Article 25 A producer engaging in agricultural production shall, in light of the laws, administrative regulations and provisions of the administrative department of agriculture of the State Council, make use of the agricultural input products in a reasonable way, strictly carring out the provisions on safe intervals or withdrawal period for using agricultural input products, so as to prevent the agricultural input products from endangering the agricultural product quality safety.

Any agricultural input product prohibited by explicit order of the state shall be forbidden to be used in the process of agricultural production.

Article 26 An enterprise engaging in agricultural production or a professional farmers cooperative economic organization shall check the agricultural product quality safety either by itself or by entrusting a testing institution. It is prohibited to sell any agricultural product found from the test to fail to comply with the agricultural product quality safety criteria .

Article 27 A professional farmers cooperative economic organization or an agricultural products industry association shall offer its members production technology services in a timely manner, set up agricultural product quality safety management systems, perfect the agricultural product quality safety control system and strengthen self-disciplinary management.

Chapter V Packages and Marks of Agricultural Products

Article 28 Where the agricultural products sold by an enterprise engaging in production of agricultural products, a professional farmers cooperative economic organization or an entity or an individual engaging in purchase of agricultural products are required in accordance with relevant provisions to be packed or be attached with marks, they may not be sold until they have been packed or attached with marks. Such contents as the product name, producing area, producer, date of production, warranty period and product quality grade shall be indicated on the packages or marks, in accordance with related provisions; if any additive is used, the name of the additive shall also be indicated in accordance with the provisions. The specific measures shall be instituted by the administrative department of agriculture of the State Council.

Article 29 The materials used in package, preservation, storage and transport of agricultural products, such as preservatives, antiseptics, additives, etc., shall comply with the relevant compulsory technical norms of the state.

Article 30 The agricultural products belonging to agricultural transgenic organisms shall be marked in light of relative provisions on the administration of the safety of agricultural transgenic organisms.

Article 31 The animals, plants and their products required to be quarantined in accordance with the law shall be attached with quarantine marks of fitness and quarantine certificates of fitness.

Article 32 The on-sale agricultural products must meet the agricultural product quality safety criteria, and the producers may submit applications for using pollution-free marks on agricultural products. If the quality of the agricultural products complies with the criteria prescribed by the state for high-quality agricultural products, the producers may submit applications for using commensurate quality marks on agricultural products.

It is prohibited to imitate the quality marks on agricultural products as prescribed in the preceding paragraph.

Chapter VI Supervision and Inspection

Article 33 An agricultural product under any of the following circumstances shall not be sold:

(1) It contains any pesticide, veterinary drug or other chemical substance prohibited by the state from being used;