Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Hygiene Law.
Article 3 Food safety work shall be based on prevention first, risk management, whole process control and social governance, and a scientific and strict supervision and management system shall be established.
Article 4 Food producers and operators shall be responsible for the food safety of their production and operation.
Food producers and business operators shall engage in production and business activities in accordance with laws, regulations and food safety standards, ensure food safety, be honest and self-disciplined, be responsible to the society and the public, accept social supervision and assume social responsibilities.
Article 5 A food safety committee shall be established in the State Council, and its responsibilities shall be stipulated by the State Council.
The food and drug supervision and administration department of the State Council shall, in accordance with the responsibilities stipulated in this Law and the State Council, supervise and manage the food production and marketing activities.
The administrative department of health of the State Council shall, in accordance with the responsibilities stipulated in this Law and the State Council, organize food safety risk monitoring and risk assessment, and work with the food and drug supervision and administration department of the State Council to formulate and publish national food safety standards.
Other relevant departments in the State Council shall undertake food safety work in accordance with the responsibilities stipulated in this Law and the State Council.
Article 6 The local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and management of food safety within their respective administrative areas, uniformly lead, organize and coordinate the supervision and management of food safety and the response to food safety emergencies within their respective administrative areas, and establish and improve the whole process supervision and management mechanism and information sharing mechanism of food safety.
The local people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with this Law and the provisions of the State Council, determine the responsibilities of the food and drug supervision and administration, health administrative departments and other relevant departments at the corresponding level. The relevant departments shall be responsible for the supervision and management of food safety within the scope of their respective duties.
The food and drug supervision and administration department of the people's government at the county level may set up agencies in towns or specific areas.
Seventh local people's governments at or above the county level shall implement the responsibility system for food safety supervision and management. The people's government at a higher level is responsible for the food safety supervision and management of the people's government at a lower level. The local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for evaluating the food safety supervision and management work of the food and drug supervision and management departments at the corresponding level and other relevant departments.
Article 8 The people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate food safety work into the national economic and social development plan at the corresponding level, incorporate food safety work funds into the fiscal budget at the corresponding level, strengthen the capacity building of food safety supervision and management, and provide guarantee for food safety work.
The food and drug supervision and administration departments of the people's governments at or above the county level and other relevant departments shall strengthen communication and close cooperation, exercise their functions and powers and assume responsibilities according to their respective responsibilities.