What does green food mean?

Green food is the general name of safe, high-quality, nutritious and pollution-free food in China, also known as organic food, ecological food or natural food.

In the official definition, it refers to the standardized agricultural products in the whole process of planting, producing or processing in a pollution-free ecological environment. Strictly control the content of toxic and harmful substances to make them meet the national health and safety food standards, and the food marked with green food shall be examined and approved by specialized agencies.

At the same time, in order to distinguish it from ordinary food, green food has a unified logo.

The green food logo has a specific pattern, which consists of three parts: the sun above, the leaves below and the flower buds in the middle, symbolizing the natural ecology; Logo graphics are circular, representing protection and safety; The color is green, which symbolizes life, agriculture and environmental protection. The whole character depicts a harmonious vitality in the bright sunshine, telling people that green food is a safe and pollution-free food from a pure and good ecological environment, which can bring strong vitality to people.

In the eyes of the people, there is little difference among green food, organic food and pure natural food, but there are obvious differences in food testing institutions. Organic food >: green food > pure natural food!

Organic food is forbidden to use any synthetic chemicals, such as pesticides and fertilizers, but some natural or mineral pesticides can be used, but the same dosage is strictly regulated. Clearly refers to all agricultural and sideline products that are produced and processed in accordance with international organic agricultural production requirements and corresponding standards and certified by independent organic food certification bodies, including grain, vegetables, fruits, dairy products, livestock products, honey, aquatic products and seasonings.

Green food refers to safe and high-quality edible agricultural products and related products that are produced in an excellent ecological environment, produced according to green food standards, and subject to quality control throughout the process and obtained the right to use green food signs.

Pure natural food refers to food grown in the natural environment. Some "natural" products are unhealthy, because they grow in polluted places, so they are not "natural" or "wild" but healthy.

In thousands of years of traditional culture, green can give various concepts related to nature meaning. For example, people describe forests as the "green lungs" of big cities.

The connection between "green" and "fresh" is also reflected in language. "Fresh" is the opposite of storing, boiling, smoking and drying. Aoki or wet wood; "Green meatballs" are made from raw potatoes. Therefore, healthy food is green, because green is synonymous with vegetables, and "green products" are sold in "green markets". "Green vegetables" are cooked vegetables.