1. What is the main process of organic product certification?

1. Request application materials (including application form, questionnaire, list of necessary materials, etc.);

2. Fill in and submit the application materials;

3. Sign the inspection and certification agreement;

4. Pay the application and inspection fees and certification fees;

5. Field inspection;

6. Report preparation;

7. Review (reports and materials);

8. issue certificates and receive the national organic certification mark;

9. handle the sales certificate.

2. how long will it take to implement a complete organic certification?

Generally, it takes about 11-21 days from the application to the signing of the inspection and certification agreement. If the unit applying for certification can fully meet the requirements of organic certification in terms of documents and materials, it usually takes 1-1.5 months from the inspector's on-site inspection and the closure of nonconformities to the organic certification. Under normal circumstances, the whole process takes about 1.5-2 months. However, if the applicant is not fully prepared and needs to supplement relevant materials after the inspection, the corresponding time will be extended. Therefore, the applicant should make full preparations before the application, meet the pre-examination requirements of the certification body before the inspection, provide all relevant records and documents during the inspection by the inspector, and enable the inspector to see all the places to be inspected, which can greatly shorten the time for the inspector to prepare the report and the certification committee to make a resolution.

3. What is the regulation of organic conversion period?

according to the national organic product standards, the conversion period of annual crops is generally not less than 24 months, and the conversion period of perennial crops is generally not less than 36 months, and the conversion period must be managed according to the requirements of the national organic product standards. Products produced during the organic conversion period cannot use the organic product logo. This article is only applicable to the production of animals and plants and microbial products. There is no conversion period for organic certification of food processing enterprises.

4. Can wild areas obtain organic certification in that year?

if the wild collection area meets the following requirements, it is possible to obtain organic certification in that year.

(1) The wild plant collection area has clear boundaries and is in a stable and sustainable production state.

(2) Evidence can be provided to prove that the wild plant collection area has not been polluted by any prohibited substances in the three years before collection.

(3) Keep an effective buffer zone around the wild plant collection area.

(4) Wild plant collection activities do not have adverse effects on the environment or pose a threat to animal and plant species, and the collection amount does not exceed the sustainable production of the ecosystem.

(5) The management scheme of sustainable production in the collection area of organic wild plants was established.

5. can a processing factory apply for organic certification separately?

yes. The processing factory applying for certification can process by itself or by contract, and the raw materials for its organic processing can come from its own management base or from the bases of other certified institutions, provided that the raw materials must be certified organic products (that is, the raw materials must pass the national organic product standard GB/T19631-2111 certification).

6. Can substances not listed in the standard appendix be used for organic production and processing?

(1) if the input substances planned to be used in the production of organic agriculture are not involved in appendix a of GB/T19631.1-2111, then it needs to be evaluated by an organic certification body with reference to the requirements of appendix c of GB/T19631.1-2111, and the substances that have passed the evaluation can be used.

(2) Similarly, if additives or processing AIDS used in organic processing are not involved in the national standard GB/T19631.2-2111, they should also be evaluated by an organic certification body with reference to the requirements in Appendix C of GB/T19631.2-2111, and only those substances that have passed the evaluation can be used.

7. what is extended certification? Narrow the certification?

if it is necessary to increase or decrease the scope (area, variety, etc.) of applying for organic certification after the farm or processing plant has passed the organic certification, the holder shall promptly report the planned increase (expansion) or decrease (reduction) scope to the certification body in writing.

The contents and methods of expanding certification are as follows:

(1) If the holder plans to produce or process products that are not listed in the issued certificate due to market demand or changes in circumstances, he may ask the certification body for an "application guarantee for expanding certification scope".

(2) The certification body will make a decision on whether it is necessary to conduct on-site inspection according to the specific circumstances.

(3) After the certification committee of the certification body makes a resolution to expand the certification, it shall go through the formalities of replacing the certification certificate and using the logo.

under the following circumstances, the certification can be reduced:

(1) If the holder plans to reduce the area of the certification base or the range of certified products due to changes in the market demand or the environment of the place of origin, he may ask the certification body for an "application guarantee for reducing the certification scope".

(2) after the certification body accepts it, the certification Committee of the certification body will discuss and pass a resolution to reduce the certification, and then go through the formalities of replacing the certification certificate and using the logo.

8. what are the precautions when using the national logo and the certification body logo?

1. The certification marks of organic products in China have different specifications, so enterprises can choose them by themselves.

2. The organic product certification mark shall be used within the product range and quantity limited by the organic product certification certificate. The certified unit or individual shall, in accordance with the provisions, post the organic product certification mark on the certified product or the minimum package of the product;

3. It shall be implemented in accordance with the regulations on the use of marks of certification bodies, and the examination fee and mark fee shall be charged for the collection of marks of organic products (different fees shall be charged according to different mark specifications).

9. what is the standard for sample testing?

organic certification inspection is mainly about the inspection of systems and processes. As long as the requirements of standards are carefully followed, product safety should be guaranteed, and sample testing is only an auxiliary guarantee measure. According to the requirements of national organic product standards, the pesticide residue of organic products is zero, and the content of heavy metals cannot exceed the limit value of corresponding products in national food hygiene standards.

11. What are the charges for organic certification?

generally speaking, the cost of organic certification for an inspection unit (such as a product unit of a farm or a processing plant) is about RMB 1.3-1.8 million (minimum scale).

11. What preparations should the applicant make before the organic certification inspection?

after the signing of the organic certification agreement, the certification body will inspect, verify and evaluate the production, processing and other related units and their activities of the products applying for organic certification, so as to determine the operational activities of the production process and the degree of conformity of their products with the standards of organic products. Before accepting the on-site inspection by the certification body, the applicant should do the following:

1) Pay the application fee, inspection fee and certification fee stipulated in the organic certification agreement in time;

2) strengthen contact with the inspectors (groups) established by the certification bodies, and confirm the on-site inspection plan prepared by the inspectors (groups) so as to arrange the inspection activities. The inspection of planting units must be arranged after planting and before harvest, and the processing inspection time should be arranged as far as possible during the processing period of organic products, or the processing facilities should be arranged as much as possible during the organic inspection;

3) preparation of certification materials. The quality tracking documents (organic production/processing quality manual, organic production/processing operation procedures) and quality tracking records (production/processing records) are sorted into books for inspection. Before being inspected by the certification body, the farm or processing factory should conduct internal self-inspection first and complete the internal audit report;

4) Prepare the meeting room for the first meeting and the last meeting, and notify relevant personnel to attend;

5) site preparation. Inspect the sites and facilities to be inspected (farmland, livestock and poultry, water sources, equipment, buildings, processing workshops, warehouses, transportation tools, etc.) to ensure that everything is under control. It is also required that front-line production operators must be present when inspectors (groups) of certification bodies conduct on-site inspections, so that inspectors can fully communicate with them to obtain objective and true information, facts and evidence;

6) Implement the logistics arrangement. Relevant accompanying personnel shall be appointed, and arrangements shall be made for the document review place, transportation and dining. We should make full use of time, improve efficiency, and do not arrange activities unrelated to certification inspection.

12. What should the applicant pay attention to and do after the organic certification inspection?

after completing the on-site inspection, the inspector (group) will prepare the inspection report according to the on-site inspection. While compiling the inspection report, the inspector (group) should also sort out all kinds of evidence and materials collected in the on-site inspection to support the statement of inspection findings, opinions and conclusions in the inspection report. Therefore, the applicant should do the following work:

1) strengthen contact with the inspector (group) and submit relevant materials in time according to the requirements of the inspector (group);

2) Complete the rectification of non-conformities in time and close the non-conformities to gain time for inspectors (groups) to prepare inspection reports;

3) Confirm the inspection report prepared by the inspector (group), and ask the inspector (group) to clarify if there is any objection;

4) strengthen contact with certification bodies, take effective measures to complete the rectification in time according to the rectification requirements put forward by the certification committee of certification bodies, and track the latest progress of certification in time.