Green food mark is a quality certification mark officially registered by the Green Food Development Center in the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. It consists of three parts, namely, the sun above, the leaves below and the flower buds in the middle, symbolizing the natural ecology; The color is green, symbolizing life, agriculture and environmental protection; The figure is a right circle, indicating protection. Products applying for the use of green food marks shall comply with the provisions of the Food Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Agricultural Products Quality Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), within the scope approved by the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, and meet the following conditions: (1) the product environment or raw materials meet the environmental quality standards of green food producing areas; (two) the use of inputs such as pesticides, fertilizers, feed and veterinary drugs conforms to the guidelines for the use of green food inputs; (3) The product quality meets the quality standard of green food products; (4) Packaging, storage and transportation meet the standards of green food packaging, storage and transportation.
Legal basis:
Measures of People's Republic of China (PRC) Municipality on the Administration of Green Food Labels
Article 3 Green food signs are registered as certification trademarks according to law and are protected by law.
Article 4 The administrative department of agriculture of the people's government at or above the county level shall supervise and manage green food and green food signs according to law.
Derivative problem:
What is the application process of green food icon?
Any unit or individual who wants to engage in the production of green food and obtain the green food label shall follow the following procedures.
All units and individuals with green food production conditions can be used as applicants for the right to use green food signs.
1. The applicant fills in the Application Form for the Use of Green Food Signs in duplicate (including the attached materials) and submits it to the green food management department of the local province (autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government and cities with separate plans).
2. The provincial green food management department entrusts an environmental monitoring agency that has passed the metrological certification at or above the provincial level to conduct environmental assessment on the origin of products or raw materials.
3, the provincial green food management department of the application materials for preliminary examination, and the preliminary examination of qualified materials submitted to the China Green Food Development Center.
4. China Green Food Development Center will review the above materials together with authoritative environmental protection agencies. Qualified, the food monitoring agency designated by China Green Food Development Center samples its declared products and tests them according to the quality and hygiene standards of green food; Those who are unqualified will no longer accept their applications in that year.
5. China Green Food Development Center conducts a comprehensive review (including on-the-spot investigation) of products that have passed the quality and hygiene inspection, and signs an Agreement on the Use of Green Food Marks with qualified applicants: the Ministry of Agriculture issues a certificate and number for the use of green food marks; Reported to the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce for the record and announced to the public at the same time.