Organic certification of animal products in Japan

Introduction: Recently, Japan has implemented the "organic food" certification system for agricultural products such as vegetables and rice After the discovery of BSE in Japan, consumers are increasingly concerned about food safety To this end, Japan's Ministry of agriculture and water recently decided to implement the "organic food" certification system for meat, eggs and other livestock products from 2002 The food produced by cattle and chickens fed with organic feed and without using anti biomass shall be certified as "organic food" so that consumers can choose when they buy it According to the standards formulated by the international organic food certification agency, the animal products that only use organic feed, do not use anti biomass and open-ended feeding are organic animal products, and the food processed with organic animal products as raw materials are also organic food Japan's Ministry of agriculture and water said it would set standards for Japan's "organic livestock products" on the basis of standards set by international agencies At that time, the inspection institutions designated by the Ministry of agriculture and water resources of Japan will regularly check the breeding conditions of farmers, and give "organic livestock products" certification to the livestock products that meet the standards It is understood that Japan began to implement the certification system of "organic agricultural products" last year, stipulating that agricultural products without pesticides and chemical fertilizers are "organic agricultural products" In Europe and the United States, in addition to the implementation of organic certification system for agricultural products, the implementation of organic certification system for livestock products (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: