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From page 283... ... Appendix D Chinese Food Regulatory System 283 Read the entire page →
From page 284... ... APPENDIX D 284 Chinese Food Regulatory System Authority Person(s) Responsible Internal Departments Functions The Food Safety Director • Analyze food safety situation, study, deploy, arrange, and guide food safety work Committee of the Deputy Director • Put forward major policies and measures on the supervision of food safety State Council Committee Members: • Supervise the implementation of food safety supervision obligations 21 department managers The Food Safety Director: Department of General A airs, Department • Organize the implementation of the State Council's policies on food safety work, Committee Deputy Director of Coordination & Guidance, Department organize the launching of the investigation and study on important food safety O ce of the 12 department & bureau leaders of Supervision & Inspection, Department of problems, and put forward policy suggestions State Council Emergency Management • Organize the drafting of the national food safety plan, and coordinate and prompt its implementation • Undertake the comprehensive coordination tasks as designated by the Food Safety Commission of the State Council, prompt the perfection of the coordina tion linkage mechanism, improve the comprehensive supervision mechanism, and direct local comprehensive food safety coordination institutes in implementing related works • Urge the examination of the implementation conditions of food safety laws and regulations and the decisions and deployments of the Food Safety Commission of State Council • Urge the examination of related departments of the State Council and the provincial level of the People's Government's fulﬁllment of food safety supervision obligations, and be responsible for assessment and evaluation • Direct the improvement of the inspection and governance mechanism for potential hazards in food safety, and organize the implementation of food safety regulations, governance, and joint inspection actions • Prompt the development of food safety emergency systems and capabilities, organize the drafting of national food safety accident emergency pre-planning, and supervise, direct, and coordinate the major food safety accident handling and accountability investigation and handling work • Regulate and direct food safety information work, organize and coordinate food safety publicity and training work, launch international communications and cooperation in terms of food safety • Undertake meetings, messages, and other daily tasks of the Food Safety Commission of the State Council; undertake other tasks as designated by the Food Safety Commission of the State Council. Read the entire page →
From page 285... ... Drug Administration, Department of Science, Technology & Education, Department of Inter national Cooperation, Bureau of Health Care, Party Membership Committee, Department of Retired Cadres, Supervision Bureau Comprehensive General Director Division of General A airs, Division of Legal • Organize the drafting of food safety standards; Coordination and Deputy General Director A airs and Audit, Division of Food Safety • Undertake, organize, investigate, and handle major food safety accidents; Health Supervision Deputy Inspector Policy & Information, Division of Food Safety • Organize the implementation of food safety monitoring, risk assessment, and Authority on Standard, Division of Food Safety Evaluation notiﬁcation work; Food Safety & Warning; Division of Major Food Safety • Draft the conditions and inspection regulations as certiﬁed by the food safety Accident Inspection, Division of Occupa inspection institute; tional Health Supervision & Management, Division of Radiological Health Supervision • Issue important food safety information; and & Management, Division of Environmental • Responsible for health monitoring and management of public areas Health Supervision & Management, Division of and drinking water. Communicable Disease Prevention, Control & Supervision and School Health Supervision & Management, Division of Medical Treatment Enforcement Supervision Health Supervision Director Party Committee O ce, Disciplinary Inspec- • Undertake 6 administrative licensing works as directly examined and approved Center of the Party Committee Secretary tion & Supervision O ce, General Adminis- by the Ministry of Health, including Ministry of Health Deputy Director trative O ce, Division of Human Resources, – Acceptance and review of new foods Division of Financial Assets, Division of Com- – Acceptance and review of imported foods from countries with no national prehensive Investigation Assistance Guidance, food safety standards Division of Health Supervision Information, – Acceptance and review of disinfectants and disinfection apparatus Division of Health Supervision Training Guid- – Acceptance and review of products related to drinking water safety ance, Division of Health Standard, Division – Acceptance and review of the certiﬁcation of chemical product toxicity, of Health Inspection Technology Regulation, radioactive protection facilities, and radioactive product detection Division I of Health License Acceptance, Divi- appraisal institute sion II of Health License Acceptance, Division I – Acceptance of new types of food additives of Health License Review, Division II of Health License Review 285 Continued Read the entire page →
From page 286... ... • Provide business guidance to branch centers and provide technical guidance to local risk assessment technology support institutes. • Undertake the daily tasks of the Secretariat of the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Expert Committee, and the Secretariat of the National Food Safety Standard Assessment Committee. Read the entire page →
From page 287... ... , and put forward Prevention assessment suggestions • Establish and perfect foodborne illness and food contamination monitoring system, carry out foodborne illness and food contamination monitoring and early warning, and provide technical support for emergency response for foodborne illness and food contamination • Undertake and implement the China National Nutrition and Health Survey, establish and perfect local food ingredients, national nutrition, and national health monitoring system, and launch the monitoring and control of nutrition and related diseases • Organize and undertake the formation and modiﬁcation of national nutrition and food health standards, inspection methods, and related technical regulations • Establish and perfect nutrition and food safety control technology, and carry out promotion and implementation • Check and assess relevant products such as general food, health food, new food sources (including genetically modiﬁed foods, etc.) , special diets, food additives, food packaging materials, food containers, tools and equipments, decontami nants, etc., as well as raw materials, carry out nutrition, safety, and functional assessment and technical arbitration work, and provide certiﬁcation services to the government and society • Establish and perfect the lab quality control system for nutrition and food, and undertake the quality control work of relevant national labs • Provide business guidance in the nationwide nutrition and food safety e orts as well as training for professionals • Establish a national nutrition and food information system, enhance information communication, and accelerate information resource sharing • Carry out applied research on nutrition and food, and accelerate the achievement of results • Carry out international cooperation and communication in terms of nutrition and food health 287 Continued Read the entire page →
From page 288... ... , Department of Medical Device their implementation, carry out the national food safety investigation and Supervision, Department of Drug Safety & monitoring work in consumption, and release information related to food safety Inspection, Bureau of Investigation & Enforce monitoring and supervision in consumption ment, Department of Personnel, Department • Organize, check, and handle food safety problems in consumption of International Cooperation (O ce of Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan A airs) , Party Member- • Direct the supervision and management, emergency, audit, and information ship Committee, Disciplinary Inspection & building tasks of related local authorities on food and drugs Supervision Bureau, Department of Retired • Carry out international communications and cooperation related to food and Cadres drug supervision and management Department of Director-General Division of General A airs • Undertake health food license management work Health Food & Deputy Director-General Division I of License • Undertake health food approval work Cosmetic Supervi- Division II of License • Draft health food license technical codes and supervise their implementation sion, State Food Division of Production & Operation • Draft health food production, operation, and management codes and supervise and Drug Adminis- Supervision their implementation tration Read the entire page →
From page 289... ... , import safety quality license, and Resources Director-General Retired Cadres export quality license, and take responsibility for supervision and management Chief Docimaster Chief Engineer • Manage product quality supervision work; manage and direct quality supervision and inspection; responsible for implementing product quality monitoring and mandatory inspection for domestic production enterprises; manage industrial product production license work; organize the checking and handling of illegal activities that violate standardization, metering, and quality laws and regu lations; and launch forged and fake commodity crack down activities • Manage the national authentication and approval supervision and management committee as well as the national standardization management committee. 289 Continued Read the entire page →
From page 290... ... the People's Republic of China State Administra- Party Leadership Group Secre- General O ce, Department of Law, Anti-Mo- • Responsible for all tasks related to market supervision and management and tion for Industry & tary & General-Director nopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition Bureau, administrative law enforcement, draft relevant laws and regulations, and establish Commerce of the Deputy Party Leadership Group Direct Selling Regulation Bureau, Consumer industrial and commercial administrative rules and policies People's Republic Secretary & Deputy General- Protection Bureau, Department of Market • Undertake the obligations of regulating and maintaining market operations in of China Director Regulation, Regulation Department for Market accordance with laws Party Leadership Group Mem- Circulation of Food, Enterprise Registration • Undertake the obligations of supervising commodity quality and food safety ber & Deputy General-Director Bureau, Registration Bureau of Foreign-in in distribution, organize the launching of the consumer rights protection work Deputy General-Director vested Enterprise, Department of Advertising in related services, investigate and handle illegal activities in the production Chief of Disciplinary Inspec- Regulation and Management, Department for of forged and fake commodities, guide consumer inquiries, complaints, report tion Group & Party Leadership Regulation and Management of Private Econ acceptance, handling, and network system building, and protect the legitimate Group Member omy, Department of Personnel, Department of rights and interests of operators and consumers Foreign A airs (O ce of Hong Kong, Macao & • Responsible for trademark registration and management, protect the exclusive Taiwan A airs) , Party Membership Commit right to use the trademark and investigate and handle trademark infringement tee, Department of Retired Cadres, Trademark actions in accordance with laws, settle trademark disputes, enhance conﬁrmation O ce, Trademark Appeal Board, Disciplinary and protection work against famous trademarks, and take responsibility for the Inspection Group, Supervision Bureau registration, ﬁling, and protection of special symbols and o cial symbols • Lead the national industrial and commercial administration work. Read the entire page →
From page 291... ... , Department of Human controls and major production and distribution management, take responsibility Representative (Minister level) Resources, Policy Research Department, for establishing and perfecting the necessities of market supply emergency & Vice Minister Comprehensive Department, Department of management mechanisms, monitor and analyze market operations and commodity Chief of Disciplinary Inspection Treaty and Law, Department of Finance, De- supply and demand situations, investigate and analyze commodity price Group partment of Market Supervision, Department information, carry out early warning and forecast guidance, take responsibility Deputy International Trade Ne- of Market System Development, Department for backlog control and market regulation and control work of major consumer gotiation Representative (Vice of Circulation & Development, Department of goods under work divisions, and supervise and manage the distribution of Minister level) Read the entire page →
From page 292... ... Vice Minister and Economic Information, Department of Party Leadership Group Mem- Development and Planning, Department of ber of Ministry of Agriculture & Finance, Department of International Coop Vice Minister eration, Department of Science, Technology Central Commission for & Education, Department of Crop Farming Disciplinary Inspection at the Administration, Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture Disciplin- Mechanization Administration, Department of ary Inspection Group Leader & Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Bureau, Agricul Party Leadership tural Reclamation Bureau, Bureau of Rural and Group Member of Ministry of Township Enterprises, Fishery Bureau, Supervi Agriculture sion Bureau, Party Membership Committee, Party Leadership Group Department of Retired Cadres Member of Ministry of Agricul ture & Department of Human Resources Director-General Party Leadership Group Mem ber of Ministry of Agriculture Chief Economist & General O ce Director State Chief Veterinarian Chief Economist Read the entire page →
From page 293... ... Industry, Ministry Deputy Inspector Division I of Light Industry • Draft production plans for cigarette, salt, and saccharin of Industry Division II of Light Industry • Undertake the administrative management of the salt industry and national and Information Division of Foods salt reserves Technology Division of Medicines 293 Continued Read the entire page →
From page 294... ... ment, Department of General Businesses, Food • Investigate, study, and analyze basic domestic food safety situations, put forward Safety Newspaper O ce, Magazine O ce, and opinions and suggestions in terms of improving general food safety levels to the 13 professional committees government and relevant departments, assist the legislative and administrative departments in establishing and perfecting food safety policies, laws and regula tions, technical standards, and law enforcement measures, publicize and actively implement the Food Safety Law and relevant laws and regulations, and sum marize and bring about advanced management systems, scientiﬁc methods and application technologies in safeguarding food safety and improving food quality • Maintain legitimate rights and interests of members, coordinate member relation ships, and present opinions and requirements of members to the government • Carry out industrial statistical surveys under the authorization of relevant national departments, establish a statistical investigation system, collect statistical data, release industry information, sort and analyze statistical investigation data and conditions, submit statistical reports to relevant departments of the State Council, and deliver relevant statistical statements • Conduct report meetings, seminars, experience exchange meetings, etc. to promote research communications and help enterprises improve operation management and develop enterprise culture, thus improving the overall quality of enterprises • Organize talent, technology, and occupational skill trainings, cultivate talents for the industry, and improve employee quality gradually • Organize product exhibitions, shows, and sales exhibitions under the authoriza tion of the government or as demanded by the market and industry development, and participate in the development of the food market • Participate in or organize the formation of food industry-related standards under the authorization of relevant national departments, and organize publicity and implementation • Assist relevant government departments in carrying out work, and carry out pre liminary demonstration of major industrial technology transformation, technology importation, investment and developed projects under the authorization and trust of government departments • Participate in the issuance and qualiﬁcation examination of industrial production and operation licenses under the authorization of relevant national departments • Run the newspaper, magazine, news report, and yearbook as sponsored by China National Food Industry Association Read the entire page →
From page 295... ... Authority Person(s) Responsible Internal Departments Functions Chinese Institute President O ce, Academic Department, Consultation • Organize the food industry science and technology workers in studying and of Food Science Secretary General Department, International Department, Journal discussing development strategies and technical and economic policies of the and Technology of Chinese Institutes of Food Science and food industry, and provide scientiﬁc basis for the decision making of relevant Technology Editorial Department, Department government departments of Organization Communication, under which • Carry out academic communications activities 18 branches and 2 working committees are • Edit and publish academic and scientiﬁc food publications in accordance with established relevant speciﬁcations, and organize the communication of food technology information and market information • Carry out continuing education and organize the training of food technology personnel • Carry out food technology consultation services • Find excellent academic treatises, scientiﬁc and technological achievements, and scientiﬁc promotion through academic activities • Commend excellent academic treatises, scientiﬁc and technological achievements, scientiﬁc promotion, and outstanding science and technology talents with the approval of relevant government departments • Undertake scientiﬁc and technological projects and engineering project demonstrations, technical post-qualiﬁcation appraisals, scientiﬁc and technological achievement demonstrations, scientiﬁc and technological literature compilations and audits, standard revisions, etc., as entrusted by relevant units China Food Addi- President Division of Information, Division of General • Hold food additives and ingredients exhibition tives & Ingredients Deputy President Businesses, Editorial Department, Financial • Organize Chinese enterprises to go abroad to participate in exhibitions Association Yazheng Department, 12 professional committees • Edit and publish the magazine China Food Additives Secretary General • Organize the formation of standards, and draft industrial plans, laws, regulations, and policies • Reﬂect member requirements and maintain industry beneﬁts 295 Continued Read the entire page →
From page 296... ... The relevant departments are responsible for the food safety supervision and management work within their administrative regions under their scope of responsibility. • The health administration, agriculture administration, quality supervision, industrial and commercial administration management, and food and drug supervision and management departments above the county level should enhance communications and cooperation, exercise their functions and powers, and undertake their respective obligations in accordance with laws. Read the entire page →

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... APPENDIX D 284 Chinese Food Regulatory System Authority Person(s) Responsible Internal Departments Functions The Food Safety Director • Analyze food safety situation, study, deploy, arrange, and guide food safety work Committee of the Deputy Director • Put forward major policies and measures on the supervision of food safety State Council Committee Members: • Supervise the implementation of food safety supervision obligations 21 department managers The Food Safety Director: Department of General A airs, Department • Organize the implementation of the State Council's policies on food safety work, Committee Deputy Director of Coordination & Guidance, Department organize the launching of the investigation and study on important food safety O ce of the 12 department & bureau leaders of Supervision & Inspection, Department of problems, and put forward policy suggestions State Council Emergency Management • Organize the drafting of the national food safety plan, and coordinate and prompt its implementation • Undertake the comprehensive coordination tasks as designated by the Food Safety Commission of the State Council, prompt the perfection of the coordina tion linkage mechanism, improve the comprehensive supervision mechanism, and direct local comprehensive food safety coordination institutes in implementing related works • Urge the examination of the implementation conditions of food safety laws and regulations and the decisions and deployments of the Food Safety Commission of State Council • Urge the examination of related departments of the State Council and the provincial level of the People's Government's fulﬁllment of food safety supervision obligations, and be responsible for assessment and evaluation • Direct the improvement of the inspection and governance mechanism for potential hazards in food safety, and organize the implementation of food safety regulations, governance, and joint inspection actions • Prompt the development of food safety emergency systems and capabilities, organize the drafting of national food safety accident emergency pre-planning, and supervise, direct, and coordinate the major food safety accident handling and accountability investigation and handling work • Regulate and direct food safety information work, organize and coordinate food safety publicity and training work, launch international communications and cooperation in terms of food safety • Undertake meetings, messages, and other daily tasks of the Food Safety Commission of the State Council; undertake other tasks as designated by the Food Safety Commission of the State Council.

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... Drug Administration, Department of Science, Technology & Education, Department of Inter national Cooperation, Bureau of Health Care, Party Membership Committee, Department of Retired Cadres, Supervision Bureau Comprehensive General Director Division of General A airs, Division of Legal • Organize the drafting of food safety standards; Coordination and Deputy General Director A airs and Audit, Division of Food Safety • Undertake, organize, investigate, and handle major food safety accidents; Health Supervision Deputy Inspector Policy & Information, Division of Food Safety • Organize the implementation of food safety monitoring, risk assessment, and Authority on Standard, Division of Food Safety Evaluation notiﬁcation work; Food Safety & Warning; Division of Major Food Safety • Draft the conditions and inspection regulations as certiﬁed by the food safety Accident Inspection, Division of Occupa inspection institute; tional Health Supervision & Management, Division of Radiological Health Supervision • Issue important food safety information; and & Management, Division of Environmental • Responsible for health monitoring and management of public areas Health Supervision & Management, Division of and drinking water. Communicable Disease Prevention, Control & Supervision and School Health Supervision & Management, Division of Medical Treatment Enforcement Supervision Health Supervision Director Party Committee O ce, Disciplinary Inspec- • Undertake 6 administrative licensing works as directly examined and approved Center of the Party Committee Secretary tion & Supervision O ce, General Adminis- by the Ministry of Health, including Ministry of Health Deputy Director trative O ce, Division of Human Resources, – Acceptance and review of new foods Division of Financial Assets, Division of Com- – Acceptance and review of imported foods from countries with no national prehensive Investigation Assistance Guidance, food safety standards Division of Health Supervision Information, – Acceptance and review of disinfectants and disinfection apparatus Division of Health Supervision Training Guid- – Acceptance and review of products related to drinking water safety ance, Division of Health Standard, Division – Acceptance and review of the certiﬁcation of chemical product toxicity, of Health Inspection Technology Regulation, radioactive protection facilities, and radioactive product detection Division I of Health License Acceptance, Divi- appraisal institute sion II of Health License Acceptance, Division I – Acceptance of new types of food additives of Health License Review, Division II of Health License Review 285 Continued

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From page 286...

... • Provide business guidance to branch centers and provide technical guidance to local risk assessment technology support institutes. • Undertake the daily tasks of the Secretariat of the National Food Safety Risk Assessment Expert Committee, and the Secretariat of the National Food Safety Standard Assessment Committee.

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From page 287...

... , and put forward Prevention assessment suggestions • Establish and perfect foodborne illness and food contamination monitoring system, carry out foodborne illness and food contamination monitoring and early warning, and provide technical support for emergency response for foodborne illness and food contamination • Undertake and implement the China National Nutrition and Health Survey, establish and perfect local food ingredients, national nutrition, and national health monitoring system, and launch the monitoring and control of nutrition and related diseases • Organize and undertake the formation and modiﬁcation of national nutrition and food health standards, inspection methods, and related technical regulations • Establish and perfect nutrition and food safety control technology, and carry out promotion and implementation • Check and assess relevant products such as general food, health food, new food sources (including genetically modiﬁed foods, etc.) , special diets, food additives, food packaging materials, food containers, tools and equipments, decontami nants, etc., as well as raw materials, carry out nutrition, safety, and functional assessment and technical arbitration work, and provide certiﬁcation services to the government and society • Establish and perfect the lab quality control system for nutrition and food, and undertake the quality control work of relevant national labs • Provide business guidance in the nationwide nutrition and food safety e orts as well as training for professionals • Establish a national nutrition and food information system, enhance information communication, and accelerate information resource sharing • Carry out applied research on nutrition and food, and accelerate the achievement of results • Carry out international cooperation and communication in terms of nutrition and food health 287 Continued

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... , Department of Medical Device their implementation, carry out the national food safety investigation and Supervision, Department of Drug Safety & monitoring work in consumption, and release information related to food safety Inspection, Bureau of Investigation & Enforce monitoring and supervision in consumption ment, Department of Personnel, Department • Organize, check, and handle food safety problems in consumption of International Cooperation (O ce of Hong Kong, Macao & Taiwan A airs) , Party Member- • Direct the supervision and management, emergency, audit, and information ship Committee, Disciplinary Inspection & building tasks of related local authorities on food and drugs Supervision Bureau, Department of Retired • Carry out international communications and cooperation related to food and Cadres drug supervision and management Department of Director-General Division of General A airs • Undertake health food license management work Health Food & Deputy Director-General Division I of License • Undertake health food approval work Cosmetic Supervi- Division II of License • Draft health food license technical codes and supervise their implementation sion, State Food Division of Production & Operation • Draft health food production, operation, and management codes and supervise and Drug Adminis- Supervision their implementation tration

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From page 289...

... , import safety quality license, and Resources Director-General Retired Cadres export quality license, and take responsibility for supervision and management Chief Docimaster Chief Engineer • Manage product quality supervision work; manage and direct quality supervision and inspection; responsible for implementing product quality monitoring and mandatory inspection for domestic production enterprises; manage industrial product production license work; organize the checking and handling of illegal activities that violate standardization, metering, and quality laws and regu lations; and launch forged and fake commodity crack down activities • Manage the national authentication and approval supervision and management committee as well as the national standardization management committee. 289 Continued

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From page 290...

... the People's Republic of China State Administra- Party Leadership Group Secre- General O ce, Department of Law, Anti-Mo- • Responsible for all tasks related to market supervision and management and tion for Industry & tary & General-Director nopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition Bureau, administrative law enforcement, draft relevant laws and regulations, and establish Commerce of the Deputy Party Leadership Group Direct Selling Regulation Bureau, Consumer industrial and commercial administrative rules and policies People's Republic Secretary & Deputy General- Protection Bureau, Department of Market • Undertake the obligations of regulating and maintaining market operations in of China Director Regulation, Regulation Department for Market accordance with laws Party Leadership Group Mem- Circulation of Food, Enterprise Registration • Undertake the obligations of supervising commodity quality and food safety ber & Deputy General-Director Bureau, Registration Bureau of Foreign-in in distribution, organize the launching of the consumer rights protection work Deputy General-Director vested Enterprise, Department of Advertising in related services, investigate and handle illegal activities in the production Chief of Disciplinary Inspec- Regulation and Management, Department for of forged and fake commodities, guide consumer inquiries, complaints, report tion Group & Party Leadership Regulation and Management of Private Econ acceptance, handling, and network system building, and protect the legitimate Group Member omy, Department of Personnel, Department of rights and interests of operators and consumers Foreign A airs (O ce of Hong Kong, Macao & • Responsible for trademark registration and management, protect the exclusive Taiwan A airs) , Party Membership Commit right to use the trademark and investigate and handle trademark infringement tee, Department of Retired Cadres, Trademark actions in accordance with laws, settle trademark disputes, enhance conﬁrmation O ce, Trademark Appeal Board, Disciplinary and protection work against famous trademarks, and take responsibility for the Inspection Group, Supervision Bureau registration, ﬁling, and protection of special symbols and o cial symbols • Lead the national industrial and commercial administration work.

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From page 291...

... , Department of Human controls and major production and distribution management, take responsibility Representative (Minister level) Resources, Policy Research Department, for establishing and perfecting the necessities of market supply emergency & Vice Minister Comprehensive Department, Department of management mechanisms, monitor and analyze market operations and commodity Chief of Disciplinary Inspection Treaty and Law, Department of Finance, De- supply and demand situations, investigate and analyze commodity price Group partment of Market Supervision, Department information, carry out early warning and forecast guidance, take responsibility Deputy International Trade Ne- of Market System Development, Department for backlog control and market regulation and control work of major consumer gotiation Representative (Vice of Circulation & Development, Department of goods under work divisions, and supervise and manage the distribution of Minister level)

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From page 292...

... Vice Minister and Economic Information, Department of Party Leadership Group Mem- Development and Planning, Department of ber of Ministry of Agriculture & Finance, Department of International Coop Vice Minister eration, Department of Science, Technology Central Commission for & Education, Department of Crop Farming Disciplinary Inspection at the Administration, Department of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture Disciplin- Mechanization Administration, Department of ary Inspection Group Leader & Animal Husbandry, Veterinary Bureau, Agricul Party Leadership tural Reclamation Bureau, Bureau of Rural and Group Member of Ministry of Township Enterprises, Fishery Bureau, Supervi Agriculture sion Bureau, Party Membership Committee, Party Leadership Group Department of Retired Cadres Member of Ministry of Agricul ture & Department of Human Resources Director-General Party Leadership Group Mem ber of Ministry of Agriculture Chief Economist & General O ce Director State Chief Veterinarian Chief Economist

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From page 293...

... Industry, Ministry Deputy Inspector Division I of Light Industry • Draft production plans for cigarette, salt, and saccharin of Industry Division II of Light Industry • Undertake the administrative management of the salt industry and national and Information Division of Foods salt reserves Technology Division of Medicines 293 Continued

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From page 294...

... ment, Department of General Businesses, Food • Investigate, study, and analyze basic domestic food safety situations, put forward Safety Newspaper O ce, Magazine O ce, and opinions and suggestions in terms of improving general food safety levels to the 13 professional committees government and relevant departments, assist the legislative and administrative departments in establishing and perfecting food safety policies, laws and regula tions, technical standards, and law enforcement measures, publicize and actively implement the Food Safety Law and relevant laws and regulations, and sum marize and bring about advanced management systems, scientiﬁc methods and application technologies in safeguarding food safety and improving food quality • Maintain legitimate rights and interests of members, coordinate member relation ships, and present opinions and requirements of members to the government • Carry out industrial statistical surveys under the authorization of relevant national departments, establish a statistical investigation system, collect statistical data, release industry information, sort and analyze statistical investigation data and conditions, submit statistical reports to relevant departments of the State Council, and deliver relevant statistical statements • Conduct report meetings, seminars, experience exchange meetings, etc. to promote research communications and help enterprises improve operation management and develop enterprise culture, thus improving the overall quality of enterprises • Organize talent, technology, and occupational skill trainings, cultivate talents for the industry, and improve employee quality gradually • Organize product exhibitions, shows, and sales exhibitions under the authoriza tion of the government or as demanded by the market and industry development, and participate in the development of the food market • Participate in or organize the formation of food industry-related standards under the authorization of relevant national departments, and organize publicity and implementation • Assist relevant government departments in carrying out work, and carry out pre liminary demonstration of major industrial technology transformation, technology importation, investment and developed projects under the authorization and trust of government departments • Participate in the issuance and qualiﬁcation examination of industrial production and operation licenses under the authorization of relevant national departments • Run the newspaper, magazine, news report, and yearbook as sponsored by China National Food Industry Association

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From page 295...

... Authority Person(s) Responsible Internal Departments Functions Chinese Institute President O ce, Academic Department, Consultation • Organize the food industry science and technology workers in studying and of Food Science Secretary General Department, International Department, Journal discussing development strategies and technical and economic policies of the and Technology of Chinese Institutes of Food Science and food industry, and provide scientiﬁc basis for the decision making of relevant Technology Editorial Department, Department government departments of Organization Communication, under which • Carry out academic communications activities 18 branches and 2 working committees are • Edit and publish academic and scientiﬁc food publications in accordance with established relevant speciﬁcations, and organize the communication of food technology information and market information • Carry out continuing education and organize the training of food technology personnel • Carry out food technology consultation services • Find excellent academic treatises, scientiﬁc and technological achievements, and scientiﬁc promotion through academic activities • Commend excellent academic treatises, scientiﬁc and technological achievements, scientiﬁc promotion, and outstanding science and technology talents with the approval of relevant government departments • Undertake scientiﬁc and technological projects and engineering project demonstrations, technical post-qualiﬁcation appraisals, scientiﬁc and technological achievement demonstrations, scientiﬁc and technological literature compilations and audits, standard revisions, etc., as entrusted by relevant units China Food Addi- President Division of Information, Division of General • Hold food additives and ingredients exhibition tives & Ingredients Deputy President Businesses, Editorial Department, Financial • Organize Chinese enterprises to go abroad to participate in exhibitions Association Yazheng Department, 12 professional committees • Edit and publish the magazine China Food Additives Secretary General • Organize the formation of standards, and draft industrial plans, laws, regulations, and policies • Reﬂect member requirements and maintain industry beneﬁts 295 Continued

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... The relevant departments are responsible for the food safety supervision and management work within their administrative regions under their scope of responsibility. • The health administration, agriculture administration, quality supervision, industrial and commercial administration management, and food and drug supervision and management departments above the county level should enhance communications and cooperation, exercise their functions and powers, and undertake their respective obligations in accordance with laws.

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Appendix D: Chinese Food Regulatory System Pages 283-296

Appendix D: Chinese Food Regulatory System
Pages 283-296