Definition of agricultural products and sample sampling standards

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Definition of agricultural products

"Encyclopedia of China Agriculture" defines agricultural products as: agricultural products in a broad sense include crops, livestock products, aquatic products and forest products, and agricultural products in a narrow sense only refer to crops and livestock products
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"The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products", Chapter 1, Article 2, defines agricultural products as primary products derived from agriculture, that is, plants, animals, microorganisms and their products obtained in agricultural activities, excluding processed products

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Sampling Standards for Agricultural Products Samples

Sampling of agricultural product samples is a prerequisite for the accuracy of agricultural product testing results, and is a basic skill that professional and technical personnel must master
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There are many relevant standards involved in the sampling of agricultural product samples, mainly including "Technical Specifications for Vegetable Sampling" (NY/T2103), "Sampling Methods for Pesticide Residue Analysis Samples" (NY/T789), "Sampling Specifications for Vegetable Pesticide Residue Testing" (NY/T762) ), "pollution-free food product sampling specification - part 4: fruit" (NY / T5344.

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Classification of agricultural products

There are many types of agricultural products.
According to tradition and custom, agricultural products are generally divided into six categories: grain, oil, fruits, vegetables and flowers, forest products, livestock and poultry products, aquatic products, and other agricultural and sideline products
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In order to standardize the classification of different types of crops, the Ministry of Agriculture has formulated the "Crop Classification for the Establishment of Maximum Residue Limit Standards for Pesticides".

Table 1-1 Vegetable classification

Table 1-2 Classification of fruits

Table 1-3 Classification of Grain and Oil Crops