China Green Food Development Center

     China Green Food Development Center, China, founded in 1992, is a specialized agency responsible for national development and management of Green Food in supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA). It has merged with the Green Food Management Office of MOA. Headquarter in Beijing includes general office and divisions of logo management, authentication, sci-tech and standard, planning and finance and international cooperation etc.. Nationwide, 42 provincial and municipal branch agencies have been set up. In addition, 38 quality inspection stations and 71 environmental monitoring branches have been appointed with authorization from the headquarter.

     The major functions of China Green Food Development Center include, under consignment of MOA,
1) Generation of policy, regulation, and strategic plan,
2) Creation and implementation of standard,
3) Authentication based on the standards,
4) Quality control of Green Food based on “Law of Agro-Product Quality and Safety”,
5) Management of logo and trademark based on “Trademark Law of The People’s Republic of China”,
6) Organizing various activities related to Green Food, such as research, demonstration, technical extension, training, education and international exchange and cooperation etc,
7) Providing guidance to the provincial and municipal branches, and
8) Coordinating the operation of quality inspection stations and environmental monitoring branches.