food supervision is not only about hygiene, but also about food safety.

According to the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China:

Article 4 A food safety committee shall be established in the State Council, and its responsibilities shall be stipulated by the State Council.

The health administrative department of the State Council undertakes the comprehensive coordination of food safety, and is responsible for food safety risk assessment, food safety standards formulation, food safety information publication, qualification certification conditions and inspection specifications formulation of food inspection institutions, and organizes the investigation and handling of major food safety accidents.

the quality supervision, industrial and commercial administration and the state food and drug supervision and administration departments of the State Council shall, in accordance with the responsibilities stipulated in this law and the State Council, supervise and manage food production, food circulation and catering service activities respectively.

Article 5 The local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for, lead, organize and coordinate the food safety supervision and management within their respective administrative areas, and establish and improve the working mechanism for the whole process of food safety supervision and management; Unified leadership and command of food safety emergency response; Improve and implement the responsibility system for food safety supervision and management, and evaluate and assess the food safety supervision and management departments.

the local people's governments at or above the county level shall determine the food safety supervision and management responsibilities of the health administration, agricultural administration, quality supervision, industrial and commercial administration and food and drug supervision and management departments at the corresponding level in accordance with this law and the provisions of the State Council. The relevant departments shall be responsible for the supervision and administration of food safety within their respective responsibilities.

the institutions set up by the subordinate departments of the people's governments at higher levels in the administrative regions at lower levels shall, under the unified organization and coordination of the local people's governments, do a good job in food safety supervision and management according to law.

Article 6 Departments of health administration, agriculture administration, quality supervision, industry and commerce administration and food and drug supervision and administration at or above the county level shall strengthen communication and close cooperation, exercise their functions and powers according to their respective responsibilities, and assume responsibilities.

according to the food safety law of the people's Republic of China, the health administrative department takes the lead in coordinating food safety, and the specific implementation of food hygiene supervision is mainly undertaken by the food hygiene supervision and inspection institute of the food and drug supervision and administration department.