What is green food?
Green food refers to the safe, high-quality and nutritious food that follows the principle of sustainable development, is produced according to a specific mode of production, and is recognized and licensed by specialized agencies to use the green food mark.
Organic agricultural products refer to all agricultural products produced in accordance with the principles of organic agriculture and the production and processing standards of organic agricultural products, and certified by organic agricultural product certification bodies. Organic agriculture is a production system that does not use synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and feed additives. AA-grade green food and organic food abide by the same principles and standards, and there is no difference.
Pollution-free agricultural products refer to unprocessed or primary processed edible agricultural products whose origin environment, production technology and product quality meet the requirements of relevant national standards and specifications, and are certified to obtain certification certificates.
★ The use period of green food signs and pollution-free agricultural products signs is 3 years.
Green food classification
Grade A green food: refers to the place of origin where the ecological environment quality meets the prescribed standards. In the production process, limited chemical synthetic substances are allowed to be used, and the products are produced and processed according to specific production operation procedures. Product quality and packaging materials are tested by the quality supervision department and checked to see if they meet specific standards.
AA-grade green food (organic food): refers to the place of origin where the ecological environment quality meets the prescribed standards. Harmful chemical synthetic substances are not used in the production process, and the products are produced and processed according to specific production operation procedures. Product quality and packaging have been tested and checked to meet specific standards.
Natural food is not green food: food grown in the natural environment may also be polluted, and natural animals and plants themselves will also produce some harmful substances, which will cause diseases and even endanger people's lives.
How to identify green food
▲ Green food can be identified by the "trinity" product packaging.
"Trinity" refers to allowing graphic trademarks, text marks and green food marks to use product numbers on a packaged product at the same time. The graphic trademark consists of three parts, namely, the sun above, the leaves and buds below, and the graphic is a circle; Chinese characters refer to "green food" and "green food" in English.
▲ Consumers can also enter the product name, registered trademark or identification number on the green food website (www.greenfood.org) for inquiry and identification.
There are nearly ten thousand certified green foods in China.
China started the certification of "green food" from 1989. By the first half of 2006, the total number of green food production enterprises in China had reached 3,695, and the total number of certified products reached 9,728.
Can green food with chaotic certification be safely eaten?
With the gradual improvement of people's requirements for quality of life, "green", which represents nature and health, has gradually become a popular concept, especially in the field of food hygiene. When people buy agricultural products and other foods in supermarkets and shopping malls, they often deliberately choose products printed with the "green food" logo. In doing so, the figure is a "rest assured"
But some time ago, it was reported that there were fake "vegetables" on the market, which aroused great concern in the country. Some media even think this is "cheating"-is "green" really not green?
What is the problem of "green food"
1. Extended service. "Green food" must be signed every three years, that is to say, the use qualification of this sign is only three years, and it must be re-approved at that time.
Second, reselling qualifications. Manufacturers who are allowed to use the "green food" logo give the right to use to unqualified manufacturers to make a profit.
Third, overuse. Dr. Chen thinks this is the most common phenomenon. For example, 50 kinds of products of a company can be labeled as "green food", but the manufacturer has labeled all products as green.
The cause of the problem
Poor supervision and lack of corporate integrity are the main reasons. To standardize the certification of "green food", it is necessary to establish a quality control system within the enterprise, so that every step from sowing to leaving the factory is well documented, rather than "waiting for someone to spur".