GB/T 19630.4-2011Organic products -- Part 4: Management system (English PDF)

Foreword

"Organic Products" (GB/T 19630) is divided into four parts.

——Part 1. Production;

——Part 2. Processing;

——Part 3. Labeling and Marketing;

——Part 4. Management System.

This part is Part 4 of GB/T 19630.

This part was drafted according to the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.

This part shall replace the "Organic Products-Part 4. Management System" (GB/T

19630.4-2005).

Compared with GB/T 19630.4-2005, the main technical changes in this Part are as

follows.

——The "Contents" was added;

——The application scope was adjusted and the "relevant supply procedures" were

deleted;

——The term "production base" and its definition were deleted (see 3.4 of 2005 edition);

——In the production, processing and handling quality management guide, the

"management of organic labeling", "traceable system and product recall" and

"continuous improvement system" were added, and the "organic production,

processing and handling execution plan" and "trace examination" were deleted;

——In the operation regulations of production, processing and handling, the

"regulations of the sanitation management and injurious organism control of

processing plant" and the "management regulations of labeling and manufacturing

batch number" were added [see 4.2.5g) and h)];

——In the records, the "account records of all the production inputs", "plant harvesting

records", "slaughtering, harvesting and extraction records of animal (bee) products",

"records of organic labeling", "training records" and "internal inspection records"

were added [see 4.2.6o) and p)];

——The provisions on the year limit of work experience of the organic producer,

processor, handler and manager, and internal inspector were deleted;

——The headlines of traceable system and product recall as well as the provisions on

product recall were modified and added (see 4.5);

——The article "complaint" was added (see 4.6).

Please note that some contents of this document may involve patents; the issuance

organization of this document shall not undertake the responsibility of identifying these

patents.

This Part was proposed by the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the

People's Republic of China.

Drafting organizations of this Part. China Organic Food Certification Center,

Registration Department of Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's

Republic of China, Organic Food Development and Certification Center of China (OFDC),

Certification and Accreditation Center of the People's Republic of China and China

Certification and Accreditation Institute of CNCA.

Chief drafting staffs of this Part. Guo Chunmin, Luan Zhihua, Li Xianjun, Gao Xiuwen,

Wang Maohua, Zhang Jibing, Shi Songkai, Cong Linye, Chen Yunhua, Xu Na, Tang Maozhi

and Yang Zehui.

Previous edition of the standard replaced by this Part is.

——GB/T 19630.4-2005.

Organic Products—Part 4. Management System

1 Scope

This Part of GB/T 19630 specifies the general specifications and requirements for the

management system that shall be established and maintained during the production,

processing and handling process of organic products.

This Part is applicable to the organic producer, processor and handler.

2 Normative References

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this

document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the

latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendment) applies.

GB/T 19630.1 "Organic Products—Part 1. Production"

GB/T 19630.2 "Organic Products—Part 2. Processing"

GB/T 19630.3 "Organic Products—Part 3. Labeling and Marketing"

3 Terms and Definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.