Effective from December 1st! The Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Quality and Safety in the Sales of Edible Agricultural Products in the Market have been released. The Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Quality and Safety in the Sales of Edible Agricultural Products in the Market have been released
The State Administration for Market Regulation announced today the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Quality and Safety of Market Sales of Edible Agricultural Products", which will come into effect on December 1, 2023. The Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Quality and Safety in the Market Sales of Edible Agricultural Products, previously announced by the State Food and Drug Administration on January 5, 2016, are simultaneously abolished.
The revised management measures further standardize the sales behavior of edible agricultural products in the market and ensure the quality and safety of edible agricultural products. Strengthen the food safety responsibilities of market initiators and sellers, stipulate that market initiators fulfill management obligations such as registration and filing of entry sellers, signing of agreements, and entry inspections, while sellers fulfill their main responsibilities such as purchase inspections, regular inspections, and labeling of information; The case notification and transfer system between local market supervision departments and agricultural and rural departments has been clarified, and specific notification situations have been refined.
List the commitment to meet the standards certificate as one of the valid certificates for the inspection of edible agricultural products, and encourage priority procurement of certified edible agricultural products; At the same time, it is explicitly proposed to encourage sales enterprises of edible agricultural products to promote high-quality development of edible agricultural products through the application of recommended national standards, industry standards, and group standards on the basis of strict implementation of food safety standards.
At the same time, in response to public feedback that "fresh lamps" mislead consumers, it is clear that the sale of fresh edible agricultural products is prohibited from using lighting and other facilities that significantly change the sensory characteristics of edible agricultural products, such as their true color, to mislead consumers into their sensory perception of the products. Additionally, it is clear that ready to eat agricultural products such as fresh cut fruits and vegetables should be protected against food safety and cross contamination. In addition, based on the prominent characteristics of individual retail investors in the sales of edible agricultural products in the market, legal responsibilities are set according to the basic principle of "warning first, refusal to correct and punishment later", and the starting point of fines for some clauses is moderately lowered.