Provisions of Responsibilities, Departments and Staffing of the China Food and Drug Administration (2016). Country/Territory China Document type Regulation Date 2008 (2013) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Food quality control/food safety Institution Authorization/permit Inspection Monitoring Risk assessment/management Enforcement/compliance Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract In order to increase vertical integration and focused oversight of food safety regulation, the State Council establishes the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA, ministry level administration), which is an organization directly under supervision of the State Council. CFDA will assume responsibilities that were formerly divided among several ministries and administrations. Full text English/Chinese Website www.sda.gov.cn; www.foodmate.com