Organic Farmer's Market Rigorous Sampling and Psychological Testing is the Key

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The Water Garden Organic Farmers Market in Taipei recently partnered with Germany's Duff Rheinland Certification Agency to let the public select the same product from the market every week for testing, so that the public can buy it with peace of mind. The Hsingta Organic Farmers 'Market has also increased the frequency of sampling this year, from seven every two months to three every month. Both organic farmers 'markets believe that product validation needs to be treated with rigor to reassure consumers and not to compromise farmers' credibility through miscalculation.

Water Garden Organic Farmers Market One product selected by supporters each week for testing

In recent years, there have been many food safety incidents in Taiwan, including the mixing of cottonseed oil and copper chlorophyll in edible oil, the use of industrial salt as edible salt, and excessive pesticide content in vegetables. Lin Po-hu, CEO of Taipei City's Cultural Discovery Association, which runs the Water Garden Organic Farmers 'Market, says that business has grown since the food safety crisis, but public distrust of food has also increased a lot. In order to reassure supporters who come to the market to buy, there is a cooperation with Germany's Rheindorf.

Lin Baihu said that farmers who set up stalls in the Water Garden Organic Farmers Market must first obtain certification from an organic certification organization recognized by the Food and Agriculture Department. Before officially setting up stalls in the market, the market committee will also visit farmers 'farms on the spot. In addition to these two safety guarantees, there is a third guarantee starting this month. The market is open to consumers every week to select one product and send it to Rheindorf, Germany for 252 pesticide residues and heavy metals tests.

Germany Duf Rhein is an independent third-party verification organization. Gao Yuqiang, general manager of Germany Duf Rhein, said that the current sampling method of the market is random sampling from supporters of the market every week. Every small farmer has the opportunity to be sampled. The sampling results can be known in about two weeks. The inspection fee is sponsored by Duf Rhein.

"At present, our cooperation project with Water Garden Organic Farmers Market is expected to last for one year. If the cooperation is good in the future, we will consider providing continuous support." "Food safety is an important issue for people's livelihood. We agree with the concept of Water Garden Organic Market, so we support the development of non-toxic agriculture with actions," said Gao Yuqiang.

Hing Tai Organic Farmers Market samples three products each month and publishes the results. Provided by/Yang Wenren

(This article is sponsored by Jianzhen Environmental Education Foundation, but it does not interfere with news topic selection and interview writing at all to ensure news independence)

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