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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