Today, organic food has entered people's daily lives. As we all know, organic food is recognized as the most safe and healthy food, because it is completely without chemical fertilizers, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics, and other substances and transgenic technology, the nature of organic food determines that it is the most safe and healthy food. However, the price of organic food is also the way to go "luxury" line, than the price of ordinary food is generally higher than 30% -80%. So in the end there is organic food and general food what is the difference?
The main difference between organic food and ordinary food:
1, the production requirements are different: the production base is not used in the last three years, pesticides, fertilizers and other prohibited substances; seeds or seedlings from nature, without genetic engineering transformation over; production units need to establish a long-term land fertilization, crop protection, crop cropping and livestock breeding programs; no production base erosion and other environmental problems; crops uncontaminated chemicals in harvest, clean, dry, storage and transportation; required from conventional to organic farming conversion planting more than two years transition period new wasteland exception; the whole production process must have a complete record of the file.
2, the processing requirements are different: raw materials must obtain organic certification of their own products or wild non-polluting natural products; been certified organic ingredients in the final product in the proportion of not less than 95%; using only natural spices, pigments and spices and other auxiliary materials, without synthetic additives; organic food in the process of production, processing, storage and transport of chemicals should avoid contamination; the process must have a complete archival records, including the corresponding notes.
3, the product requires authentication: You must go through an independent certification body for product certification. Major domestic and international organic food certification bodies are: China's OFDC, American OCIA (full name "Organic Crop Improvement Association International"), Germany's ECOCERT, BCS and GFRS, Netherlands SKAL, French and other IFOAM.
4, product transport, packaging and labeling requirements for different
Now available organic label affixed to the so-called organic food very much, they are not only expensive, but the key is real to the enemy, for most ordinary people, the elusive. Consumers of organic food is still very vague concept, and my heart is always in doubt: Organic food is true in the end really do not contaminate it??
0 contamination of organic food?
Is there food contamination is a relative concept. Absolutely does not contain any contaminants in food does not exist in the world. Because organic food production process does not use synthetic substances, therefore, the content of organic pollutants in food is generally lower than ordinary food, but too much emphasis on the characteristics of its pollution, will lead people only pay attention to the analysis of the situation and the end product contamination testing, while ignoring the organic food production process quality control purposes.
Organic produce in the production process, there are strict rules on various aspects, first of all, grown or organic food in the breeding process, is never to use chemical fertilizers, hormones and genetically modified and other substances. Organic agricultural land planted, the irrigation water, ambient air quality is required for compliance with the relevant regulations.
Organic fertilizer food additives strict limit the type and amount of organic crops generally use dung or crop wastes within organic farming systems of animals, and were not contaminated with the chemical composition of waste compost to increase soil fertility, will add a physical method to obtain mine substances, such as phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and other elements.
Why the high price of organic products?
Admittedly, there are some high-priced organic products for objective reasons. Production base is not used within three years, pesticides and other prohibited substances, genetically engineered seeds without transformation over, no production base erosion and other environmental problems ...... these relatively harsh conditions of production, which means a smaller scale of production of organic products, human input large, risk costs and transportation costs are relatively high, the price naturally higher.
How to identify the authenticity of organic food?
"Organic" Food Distinguishing include: First, recognize the signs. When consumers buy organic products first look for a unified certification mark, certification mark on the Chinese marked with the words "China Organic Product" and the English word "OR-GANIC". Certification bodies for certification marks detachment conducted a unique number, and take security retroactive technology, consumers can be traced to their corresponding certification and certified products and their production, processing units. Second, to see the certificate. Truly organic foods are appropriate certification, organic food certification is valid for one year. Three, to see the certification body. After the formal certification of products using organic logo also must indicate the name of the product certification bodies, certification number and other information. Fourth, online. Consumers can log on "Chinese food and agricultural products Certified Information Systems", click on the top right of the page, "organic code inquiry" and enter the product code on the package 17 organic organic anti retrospective on the label, you can check the authenticity.
