Beijing (ANTARA) \u2014 Under new guidelines, China is stepping up its\ncrackdown on food safety violations and tightening oversight of online\nfood sales and other emerging business models.<\/p>\n
The guidelines, issued by the Political and Legal Affairs Commission\nof the Communist Party of China Central Committee, call for harsher\npenalties for serious violations and closer coordination between food\nsafety regulators and criminal law enforcement authorities.<\/p>\n
A commission representative said on Monday (12 October) that food\nsafety in China remained generally stable.<\/p>\n
However, authorities face new challenges as food safety offences\nbecome more complex, criminals make greater use of online platforms, and\nsuch practices spread across multiple stages of the supply chain.<\/p>\n
The guidelines identify meat products, food served in schools, health\nfood products, vegetables and fruit as top enforcement priorities. They\nalso call for tighter oversight of food production, online sales,\ncatering services and imported products.<\/p>\n
To improve coordination between administrative enforcement and\ncriminal proceedings, the guidelines call for clearer procedures for\nreferring suspected criminal cases and better information-sharing\nbetween agencies.<\/p>\n
China also plans to accelerate revisions to its food safety law to\nclarify the regulatory responsibilities of companies involved in fresh\nfood e-commerce, food delivery services and livestream sales.<\/p>\n
The guidelines also urge authorities to update the list of prohibited\nadditives as investigations uncover new illegal substances.<\/p>\n
They further call on authorities to address food safety risks exposed\nby individual cases and strengthen oversight across the entire supply\nchain.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/china-steps-up-crackdown-on-food-safety-offences-1791863531", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }