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《中华人民共和国食品卫生法》英文版
《中华人民共和国食品卫生法》(英文版)
OrderofthePresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina
No.59
TheFoodHygieneLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina,Adoptedatthe16thMeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheEighthNationalPeople'sCongressonOctober30,1995,promulgatedbyOrderNo.59ofthePresidentofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonOctober30,1995,isherebypromulgatedandshallenterintoforceasofthedateofpromulgation.
JiangZemin
PresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina
October30,1995
FoodHygieneLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina
(Adoptedatthe16thMeetingoftheStandingCommitteeoftheEighthNationalPeople'sCongressonOctober30,1995,promulgatedbyOrderNo.59ofthePresidentofthePeople'sRepublicofChinaonOctober30,1995,andeffectiveasofthedateofpromulgation)
Contents
ChapterI
GeneralProvisions
ChapterII
FoodHygiene
ChapterIII
HygieneofFoodAdditives
ChapterIV
HygieneofContainers,Packagings,UtensilsandEquipmentUsedforFoodHygieneControl
ChapterV
FormulationofFoodHygieneStandardsandRegulationsforFoodHygieneControl
ChapterVI
FoodHygieneControl
ChapterVII
FoodHygieneSupervision
ChapterVIII
LegalResponsibility
ChapterIX
SupplementaryProvisions
ChapterI
GeneralProvisions
Article1ThisLawisenactedforthepurposeofensuringfoodhygiene,preventingfoodcontaminationandharmfulsubstancesfrominjuringhumanhealth,safeguardingthehealthofthepeopleandimprovingtheirphysicalfitness.
Article2TheStateinstitutesasystemoffoodhygienesupervision.
Article3TheadministrativedepartmentofpublichealthundertheStateCouncilshallbeinchargeofsupervisionandcontroloffoodhygienethroughoutthecountry.
OtherrelevantdepartmentsundertheStateCouncilshall,withinthescopeoftheirrespectivefunctionsandduties,beresponsibleforcontroloffoodhygiene.
Article4WhoeverengagesinfoodproductionormarketingwithintheterritoryofthePeople'sRepublicofChinamustobservethisLaw.
ThisLawappliestoallfoodsandfoodadditivesaswellascontainers,packagings,utensilsandequipmentusedforfood,detergentsanddisinfectants;italsoappliestothepremises,facilitiesandenvironmentassociatedwithfoodproductionormarketing.
Article5TheStateencouragesandprotectsthesocialsupervisionexercisedbypublicorganizationsandindividualsoverfoodhygiene.
AnypersonshallhavetherighttoinformtheauthoritiesandlodgeacomplaintaboutanyviolationofthisLaw.
ChapterII
FoodHygiene
Article6Foodshallbenontoxicandharmless,conformtopropernutritiverequirementsandhaveappropriatesensorypropertiessuchascolour,fragranceandtaste.
Article7PrincipalandsupplementaryfoodsintendedspeciallyforinfantsandpreschoolchildrenshallconformtothenutritiveandhygienicstandardspromulgatedbytheadministrativedepartmentofpublichealthundertheStateCouncil.
Article8Intheprocessoffoodproductionormarketing,therequirementsforhygienestatedbelowshallbeconformedto:
(1)Theenvironmentinsideandoutsideanyfoodproductionormarketingestablishmentshallbekeptcleanandtidy;measuresshallbetakentoeliminateflies,rodents,cockroachesandotherharmfulinsectsandtoremoveconditionsfortheirpropagation;andaprescribeddistanceshallbekeptfromanytoxicorharmfulsite;
(2)Anenterpriseengagedinfoodproductionormarketingshallhaveworkshopsorotherpremisesforthepreparationofrawmaterialsandforprocessing,packingandstoragethatarecommensuratewiththevarietiesandquantitiesoftheproductshandled;
(3)Appropriatefacilitiesshallbemadeavailablefordisinfectants,changingclothes,toilet,naturalandartificiallight,ventilation,preventionofspoilage,protectionagainstdust,eliminationoffliesandrodents,washingofequipment,sewagedischargeandthecontainmentofgarbageandotherwastes;
(4)Thelayoutofinstallationsandtheapplicationoftechnologicalprocessesshallberationalinordertopreventcontaminationbetweenfoodstobeprocessedandready-to-eatfoods,andbetweenrawmaterialsandfinishedproducts;foodmustnotbeplacedincontactwithanytoxicsubstanceorfilth;
(5)Tableware,kitchenwareandcontainersforready-to-eatfoodsmustbecleanedanddisinfectedpriortouse;cookingutensilsandotherutensilsmustbewashedafteruseandkeptclean;
(6)Anycontainers,packagings,utensilsandequipmentusedforthestorage,transportation,loadingandunloadingoffoodaswellastheconditionsunderwhichtheseoperationsarecarriedoutmustbesafe,harmlessandkeptcleaninordertopreventfoodcontamination;
(7)Ready-to-eatfoodsshallbekeptinsmallpacketsorinnontoxic,cleanpackagingmaterials;
(8)Allpersonsinvolvedinfoodproductionormarketingshallmaintainaconstantstandardofpersonalhygiene,takingcaretowashtheirhandsthoroughlyandwearcleanworkclothesandheadgearwhilepreparingorsellingfood;also,properutensilsmustbeusedwhensellingready-to-eatfoods;
(9)Anywaterusedmustconformtothenationalhygienestandardsfordrinking-waterinurbanandruralareas;
(10)Thedetergentsanddisinfectantsusedshallbesafeandharmlesstohumanhealth.
ThehygienicrequirementsforfoodproductionormarketingundertakenbyfoodvendorsandpersonsengagedinthefoodbusinessinurbanandruralmarketsshallbeformulatedspecificallyaccordingtothisLawbythestandingcommitteesofthepeople'scongressesintheprovinces,autonomousregions,ormunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernment.
Article9Theproductionandmarketingoffoodsinthefollowingcategoriesshallbeprohibited:
(1)foodsthatcanbeinjurioustohumanhealthbecausetheyareputridordeteriorated,spoiledbyrancidoilorfat,moldy,infestedwithinsectsorworms,contaminated,containforeignmatterormanifestotherabnormalitiesinsensoryproperties;
(2)foodsthatcontainorarecontaminatedbytoxicordeleterioussubstancesandcanthusbeinjurioustohumanhealth;
(3)foodsthatcontainpathogenicparasites,microorganismsoranamountofmicrobialtoxinexceedingthetoleranceprescribedbytheState;
(4)meatandmeatproductsthathavenotbeeninspectedbytheveterinaryhealthserviceorhavefailedtopasssuchinspection;
(5)poultry,livestock,gameandaquaticanimalsthathavediedfromdisease,poisoningorsomeunknowncause,aswellasproductsmadefromthem;
(6)foodscontaminatedbyuseoffilthyorseriouslydamagedcontainersorpackages,orfilthymeansofconveyance;
(7)foodsthatimpairnutritionorhealthbecausetheyareadulteratedormisbranded;
(8)foodsprocessedwithnon-foodrawmaterials;foodsmixedwithnon-foodchemicalsubstances,ornon-foodstuffsusedasfood;
(9)foodsthathasexpiredthedateforguaranteedquality;
(10)foodsofwhichthesalehasbeenspecificallyprohibited,forthepreventionofdiseasesorotherspecialreasons,bytheadministrativedepartmentofpublichealthundertheStateCouncilorbythepeople'sgovernmentsoftheprovinces,autonomousregions,ormunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernment;
(11)foodsthatcontainadditivesnotapprovedforusebytheadministrativedepartmentofpublichealthundertheStateCouncilorresiduesofpesticidesexceedingthetoleranceprescribedbytheState;
(12)otherfoodsthatdonotconformtothestandardsandrequirementsforfoodhygiene.
Article10Foodmustnotcontainmedicinalsubstances,withtheexceptionofthosematerialsthathavetraditionallyservedasbothfoodandmedicamentsandareusedasrawmaterials,condimentsornutritionfortifiers.
ChapterIII
HygieneofFoodAdditives
Article11Theproduction,marketinganduseoffoodadditivesmustconformtothehygienestandardsforuseoffoodadditivesandthehygienecontrolregulations;thefoodadditivesthatdonotconformtothehygienestandardsandthehygienecontrolregulationsmaynotbemarketedandused.
ChapterIV
HygieneofContainers,Packagings,UtensilsandEquipmentUsedforFood
Article12Containers,packagings,utensilsandequipmentusedforfoodmust
conformtothehygienestandardsandthehygienecontrolregulations.
Article13Therawmaterialsformakingcontainers,packagings,utensilsandequipmentusedforfoodmustmeethygienerequirements.Thefinishedproductsshouldbeeasytocleananddisinfect.
ChapterV
FormulationofFoodHygieneStandardsandRegulationsforFoodHygieneControl
Article14TheadministrativedepartmentofpublichealthundertheStateCouncilshallformulateorapproveandpromulgatethenationalhygienestandards,hygienecontrolregulationsandinspectionproceduresforfood,foodadditives,thecontainers,packagings,utensilsandequipmentusedforfood,thedetergentsanddisinfectantsusedforwashingfoodorutensilsandequipmentusedforfood,andthetolerancesforcontaminantsandradioactivesubstancesinfood.
Article15IftheStatehasnotformulatedhygienestandardsforacertainfood,thepeople'sgovernmentsoftheprovinces,autonomousregions,ormunicipalitiesdirectlyundertheCentralGovernmentmayestablishlocalhygienestandardsforthatfoodandreportthemtotheadministrativedepartmentofpublichealthundertheStateCouncilandthecompetentstandardizationadministrationdepartmentundertheStateCounci