Food safety is mainly inspected and punished by the Food and Drug Administration (the merger of the former three bureaus). Now the public security department has set up a food and drug environmental investigation brigade, which is also mainly responsible for the food and drug environment (the departments with serious circumstances, such as the Health Bureau and the Environmental Protection Bureau, have handed it over).

First, which department is responsible for food safety?

1, led by the Ministry of Health to establish a comprehensive food safety coordination mechanism, responsible for comprehensive food safety supervision; The Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for the supervision of agricultural production links; AQSIQ is responsible for food production and processing and food safety supervision for import and export; The State Administration for Industry and Commerce is responsible for food circulation supervision; The State Administration of Pharmaceutical Products is responsible for food safety supervision in the catering industry, canteens and other consumer areas; At the same time, the Ministry of Health also undertakes the responsibility of comprehensive coordination of food safety and organizing the investigation and handling of major food safety accidents.

2. Legal basis: Article 5 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law.

The State Council has set up a food safety committee, whose duties are stipulated by the State Council. The food safety supervision and administration department of the State Council shall, in accordance with the responsibilities stipulated in this Law and the State Council, supervise and manage the food production and marketing activities. The administrative department of health of the State Council shall, in accordance with the responsibilities stipulated in this Law and the State Council, organize food safety risk monitoring and risk assessment, and work with the food safety supervision and administration department of the State Council to formulate and publish national food safety standards. Other relevant departments in the State Council shall undertake food safety work in accordance with the responsibilities stipulated in this Law and the State Council.

Second, how to protect rights when encountering food safety problems

1, sue. The victim may file a civil lawsuit separately, or a class action may be brought if there are a large number of people;

2. complaints. The victim may appeal to the administrative department for industry and commerce, the quality inspection department, the food and drug administration and other administrative organs, and the administrative organs shall impose administrative penalties on the relevant personnel and enterprises, and compensate the victims in time.

I hope the above content can help you. Please consult a professional lawyer if you have any other questions.

Legal basis: Article 21 of the Food Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the national food safety standard is formulated and published by the health administrative department of the State Council, and the national standard number is provided by the standardization administrative department of the State Council.

The limits of pesticide residues and veterinary drug residues in food, and the inspection methods and procedures shall be formulated by the health administrative department of the State Council and the agricultural administrative department of the State Council.

Rules for the inspection of livestock and poultry slaughter shall be formulated by the relevant competent department of the State Council in conjunction with the health administrative department of the State Council.

Where the national standards for related products are related to the provisions of the national food safety standards, they shall conform to the national food safety standards.