China is the floorboard of pollution-free, safe and high-quality nutritious food. Similar foods are called organic food, ecological food and natural food in other countries. 1990 in may, the Ministry of agriculture of China officially stipulated the name, standard and symbol of green food. The standard stipulates: ① The origin of products or raw materials must meet the eco-environmental standards of green food. (2) Crop planting, livestock and poultry breeding, aquaculture and food processing must conform to the production and operation procedures of green food. ③ Products must meet the quality and hygiene standards of green food. (4) The product label must comply with the relevant provisions of the Standard Manual for Green Food Label Design formulated by the Ministry of Agriculture of China. The symbol of green food is a green circular pattern with the sun above and leaves and buds below. This symbol means protection.
concept
Green food refers to pollution-free, pollution-free, safe, high-quality and nutritious food produced with the approval of relevant state specialized agencies according to specific production methods.
In many countries, green food has many similar names and appellations, such as ecological food, natural food, Der Blaue Engel food, healthy food and organic agricultural food. Because the word "green" has been used to protect the environment and related undertakings internationally, it is called "green food" in China in order to highlight that this kind of food comes from a good ecological environment and strict processing procedures.
Green food refers to the safe, high-quality and nutritious food that is planted, bred and applied with organic fertilizer without high toxicity and high pesticide residue under the standard environment, production technology and hygiene standards, and is recognized by authoritative organizations and uses special labels.
Conditions of green food:
1. The origin of products or raw materials must meet the eco-environmental quality standards of green food;
2. Crop planting, livestock and poultry breeding, aquaculture and food processing must conform to the operating rules for green food production;
3. Products must meet the standards of green food;
4. The packaging, storage and transportation of products must meet the standards of green food packaging and storage and transportation.
Green food standard
Green food standard is the recommended agricultural industry standard (NY/T) issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, and it is the standard that green food production enterprises must follow.
Green food standards are divided into two technical levels, namely AA-level green food standards and A-level green food standards.
The green food standard takes the concept of "quality control from land to table" as the core and consists of the following four parts:
Environmental standard of green food producing area, namely "Environmental Technical Conditions of Green Food Producing Area" (NY/T39 1).
Technical standard of green food production
Green food standard
Standard for packaging, storage and transportation of green food
The emergence of green food
After World War II, developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan have successively realized agricultural modernization on the basis of industrial modernization. On the one hand, it has greatly enriched the food supply in these countries, on the other hand, there have been serious problems, that is, with the continuous input of agricultural chemicals into farmland, harmful chemicals are enriched in organisms through soil and water, and enter crops and livestock and poultry through the food chain, leading to food pollution and ultimately damaging human health. It can be seen that agriculture that relies too much on chemical fertilizers and pesticides (also known as "petroleum agriculture") will do harm to the environment, resources and human health, and this harm has the characteristics of concealment, accumulation and long-term.
1962, Ms. rachel carson of the United States took the measures taken in East Lansing, Michigan to eliminate beetles that hurt elm trees as an example, and disclosed various situations in which DDT caused harm to other organisms. The city sprayed many trees with DDT. Leaves fall to the ground in autumn, and insects eat them. After coming back in spring, robins ate worms, and almost all robins in the city died a week later. In Silent Spring, Ms Carson wrote: "The world is widely polluted by pesticides. Chemicals have invaded the water on which everything depends, infiltrated the soil, and spread a harmful film on plants, causing serious harm to human body. In addition, there is a terrible legacy that may not be detected within a few years, and may even have an impact on heredity, which will not be detected for generations. " Ms Carson's assertion undoubtedly sounded the alarm for the whole world.
In the early 1970s, the ideological trend of "organic agriculture", which spread from the United States to Europe and Japan and aimed at limiting the excessive import of chemicals to protect the ecological environment and improve food safety, affected many countries. Some countries began to adopt economic measures and legal means to encourage and support the development and production of pollution-free food in their own countries. Since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, many countries have started with agriculture and actively explored the sustainable development mode of agriculture to alleviate the serious pressure of petroleum agriculture on the environment and resources. Europe, America, Japan, Australia and other developed countries and some developing countries have accelerated the research on ecological agriculture. Under this international background, China decided to develop pollution-free, safe and high-quality nutritious food and named it "green food".
Classification standard of green food
Distinguish between A-level and AA-level green approval in the process of green food declaration and approval.
AA-level green certification refers to the products that are produced and processed without any harmful chemical synthetic substances according to specific production operation procedures in the production areas where the ecological environment quality meets the specified standards, and the product quality and packaging meet the specific standards after inspection, and are approved by specialized agencies to use AA-level green certification marks.
AA-class green food does not use any harmful chemical synthetic substances in the production process.
A-grade green food refers to the products that are allowed to use limited amounts of chemical synthetic substances in the production process, are produced and processed according to specific production operation procedures, and the quality and packaging of the products meet specific marks after testing, and are approved by specialized agencies to use the A-grade green food mark. Class A green food is allowed to use limited chemical synthetic substances in the production process.
The packaging, decoration and commodity identification of green food products shall meet the requirements of the design standard manual of green food signs, and the unit that has obtained the ownership of green signs shall use the green food signs for the internal and external packaging of products. The manual strictly stipulates the standard graphics, standard fonts, standardized organization of graphics and fonts, standard colors, advertising terms, standard graphics and numbering specifications of food series packaging, and lists application examples.
How do consumers identify green food? The packaging of green food products must be (1) "four in one", that is, logo graphics, "green food" words, numbers and anti-counterfeiting labels. (2) 2 [The background color of AA-level green food signs is white, and the signs and standard fonts are green; The background color of the logo of grade A green food is green, and the logo and standard font are white. (3) Immediately after or below the product number, write the words "green food sign approved by China Green Food Development Center", and its English specification is "CertifiedChineseCreenFoodProct". (4) The packaging label of green food shall conform to the national general food label standard (GB77 18-94). The standard stipulates that the following contents must be marked on the food label: the name of the food; List of ingredients; Fine particle content and solid content; Names and addresses of manufacturers and sellers; Date mark (production date, shelf life) and storage guide; Quality (quality grade); Product standard number; Special labeling content.
Identify the signs of green food
Green food mark is a quality certification mark officially registered by China Green Food Development Center in the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce.
The green food sign consists of three parts, namely, the upper sun, the lower leaves and the central bud. The sign is round, indicating protection. The whole figure depicts the harmonious life in the bright sunshine, telling people that green food is safe and pollution-free food from a pure and good ecological environment, which can bring people vigorous vitality. Green food signs also remind people to protect the environment and create new natural harmony by improving the relationship between people and the environment.
As a specific product quality certification trademark, the green food mark's exclusive right is protected by the Trademark Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Green food can be divided into Grade A green food and Grade AA green food. A-grade green food refers to the products that are allowed to use limited chemical synthetic substances in the origin and production process where the ecological environment quality meets the prescribed standards, and are produced, processed, tested and inspected according to specific production operation procedures, and approved by specialized agencies to use the A-grade green food mark. AA-grade green food (equivalent to organic food) refers to the products produced in places where the ecological environment quality meets the prescribed standards, and no harmful chemical synthetic substances are used in the production process. After testing, the product quality and packaging meet the specific standards, and the AA-grade green food logo is approved by specialized agencies.
Consumers should recognize the "signs" when buying such foods. The green food sign consists of three parts, namely, the sun above, the leaves below and the flower buds in the middle. The sign is a right circle, indicating protection and safety. A-level signs are white characters on a green background, while AA-level signs are green characters on a white background. The logo was approved and issued by China Green Food Association.
You can identify the authenticity online: the green food mark has not been re-declared after it expired. Some enterprises are trying to save costs, and some are because their products have not actually passed the national inspection and certification of green food. Consumers can log on to "China Green Food Network" (org) to identify the authenticity of the purchased products.