1, the difference between green food and organic food:

(1) organic food and green food are not the same basis and standards. Organic food is in accordance with international organic agricultural production requirements and standards to planting and processing, while green food is based on green food production standards to production and processing;

(2) organic food and green food production methods and principles are not the same. Organic food is mainly focused on the supervision and management of the production process, that a good production process will certainly have good products. Green food is to emphasize the production of the product control, that good products only good environment and process can be produced;

(3) organic food and green food for the production of environmental requirements are not the same. Organic food planting production requirements to choose good water quality, soil quality, good, uncontaminated environment. Green food planting environment is relatively not so strict requirements, only need no direct industrial pollution, and the surrounding air environment to meet the standards can be;

(4) organic food and green food certification mark is not the same. Organic food logo in different countries and different certification bodies are different, green food logo in our country is unified, but also the only, by the China Green Food Development Center in the State Administration for Industry and Commerce registered quality certification trademark.

2, the legal basis: "Green Food Label Management Measures" Article IX

Application for the use of the green food logo of the product, should be consistent with the "Chinese People's *** and the State Food Safety Law" and "Chinese People's *** and the State Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Law" and other laws and regulations, in the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Trademark Office within the scope of the approval, and have the following conditions:

(a) product or product raw material origin environment in line with green food origin environmental quality standards;

(b) pesticides, fertilizers, feed, veterinary drugs and other inputs used in line with the green food input use guidelines;

(c) product quality in line with the green food product quality standards;

(d) packaging and storage in line with the green food packaging and storage standards.

Two, how to apply for a green food certificate

1, the applicant to fill out the application for use of the green food label, in duplicate, reported to the provincial green food management department,

2, the provincial green food management department entrusted through the provincial measurement certification of environmental protection monitoring organizations, the product or product raw materials of the origin of the environmental assessment,

3 The provincial green food management department will conduct preliminary examination of the application materials and report the qualified materials to China Green Food Development Center (CGFDC).

4. China Green Food Development Center (CGFDC), together with authoritative environmental protection organizations, will conduct examination of the above materials. If qualified, the food monitoring organization designated by China Green Food Development Center will sample the declared products and test them according to the quality and hygiene standards of green food; if they are unqualified, their applications will no longer be accepted in the same year.

5. China Green Food Development Center will carry out a comprehensive review on the products that have passed the quality and hygiene tests and sign the agreement on the use of the green food label with the qualified applicants. Agreement, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, the use of green food logo certificate and number; reported to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce Trademark Office for the record, while the public announcement.