CFDA solicited public opinions on “Guiding opinions about construction of food safety traceability system for food production and management enterprises (exposure draft)”
On November 23rd, 2016, CFDA issued “Guiding opinions about construction of food safety traceability system for food production and management enterprises (exposure draft)” and solicited public opinions. Opinions should be submitted before December 11th, 2016.The exposure draft pointed out that it applied to construction of food safety traceability system for food production management enterprises and guidance & supervision for food & drug supervision departments. Food production management enterprises included sales enterprises of foods and edible agricultural products, catering enterprises, transportation and storage enterprises, etc., not including special food production and operation enterprises confirmed in “Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China”. This draft did not apply to sales of self-made food for sales enterprises of foods and edible agricultural products, and sales of non-prepackaged foods for catering enterprises. For inapplicable main bodies and behaviors of food production and management, food safety traceability system should be established referring to this guiding opinion.