The legal responsibilities of food production and marketing enterprises include the following:

Food production and marketing operators should engage in production and marketing activities in accordance with laws, regulations and food safety standards, be responsible to the society and the public, be honest and self-disciplined, ensure food safety, accept social supervision and assume social responsibilities. Establish a self-discipline mechanism of trade associations. Trade associations have the responsibility and need to establish a self-discipline mechanism, strengthen self-supervision, maintain the sustained and healthy development of the industry, form a self-discipline mechanism within the industry, and improve the self-discipline awareness of food producers and operators. Improve the professional quality of employees and control the food quality from the source of employees.

What are the systems of food production and operation in China?

1. Food production and operation licensing system

China implements a licensing system for food production and operation. Engaged in food production, food circulation, catering services, shall obtain food production license, food circulation license and catering service license according to law.

Special provisions:

(1) A food producer who has obtained a food production license does not need to obtain a food circulation license to sell the food he produces at his production site;

(2) A catering service provider who has obtained a catering service license does not need to obtain a license for food production and circulation to sell the food it has made and processed in its catering service place;

(3) Farmers do not need to obtain permission for food circulation to sell their own edible agricultural products.

2. Health management system for employees engaged in food production and marketing

People suffering from digestive tract infectious diseases such as dysentery, typhoid fever and viral hepatitis, and people suffering from diseases that hinder food safety such as active tuberculosis, suppurative or exudative skin diseases, are not allowed to engage in the work of directly eating food.

3. Food factory inspection record system

4. Food incoming inspection record system

5. Licensing system for the production of food additives

Legal basis

Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China

Article 3: Food producers and operators shall engage in production and business activities in accordance with laws, regulations and food safety standards, be responsible to the society and the public, and ensure food safety.

article 32: food production and marketing enterprises shall establish and improve the food safety management system of their own units, strengthen the training of food safety knowledge for employees, equip full-time or part-time food safety management personnel, do a good job in the inspection of the food they produce and market, and engage in food production and marketing activities according to law.