Notice on Issuing the Basic Standards for Technical Equipment of Catering Service Food Safety Inspection Institutions and the Basic Standards for On-site Rapid Testing Equipment

National Food and Drug Administration [2011] No. 130

        Food and Drug Administration of all provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps:

        In order to implement the "Food Safety Law", "Food Safety Law Implementation Regulations" and "Food Safety Supervision and Administration Measures for Catering Services", gradually establish a catering service food safety supervision system with clear responsibilities, norms of behavior, strong law enforcement, and adequate guarantees. To improve the ability and level of technical supervision of food safety in catering services to ensure public food safety, the State Administration has organized and formulated the "Basic Standards for Technical Equipment of Food Safety Inspection Institutions for Catering Services" and "Basic Standards for the Provision of Fast Food Safety Inspection Equipment for Catering Services", which are now issued Here you are, and the relevant matters will be notified as follows:

        1. Raise awareness and speed up implementation

        Speeding up the provision of technical equipment for catering service food safety inspection agencies and on-site rapid testing equipment, and comprehensively improving the ability of catering service food safety technical supervision is an important foundation for effectively performing supervisory duties, comprehensively strengthening scientific supervision, and ensuring public food safety. Food and drug regulatory authorities at all levels should fully understand the importance of strengthening the capacity building of food safety technical supervision in catering services, take more effective measures to accelerate the building of catering service food safety inspection capabilities, and provide a strong force for comprehensively improving the level of food safety supervision in catering services. Technical support and guarantee.

        2. Optimize configuration and improve efficiency

        Food and drug regulatory authorities at all levels should proceed from the actual situation of food safety regulatory work in catering services in the region, follow the requirements of optimized configuration, enhanced efficiency, effective protection, and moderate advancement, based on existing food and drug inspection agencies, and fully explore and On the basis of integrating existing resources, make overall arrangements, highlight key points, speed up equipment, and reach standards as soon as possible, so as to meet the needs of comprehensively strengthening the food safety supervision of catering services.

        3. Strive for support and strengthen inspections

        Local food and drug regulatory authorities at all levels should actively seek support from relevant departments, accelerate the construction of catering services and food safety technical supervision capacity, and create necessary conditions for the development of catering services and food safety supervision. Local food and drug regulatory authorities must effectively strengthen the supervision and inspection of the technical equipment of catering service food safety technical inspection institutions and on-site rapid testing equipment, and the relevant progress should be reported to the State Bureau in a timely manner.

Attachment: 1. Basic standards for technical equipment of catering service food safety inspection agencies