Zhejiang establishes a list of food quick inspection items to guard the safety of food basket

2024-05-21 07:30 Source: Xinhua Daily Telegraph

Xinhua News Agency, Hangzhou, May 20 (Reporter Yue Deliang) A reporter learned from the Zhejiang Provincial Market Supervision Administration recently that in order to further ensure the safety of the masses' food basket, the Administration has formulated the "Implementation Measures of Zhejiang Province for the" Micro reform of food basket safety protection ", and decided to carry out the" micro reform of food basket safety protection "in the province, and establish and improve a scientific, accurate and targeted food quick inspection system, Comprehensively improve the safety assurance level of fruits and vegetables, meat, aquatic products and other livelihood food in the province.

The Measures, which will be implemented on May 20, 2024, proposes that Zhejiang Province establish and improve the food production and operation entity's self inspection, third-party quick inspection agency's entrusted inspection, and market supervision department's spot check and quick inspection work system to guard the food basket. Upstream entities such as the wholesale market of edible agricultural products should strengthen source control, and implement quick inspection for each batch of food entering the market that fails to provide product quality certificates according to law; The downstream entities, such as farmers' market promoters, large and medium-sized food distribution enterprises, and the upstream entities are connected with each other in quick inspection. The downstream entities focus on incoming inspection, and quick inspection is carried out for food that lacks product quality certificates and some key food with complete certificates.

According to the principle of "who tests, who is responsible", the fast inspection implementation units such as agricultural batch markets, farmers' markets, large and medium-sized food wholesale enterprises, large and medium-sized distribution enterprises, chain supermarkets and chain convenience store headquarters, fresh food e-commerce platforms, third-party fast inspection institutions, etc. bear the main responsibility for the fast inspection work and are responsible for the authenticity of the fast inspection results.

The measures stipulate that Zhejiang Province implements a dynamic adjustment mechanism for quick inspection items, formulates an annual list of items, focuses on food with high risk potential, high social concern and large consumption, and focuses on unqualified items with high detection frequency, Reasonably determine the key food varieties and key testing items for fast inspection, and formulate and release the list every year.

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