Organic certification in regulatory vacuum
The above-mentioned commission staff informed journalists that there are currently three levels of vegetable certification in the country: public hazard-free certification, green certification, organic certification, public hazard-free certification and green certification, both of which are government-led, and the agricultural sector has regulatory authority, but the certification of organic vegetables is market-based and not registered in the local agricultural sector and cannot be regulated. As for organic vegetables, the unit responsible for regulating organic vegetables should now be the accreditation body and the national commission for recognition, for example, the organic certification certificate for the landscape agriculture was issued by the beijing centre for management technology, so there are problems with organic vegetables in the landscape agriculture, which should be approached by this institution and the national commission for recognition. “on the basis of on-site field research, we shall form a report for submission to the beijing landscape agriculture authority and the national commission for recognition and monitoring.”
So what's a “public-friendly vegetable”, what's a “organ vegetable” and what's a “green vegetable”? Journalists have consulted information that “publicly harmless vegetables” are the content of harmful substances in vegetables, which are controlled within the limits prescribed by the state and which, when consumed, do not endanger human health. In other words, all vegetables sold on the market should meet the “non-hazard” standard and not be a special sign. “green vegetables”, on the other hand, are certified vegetables promoted in our agricultural sector, and “green vegetables” are classified as a and aa. Of these, the permitted limits in the production of green vegetables of class a are used as chemical synthetics, while green vegetables of class aa are more strictly required not to use chemically synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, veterinary medicines, feed additives, food additives and other substances harmful to the environment and health。
Organic products, on the other hand, are by-products and their processes that are processed organically and that meet the relevant criteria and are certified by a specialized certification body, in which chemicals such as pesticides, fertilizers and growth regulators are not used at all, and in which genetically modified engineering techniques are not used, and are subject to quality control and review by an independent organic food certification body。
Organic vegetable cultivation standards are high: chicken dung, cow dung must be organic, car tail gas must be protected
It's conscientious, and it's technical
In the interview, journalists noted that it was not the growers who did not want to plant them strictly in accordance with the norms of organic vegetables, but rather that they did not know what to do with the root causes of problems such as disease and pests, except for drugs. “specific organic vegetables require technical thresholds and inputs, a life of conscience and, more importantly, a work of technology.” on 3 november, journalists entered the organic vegetable growing base of the qingdao organic agriculture development company ltd., which was described as still in the production phase of organic vegetable conversion, although the vegetables they tested were grown exclusively in accordance with organic norms. Soil graze before “cleaning” land
“the conditions under which organic vegetables are grown are very demanding, with high demands for air, water, soil, etc., and no car tail gas near organic fields.” associate professor zhu yi, school of food sciences and nutrition engineering, agricultural university of china, said that all pesticides, fertilizers, etc. Should also be banned in the production process, but even if organic fertilizers were allowed for use, it would be difficult to protect from heavy metal, antibiotics, etc。
Indeed, since most agricultural land is currently contaminated with heavy metals or more or less pesticide residues, fertilizers, etc., it is widely accepted by both organic vegetable growers and food experts that most of the organic vegetables in the market may be less “organic”。
The general manager of the qingxi island organic agriculture development company ltd., zhuang zhuang, who began his involvement in organic agriculture in 2008, told journalists that, in order to grow real organic vegetables, it was necessary to ensure that the soil, air, water, etc. Of the plant base met the standards, so that in the first year of organic agriculture, the zhuang party chose to leave the land idle for a year, after the grass had grown, and then to clean up the grass, so that pollutants such as pesticide residues in the original soil were removed. "in the first year, weeds were uncultivated and the particles were not harvested." however, it was first told the press that this was the organic transformation phase, which was the work that an organic vegetable had to do。
It's natural to fertilize the food
On 3 november, journalists observed in the front-line organic vegetable growing grounds that he had deliberately built a pond around a section higher than the ground in order to ensure the quality of water for vegetable irrigation. It was explained first that the higher piece was primarily intended to prevent rain from pouring in and contaminating water sources. "the water quality here has been tested, and it can reach level two, and there are birds and birds flying around the pond often to rest and drink water here." the journalists were proud to know。
In the plantation, journalists saw a pile of chicken dung piled up at every entrance to the shed. "this is the fertilizer we use, except for chicken dung, and we use fertilizer like cow dung and bean cake, which are real organic fat." in order to ensure the efficacy and safety of the fertilizer, the fermentation of the fertilizer is generally carried out before its use, resulting in maximum release。
I walked into the shed and journalists watched black powder in the kitchen. “it's grass-wood ash, which we used to use when we grew in the countryside as a child to pour on vegetables, which contained minerals.”
First, zhang told journalists that the company had certified organic products from the beginning of 2008. Work is under way on land purification, organic food trials and preparation for the next stage of planting real organic vegetables。
Insect-proof crop spacing treats pests
