Compendium of Food Laws and Regulations

Author: Appraised by the Legal Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
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Publishing Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Introduction: The "Food Laws and Regulations Document Collection" is divided into three parts: Part I is Laws; Part II is Regulations; Part III is Rules, all categorized and edited according to the three levels of laws, administrative regulations, and rules within the legal framework of the People's Republic of China, and arranged in chronological order of issuance. The Collection compiles 188 food laws and regulations and documents of China since the 1980s, including 9 food laws, 7 regulations, 6 regulatory documents, 77 departmental rules, and 89 ministerial normative documents. This book provides a comprehensive and extensive reference tool for legislative workers in food law, administrative and judicial workers, researchers in food regulations, legal education and publicity workers, as well as food production and business personnel, health quarantine personnel, import and export trade personnel, quality and safety supervision and inspection personnel, and other interested readers. The "Food Laws and Regulations Document Collection" is divided into three parts: Part I is Laws; Part II is Regulations; Part III is Rules, all categorized and edited according to the three levels of laws, administrative regulations, and rules within the legal framework of the People's Republic of China, and arranged in chronological order of issuance. The Collection compiles 188 food laws and regulations and documents of China since the 1980s, including 9 food laws, 7 regulations, 6 regulatory documents, 77 departmental rules, and 89 ministerial normative documents. This book provides a comprehensive and extensive reference tool for legislative workers in food law, administrative and judicial workers, researchers in food regulations, legal education and publicity workers, as well as food production and business personnel, health quarantine personnel, import and export trade personnel, quality and safety supervision and inspection personnel, and other interested readers. [Preface] Preface Food safety is related to the health and life safety of the broad masses of the people, to the healthy development of the economy and social stability, to the image of the government and the country. The Party Central Committee, the National People's Congress, and the State Council have always attached great importance to food safety and have promulgated and implemented a series of laws and regulations to ensure food safety. Similarly, countries around the world also attach great importance to the construction and improvement of the food laws and regulations system. One of the major challenges China faces after joining the WTO is how to quickly align its food laws and regulations system with international standards to promote the development of food production and trade, making it even more important to understand China's current food laws and regulations. To better summarize the achievements made in establishing China's food laws and regulations system, to promote China's food legislative achievements, and to enable China's food laws and regulations system to integrate more quickly into the international trend, we compiled this "Food Laws and Regulations Document Collection." The "Food Laws and Regulations Document Collection" is divided into three parts: Part I is Laws; Part II is Regulations; Part III is Rules, all categorized and edited according to the three levels of laws, administrative regulations, and rules within the legal framework of the People's Republic of China, and arranged in chronological order of issuance. This "Collection" compiles 9 food laws, 7 regulations, 6 regulatory documents, 77 departmental rules, and 89 ministerial normative documents since the 1980s, striving to provide a comprehensive and reliable reference tool for legislative workers in food law, administrative and judicial workers, researchers in food regulations, legal education and publicity workers, as well as food production and business personnel, health quarantine personnel, import and export trade personnel, quality and safety supervision and inspection personnel, and other interested readers. The "Food Laws and Regulations Document Collection" is edited by Associate Professor Li Jianghua of Renmin University of China and appraised by the Legal Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The following colleagues participated in this work: Zhang Hong, Guo Linyu, Li Jiajie, Li Haifeng, Fan Weixuan, Wei Liping, Li Zhemin, Wang Guixi, Xu Yuhong, Zhang Yinmao, and Dong Shuqin, among others. Gratitude is extended to the guidance and support provided by experts from the Legal Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress Library; we also thank Professor Liu Cheng of Renmin University of China and Chemical Industry Press for their support. Cao Jianyun, Lü Jie, Bian Jianhua, Chen Song, Song Zhenji, Zeng Yan, Miao Qing, Liu Kengshen, Zhang Muyou, and Xiong Wei, among others, participated in the collection and organization of the materials. Their contributions are sincerely appreciated. Any inaccuracies or omissions in this "Collection" are kindly corrected by the readers.