Yesterday, the State Food and Drug Administration issued the Measures for the Classification Management of Food Production and Operation Risks (hereinafter referred to as the Measures). In the future, China's food production and operation will be classified according to risks, and the risk levels will be divided into four levels: A-level risk, B-level risk, C-level risk and D-level risk.

in the future, the food and drug supervision and management department will classify the risk levels of food producers and operators based on risk analysis, combined with their food categories, business formats, production and operation scale, food safety management ability and supervision and management records, and carry out different levels of supervision and management on food producers and operators in combination with local supervision resources and supervision ability.

from low to high, the risk levels of food producers and operators are divided into four levels: A-level risk, B-level risk, C-level risk and D-level risk. The higher the score, the higher the risk level. If the sum of risk scores is 1-31 (inclusive), it is Grade A risk; If the sum of the risk scores is 31-45 (inclusive), it is Grade B risk; If the sum of the risk scores is 45-61 (inclusive), it is a C-level risk; If the sum of risk scores is more than 61 points, it is a D-level risk.

According to experts, classified management of food production and operation risks is an international practice. Germany, Britain, the United States, Canada, FAO and other countries and organizations have established and implemented risk-based food supervision systems, and some domestic industries and some provinces have also explored them.

the measures are applicable to the food and drug regulatory authorities to carry out risk classification management on all food producers and operators and food additive producers who have obtained food production and operation licenses. These Measures shall apply to the risk classification management of the production and operation of infant formula milk powder, formula food for special medical purposes, health food and other special foods.

The Measures stipulate that the risk level of food producers and operators should be dynamically adjusted. That is, the food and drug supervision and management department dynamically adjusts the risk level of food producers and operators in the next year according to the records of food safety supervision and management, such as daily supervision and inspection, supervision and sampling inspection, investigation and punishment of illegal acts, response to food safety accidents, and recall of unsafe food.

The Measures clearly stipulate the frequency of supervision and inspection of food producers and operators with different risk levels. In principle, food producers and operators with risk grade A shall be supervised and inspected at least 1 times a year; Class b inspection 1-2 times; C-level inspection 2-3 times; D-level inspection 3-4 times. The Measures will be implemented on February 1, 2116.