "organic agriculture" trend has influenced many countries. Some countries have begun to adopt economic measures and legal means to encourage and support the development and production of pollution-free food in their own countries. Starting from agriculture, the country is actively exploring models of sustainable agricultural development to alleviate the severe pressure caused by petroleum agriculture on the environment and resources. Developed countries such as Europe, the United States, Japan and Australia and some developing countries have accelerated research on ecological agriculture. In this international context, our country has decided to develop pollution-free, safe, high-quality nutritious foods and name them "green foods"

Grading standards for green foods

In The green food application and approval process is divided into A-level and AA-level green approval.

AA-level green approval refers to a place of origin where the ecological environment quality meets the prescribed standards and no harmful chemical synthetic substances are used in the production process. Products that are produced and processed according to specific production operating procedures, and the product quality and packaging have been tested and inspected to meet specific standards, and have been recognized by specialized agencies and are allowed to use AA-level green approval marks.

Products that are AA-level green foods are being produced. No harmful chemical synthetic substances are used in the process.

Grade A green food refers to the place of origin where the ecological environment quality meets the regulations, and limited use of limited chemical synthetic substances is allowed in the production process, in accordance with specific production operating procedures. Products whose production, processing, product quality and packaging have been tested and inspected to meet specific marks, and which have been certified by specialized agencies and are permitted to use Class A green food labels. Class A green foods are allowed to use limited amounts of chemical synthetic substances in the production process. /p>

Green food product packaging, decoration, and product labeling Green food packaging and decoration should comply with the requirements of the "Green Food Logo Design Standard Manual". The unit that obtains the green food logo ownership should use the green food logo for The "Manual" strictly stipulates the standard graphics, standard fonts, standard organization of graphics and fonts, standard colors, advertising terms, and standard graphics and numbering specifications for food serial packaging of green food labels. Examples of applications are listed.

How do consumers identify green food? The packaging of green food products must achieve (1) the "four-in-one" of "grade green food", that is, logo graphics, "green food" literature, Number and anti-counterfeiting label. (2) The background color of the AA grade green food logo is white, and the logo and standard font are green; while the background color of the A grade green food logo is green, and the logo and standard font are white. (3) "Product number "The green food label is used with permission from the China Green Food Development Center" written directly behind or below it, and its English specification is "Certified Chinese Creen Food Proct". (4) Green food packaging labels should comply with the national "General Standard for Food Labels" GB7718-94 . The standard stipulates that the following aspects must be marked on food labels: food name; ingredient list; alcohol content and solids content; names and addresses of manufacturers and sellers; date marks (production date, shelf life) and storage instructions; quality (Quality level); product standard number; special labeling content.

Understand the green food logo

The green food logo is issued by the China Green Food Development Center in the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. Officially registered quality certification trademark.

The green food logo consists of three parts, namely the sun above, the leaf below and the bud in the center. The entire graphic depicts. A picture of harmonious vitality under the bright sunshine tells people that green food is safe and pollution-free food that comes from a pure and good ecological environment, and can bring vigorous vitality to people. The green food logo also reminds people to protect the environment and improve people's health. relationship with the environment and create a new harmony in nature.

As a specific certification mark for product quality, the exclusive trademark rights are protected by the Trademark Law of the People's Republic of China.

Green food is divided into two types: A-level green food and AA-level green food.

Grade A green food refers to a place of origin where the ecological environment quality meets the prescribed standards, and limited use of limited chemical synthetic substances is allowed in the production process. It is produced, processed according to specific production operating procedures, and product quality and packaging are tested and inspected to meet specific standards. , and products approved by specialized agencies to use the Class A green food mark. AA grade green food (equivalent to organic food) refers to the place of production where the ecological environment quality meets the prescribed standards. No harmful chemical synthetic substances are used in the production process. It is produced and processed according to specific production operating procedures. Product quality and packaging have been tested and Inspect products that meet specific standards and are approved by specialized agencies to use the AA-level green food mark.

Consumers should recognize the "signs" when purchasing such foods. The green food logo consists of three parts, namely: the sun above, the leaves below and the bud in the center. The logo is a perfect circle, which means protection and safety. The A-level mark has white characters on a green background, and the AA-level mark has green characters on a white background. This mark is recognized and issued by the China Green Food Association.

You can check the authenticity online: Green food labels have not been re-declared after expiration. Some companies do this to save costs, while others do it because the products have actually failed the national inspection and certification of green food. Consumers can log on to the "China Green Food Network" (org) to identify the authenticity of the products they purchase.