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Outline of China’s Food Safety Outline of China’s Food Safety Priorities for Imported FoodPriorities for Imported Food

Zhang FengZhang Feng Director, Institute of Food Safety at Chinese Academy of Director, Institute of Food Safety at Chinese Academy of

Inspection & QuarantineInspection & Quarantine

Brief Introduction of Chinese Supervision System for Import Food

Dr.Zhang Feng Institute of Food Safety ， Chinese Academy of Inspection and

Quarantine2015.07.14

•IFS, CAIQ, AQSIQ•Location: Yizhuang

Economic Development Zone, Beijing, China

•Total Staffs: 30Prof. and

Associate Prof. 11Doctors: 10 post-doc: 6 (3

study abroad ) •Laboratory:3200 m2

•Total equipment: ¥95,000,000

GC×GC-TOF

GPC-GC-MS

GC-MSMS LC-MSMS

LC-Q-TOF

LC-Q-Trap

LC-Q-Orbitrap LC-Q-TOF

GC-MSMS

Brief Introduction

•Key laboratory of AQSIQ

•Reference laboratory of national residue monitoring project

•ISO / IEC 17025•China Metrology

Accreditation (CMA)•China National

Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS)

•China Metrology Accreditation Food (CMAF)

Qualification of the laboratory

Brief overview of food safety in China

Change In The Law from Food Hygiene to Food Safety

Food Hygiene Act (1995) Food Safety Act (2009)

Change In The Supervision Model

Five Segmented

Regime

MOH, MOA, AQSIQ, SFDA, SAIC

(2003-2013)

ThreeSegmented

Regime

MOA, CFDA,AQSIQ(2014- )

Almost all the chemical hazards were covered by China National Standard (GB), including POPs, PAH, Mycotoxin,HCAs( published in JCA), etc.

Targeted analysis: More than 700 pesticides&300 veterinary drugs determination in single run (Prof. Guofang Pang, CAIQ).

On-site rapid detection reagents and apparatus can substitute more than 80% of the imported products.

Non-target screening method for potential hazards

Improvement in capability of food safety testing

Chinese Supervision System for Imported Food

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AQSIQ General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and

Quarantine

CIQ at each cityEntry exit

inspection and Quarantine Bureau

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Laws & Regulations

International  Regulation Laws

Administrative laws and

regulationsDepartment

Rules

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International RegulationWTO/SPS agreement

WTO/TPT agreement

Bilateral agreement

Memorandum

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National LawsLaw of Food Safety

(Order of the President No. 9)

Law of the Import and Export Commodity Inspection (Order of the president No. 14)

Law of the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine （ Order of the President No. 53 ）

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Administrative RegulationsRegulations for the Implementation of the Food Safety Law

Rules on Implementation of the Law on Import and Export Commodity Inspection

Regulations on Implementation of Law on Entry & Exit Animal & Plant Quarantine(S.C. Decree No. 206)

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Department RulesMeasures for the Safety Administration of Imported and Exported Food

The regulations for the food safety risk assessment

Management of Quality Inspection, Supervision and Quarantine of the Import and Export of Meat Products

Inspection and Quarantine Administrative Measures for Entry and Exit Aquatic Products 

The regulations for Food labeling

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Based on risk analysis, China has established the supervision and management system for the food to be imported in. Three links as follows:

1. Market access before entry (ACESS)2. On-spot inspection (INSPECTION)3. Post entry supervision (MONITOR)

Supervision and Management Procedures for imported Foods

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Demands of inspection and quarantine——aquatic productACCESS

REGISTRATION

APPROVAL

CERTIFICATE

SPECIAL WAREHOUSESpecified storage requirements AQSIQ Announcement (AQSIQ (2011) No/ 286 ）

Foreign official certificate request AQSIQ Announcement （ AQSIQ (2011) No. 286 ）

Registration requirements for foreign production enterprises AQSIQ Announcement （ AQSIQ (2012) No. 73 ）

Entry requirements for inspection and Quarantine AQSIQ Announcement （ AQSIQ (2012) No. 312 ）

Entry requirements for products quarantine approval AQSIQ Announcement （ AQSIQ No. 135 ）

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Pre entry Access

entryInspection

Post entry Monitor

• Risk Analysis• Sanitary Registration of Enterprise ——meat, aquatic, diary products• License for Quarantine of Entry Animals and Plants (high risk animal and plant derived food)

• Exporter filling —— import and export business record management (AQSIQ (2012) No. 55)

Supervision Procedures for Imported Foods 

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Pre entry-Access

EntryInspection

Post E#ntryMonitor

• Inspection & Quarantine

• National Monitoring Project

• Alert

• Label  Verification

Supervision Procedures for Imported Foods

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Requirements for Enterprises Inspection Import goods declaration form

Trade Contract, Packing List, Bill of lading, Commercial Invoice, Health Certificate, Quantity Certificate

Certificate of Origin, Sanitation Evaluation

the License for Quarantine of Entry Animals and Plants

Safety and hygiene certificate (original) of official institution in the country (region)

Imported pre packaged food - Import and export food labeling audit certificate (New Edition)

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Pre EntryAccess

EntryInspection

Post EntryMonitor

• Records of import and sell （ >2 years ）

• Credit record

Supervision Procedures for Imported Foods

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Records of import and sellname, brand, specifications, quantity, invoice value, production batch number, production date, shelf life, country of origin, exporting country or region, manufacturer name and registered number in China, exporters or agents record number, import ports, destination, certificate number, entry time.

Import Who buys?

Where to be sold?

ComplaintsRecall

Sell

AQSIQ announcement No.55 : Administrative provision on recording of importers and exporters of import foods

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Thank you for your attention.

中国检科院CAIQ, AQSIQ