New Deal | CFDA to food additives "operation" 5 key points should pay special attention

On July 20, the official website of the State Food and Drug Administration issued the "Notice of the General Office of the General Administration on Further Strengthening the Supervision of the Production of Food Additives" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice").

On July 20, the official website of the State Food and Drug Administration issued the "Notice of the General Office of the General Administration on Further Strengthening the Supervision of the Production of Food Additives" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice").

The main points of the excerpt are as follows--

The "Notice" stipulates "strict food additive production license" and emphasizes that "raw materials, production processes, product names and inspection methods must correspond to the standard regulations one by one".

The Notice emphasizes that "supervision and inspection of key links should be strengthened, and the use of non-edible substances to produce compound food additives is strictly prohibited. It is strictly prohibited to use unidentified or substandard raw materials to produce edible gelatin, and it is strictly prohibited to purchase and use industrial gelatin to produce edible gelatin".

The "Notice" stipulates that "food additive manufacturers must truthfully record the source of materials, processing processes, and product whereabouts, quantity and other information to ensure that the records are true and reliable, and that all links can be effectively traced, so that the source can be traced, the source can be controlled, and the destination Can be queried, and the responsibility can be investigated."

The following is the original text of the Notice--

Notice of the General Office of the General Administration on Further Strengthening the Supervision of the Production of Food Additives

Food and Drug Administration Office Food Supervision 1 [2016] No. 96

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

Food additives are an important part of the food industry and are directly related to food safety. In recent years, food and drug regulatory departments at all levels have been focusing on food additive manufacturers, continuously increasing supervision, and gradually improving the quality and safety of food additives. However, some recent events show that the quality and safety risks of food additives still exist, and the supervision work cannot be relaxed for a moment. In order to strengthen the supervision of food additive production, strictly implement the requirements of "four strictest" and "four have two responsibilities", urge food additive production enterprises to implement the main responsibility of food safety, and effectively ensure the quality and safety of food additive products, the requirements for strengthening the supervision of food additive production are as follows:

1. urge enterprises to produce in accordance with laws and regulations, and strictly implement the main responsibility.Local food and drug regulatory authorities should urge food additive manufacturers to organize production in strict accordance with laws and regulations, food safety standards and production license conditions, and strictly implement the main responsibility for food safety. It is necessary to urge food additive manufacturers to establish and improve a food safety self-inspection system, and take the company's self-inspection records, changes in production conditions and potential risks of food safety accidents as the focus of daily supervision and inspection.

2. administration according to law, strict food additive production license.First, in accordance with the "the People's Republic of China Food Safety Law", "Food Production License Management Measures" (Food and Drug Administration Order No. 16) and national food safety standards, strict food additive production licensing work. It is strictly forbidden to grant production licenses to food additive manufacturers that do not comply with laws, regulations and relevant standards. Enterprises that produce without permission shall be severely punished. The second is to require enterprises to truthfully provide product technology, raw and auxiliary materials and formula materials in accordance with relevant regulations, and the licensing authority should organize a review one by one in accordance with relevant regulations. In particular, raw materials, production processes, product names and inspection methods must correspond to the standard. The third is to establish and improve the responsibility system of examiners and the signature system of on-site examination.

3. be problem-oriented and strengthen supervision and inspection of key links.Local food and drug regulatory authorities shall strengthen the daily supervision and inspection of food additive production enterprises in accordance with the provisions of the measures for the daily supervision and administration of food production and operation (Order No. 23 of the General Administration of Food and Drug Administration) and the notice of the General Administration of Food and Drug Administration on the issuance of forms related to the daily supervision and inspection of food production and operation (No. 58 [2016] of the General Administration of Food and Drug Administration), effectively strengthen the supervision and inspection of key links such as raw material procurement and production ingredients. Products with suspected problems and products that are more prone to problems should be sampled and inspected, and problems found in supervision and inspection should be investigated and disposed of in a timely manner. In particular, focus on the following issues: First, purchase inspection. Enterprises must strictly control raw materials and organize production in strict accordance with the raw materials and processes specified in the national food safety standards. It is strictly prohibited to use non-edible substances to produce compound food additives. It is strictly prohibited to use unknown sources or unqualified raw materials to produce edible gelatin, and it is strictly prohibited to purchase and use industrial gelatin to produce edible gelatin. The second is production process control. Organize production in strict accordance with relevant standards and permitted scope, and strictly control the consistency of compound food additives with their permitted formulations. Three is the label identification. In strict accordance with the food safety law and other laws and regulations and food safety national standards labeling. The general name specified in the national standard and the announcement of food additives approved by the Health and Family Planning Commission shall be used. The label of the food additive product shall indicate "food additive", and indicate the storage conditions, the name and address of the producer, the scope of use and the amount of the food additive. The names and uses marked on the labels of compound food additives shall comply with the provisions of the national food safety standards for compound food additives. Fourth, the factory inspection, strict implementation of the product factory inspection system, the factory products should meet the national food safety standards.

4. increase sampling monitoring efforts to ensure the quality and safety of food additives.Local food and drug regulatory departments should, in combination with the sampling inspection and monitoring plan of the General Administration, strengthen the sampling inspection and monitoring of food additives, especially edible gelatin, compound food additives, edible flavors and other food additives, strictly dispose of substandard products, and if food safety risks are found, the relevant production enterprises shall be ordered to stop production immediately, analyze the causes of the problems, recall substandard products in accordance with the law, and resolve the risks in a timely manner. All localities should strengthen supervision over the publication of random inspection information and the notification of information among themselves.

5. guide food additive production enterprises to establish a traceability system.Food and drug supervision and administration departments at all levels should guide food additive manufacturers to establish a food safety traceability system within two years. Food additive manufacturers should truthfully record the source of materials, processing processes, and product whereabouts, quantity and other information to ensure that the records are true, reliable, and each The link can be effectively traced, so that the source can be traced, the source can be controlled, the destination can be inquired, and the responsibility can be investigated, so as to effectively improve the scientific and information level of supervision.

General Office of the Food and Drug Administration

July 11, 2016