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食品安全法英文版

FoodSafetyLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

Issuedby:

TheNationalPeople’sCongress

DocNo.:

PresidentOrderNo.5ofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

Issuedon:

February28,2009

Effectivefrom:

June1,2009

Validtill:

Category:

nationallaw

Sourcefrom:

PresidentOrderofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

FoodSafetyLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChinahasbeenadoptedatthe7thSessionofthe11thStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople’sCongressofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaonFebruary28,2009,anditisnowissuedandshallbeeffectiveasofJune1,2009.

PresidentofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

HuJintao

February28,2009

FoodSafetyLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

（adoptedatthe7thSessionofthe11thStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople’sCongressofthePeople’sRepublicofChinaonFebruary28,2009）

TableofContent

Chapter1.GeneralProvisions

Chapter2.SurveillanceandAssessmentofFoodSafetyRisks

Chapter3.FoodSafetyStandards

Chapter4.FoodProductionandTrade

Chapter5.InspectionandTestingofFood

Chapter6.FoodImportandExport

Chapter7.ResponsetoFoodSafetyIncidents

Chapter8.SupervisionandAdministration

Chapter9.LegalLiabilities

Chapter10.SupplementaryProvisions

FoodSafetyLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina

Chapter1:

GeneralProvisions

Article1ThisLawisformulatedtoassurefoodsafety,andsafeguardpeople'shealthhandlife.

Article2WheneverthefollowingactivitiesarecarriedoutintheterritoryofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,thisLawmustbeobserved:

1）Foodproductionandprocessing（referredtoas“FoodProduction”hereafter）;fooddistributionandcateringservice（referredtoas“FoodTrading”hereafter）;

2）Productionandtradingoffoodadditives;

3）Productionandtradingofpackingmaterials,vessels,detergentsanddisinfectantsforfoodaswellasutensilsandequipmentusedinfoodproductionandtrading（referredtoas“Food-RelatedProducts”hereafter）;

4）Foodadditivesandfood-relatedproductsusedbyfoodproducersandtraders;

5）Safetymanagementoffood,foodadditivesandfood-relatedproducts.

Thequalityandsafetymanagementofprimaryagriculturalproductsforconsumption（hereinafterreferredtoas“EdibleAgriculturalProducts”）shallbeinaccordancewiththeQualityandSafetyofAgriculturalProductsLaw.However,thisLawmustbeobservedindevelopingqualityandsafetystandardsforedibleagriculturalproductsandreleasingsafetyinformationonedibleagriculturalproducts.

Article3Foodproducersandtradersshallstrictlyfollowrelevantlawsandregulationsandfoodsafetystandardsintheirfoodbusinessactivities,beresponsibleforthepublic,ensurethefoodsafety,receivethesupervisionofthepublicandbearthesocialresponsibility.

Article4TheStateCouncilshallestablishtheFoodSafetyCommittee,withtheresponsibilitiesdeterminedbytheStateCouncil.

ThehealthauthoritiesundertheStateCouncilisresponsiblefortheoverallcoordinationforfoodsafety,andfoodsafetyassessment,developmentoffoodsafetystandards,publishingoffoodsafetyinformation,developmentofthecertificationconditionsforqualificationofthefoodinspectionandtestingagenciesandthespecificationofinspectionandtesting,andorganizationforinvestigationandtreatmentofthesignificantfoodsafetyaccidents.

Theauthoritiesforqualitysupervision,administrationofindustryandcommerceandFDAundertheStateCouncilshallberesponsibleforsupervisionandmanagementofthefoodproduction,fooddistributionandcateringservicerespectivelyaccordingtotheLawandtherequirementsoftheStateCouncil.

Article5Localpeople'sgovernmentsatandabovecountylevelshalltakeoverallresponsibilityfor,lead,organizeandcoordinatethesupervisionandmanagementoffoodsafetyintheirjurisdiction;establishandhonefoodsafetycoordinationmechanismsfortheinspectionandmanagementoffoodsafety,taketheleadingandcommandingroleindealingwithfoodsafetyemergencies,developafoodsafetyaccountabilitysystem,andreviewandevaluatetheperformanceoffoodsafetyregulatoryagencies.

ThelocalPeople’sGovernmentatthecountyleveloraboveshalldefinetheresponsibilitiesoftheadministrativedepartmentsforhealth,agriculture,qualitysupervision,industryandcommerceandFDAforsupervisionandmanagementoffoodsafety,accordingtotheLawandtherequirementsoftheStateCouncil.Therelevantauthoritiesshallbeinchargeofthesupervisionandmanagementoffoodsafetyintherespectivejurisdiction.

Thesubordinateadministrativedivisionssetupbelowahigherlevelpeople'sgovernmentmustbeundertheunifiedcoordinationofthelowerlevelgovernmentincarryingouttheirfoodsafetyinspectionandmanagement.

Article6Theadministrativedepartmentsforhealth,agriculture,qualitysupervision,industryandcommerceandFDAatthecountyleveloraboveshallstrengthencommunicationandclosecooperation,exercisetherightandbeartheresponsibilitiesaccordingtotheworkdivision.

Article7Therelatedfoodindustryassociationsshallstrengthentheirself-discipline,andguidefoodproducersandtraderstoconductproductionandoperationaccordingtolaw,enhancetheconstructionoftheindustrialcredit,andpublicizeanddisseminatethefoodsafetyknowledge.

Article8Civilsocietyandcommunitygroupsareencouragedtoconductfoodsafetyeducationalactivitiesonunderstandingoffoodsafety,laws,regulationsandstandards,toadvocatehealthydietsandtoraiseconsumerawarenessoffoodsafetyandlookingaftertheirhealth.

Themediashallpublicizefoodsafetyinformation,laws,regulationsandstandardsandknowledgefreeofcharge,andprovidethesupervisionofpublicopinionregardingtheactinviolationoftheLaw.

Article9TheStateencouragesandsupportsbasicandappliedfood-relatedresearch,andencouragesandsupportsfoodproducersandtraderstoapplyadvancedtechnologiesandgoodmanagementpracticesinordertoimprovefoodsafety.

Article10AnyorganizationorindividualhastherighttoreportandindictbehaviorinviolationoftheLaw,torequestinformationfromrelevantagencies,andtoproposecommentsandsuggestionsonfoodsafetyinspectionandmanagement.Consumersalsohavetherighttodemandcompensationaccordingtolawforanyphysicalandpropertydamagecausedbyconsumptionoffood,foodadditivesorfood-relatedproducts.

Chapter2:

SurveillanceandAssessmentofFoodSafetyRisks

Article11Asurveillancesystemforfoodsafetyshallbeestablishednationwideforsurveillanceoverfood-bornedisease,foodcontaminationandotherfood-relatedhazardstohumanhealth.

ThehealthadministrativedepartmentsoftheStateCouncilshallestablishandimplementplansforthesurveillanceofnationalfoodsafetyinconjunctionwithotherdepartmentsoftheStateCouncil.Thehealthadministrativedepartmentsofgovernmentsofprovinces,autonomousregionsandmunicipalitiesdirectlyunderthecentralgovernmentshallestablishandimplement,accordingtothenationalplansforfoodsafetysurveillanceandtakingintoconsiderationregionalparticularities,theplansandschemesforthesurveillanceoffoodsafetywithintheirrespectivejurisdictions.

Article12Theauthoritiesforagriculture,qualitysupervision,administrationofindustryandcommerceandFDAundertheStateCouncilshall,uponknowledgeofanyinformationonfoodsafetyrisk,reporttotherelevantauthoritiesundertheStateCouncil.ThehealthauthoritiesundertheStateCouncil,inconjunctionwithotherrelevantauthorities,shallverifytheinformationandtimelyadjustthefoodsafetyrisksurveillanceplan.

Article13Amechanismtoassessfoodsafetyrisksshallbeestablishednationwidetoassessrisksofbiological,chemicalandphysicalhazardsinfoodsandfoodadditives.

Theassessmentoffoodsafetyriskshallbetheresponsibilityofafoodsafetyriskassessmentcommitteecomposingexpertsinmedicine,agriculture,food,nutritionandotherfieldsinvitedbythehealthauthoritiesundertheStateCouncil.

Theassessmentoffoodsafetyriskforpesticide,fertilizer,growthregulator,animalremedy,animalfeedandfeedadditives,etc.shallbeattendedwiththeexpertsofthefoodsafetyriskassessmentexpertcommittee.

Theassessmentoffoodsafetyriskshallbeconductedbyutilizingthescientificmethods,basedontheinformationoffoodsafetyrisksurveillance,thescientificdataandotherrelevantinformation.

Article14ThehealthauthoritiesundertheStateCouncil,upondiscoveringanypossiblesafetyproblemthroughfoodsafetyrisksurveillanceorreportingofotherparties,shallimmediatelyorganizeinspectionandassessmentoffoodsafetyrisk.

Article15Theauthoritiesforagriculture,qualitysupervision,administrationofindustryandcommerceandFDAundertheStateCouncilshallproposethesuggestionsonassessmentofthefoodsafetyrisk,andprovidetherelevantinformation.

ThehealthauthoritiesundertheStateCouncilshalltimelyreporttheresultsofthefoodsafetyriskassessmenttotherelevantauthoritiesundertheStateCouncil.

Article16Foodsafetyriskassessmentresultsshallbethescientificbasisfordevelopingandmodifyingfoodsafetystandards,andoverseeingandadministeringfoodsafety.

Iftheresultofafoodsafetyriskassessmentprovesfoodtobeunsafe,theauthoritiesforqualitysupervision,industryandcommerceandFDAundertheStateCouncilshallpromptlytakeappropriatemeasurestoensurefoodproducersortraderstosuspendorceasetradingofsuchfood,andinformconsumerstostopuseaccordingto