Health certificate refers to the pre-post, pre-post and age-appropriate health examination for personnel engaged in food and drinking water production and management, personnel directly engaged in cosmetics production, personnel who directly serve customers in public places, hazardous workers, radiation workers and school students according to the provisions of national health laws and regulations. The new version of health certificate has opened the function of online inquiry. The public can query and verify the authenticity of the health certificate by entering the name and health certificate number of the holder on the website.
Food producers and business operators shall establish and implement the health management system for employees. Persons suffering from diseases that hinder food safety as stipulated by the administrative department of health of the State Council shall not engage in direct contact with imported food. Food production and marketing personnel engaged in direct contact with imported food shall undergo annual health examination and obtain health certificates before taking up their posts.