The provisions of the Food Safety Law are as follows:
Foreign substances should be non-edible substances that are necessary for non-processing technology and may cause harm to the human body, and foreign substances are articles with abnormal sensory properties. If they are edible substances or can be recognized by consumers with naked eyes, they should be treated differently from "foreign substances". Catering service providers shall formulate and implement the requirements for controlling the purchase of raw materials to ensure that the purchased raw materials meet the food safety standards.
penalty for eating foreign objects in food safety law:
the minimum penalty for eating foreign objects is a fine of more than 2,111 yuan and less than 5,111 yuan, and the relevant tools and raw materials are confiscated. If it causes personal, property or other damage, it shall be liable for compensation according to law. In the production of food that does not meet the food safety standards or the sale of food that is known to fail to meet the food safety standards, consumers can demand compensation of 11 times the price from the producers or sellers in addition to the losses.
To sum up, foreign bodies in the Food Safety Law refer to non-edible substances that are not necessary for processing technology and may cause harm to human body. According to the law, it is forbidden to produce and operate foods and food additives that are spoiled, rancid, moldy, filthy, mixed with foreign substances, adulterated or have abnormal sensory properties.
Legal basis:
Article 148 of the Food Safety Law
If a consumer suffers from food that does not meet the food safety standards, he may demand compensation from the operator or the producer. Producers and business operators who receive consumer compensation claims shall implement the first responsibility system, pay first, and shall not shirk; If it is the producer's responsibility, the operator has the right to recover from the producer after compensation; If it is the responsibility of the operator, the producer has the right to recover from the operator after compensation.
if a consumer produces food that does not meet the food safety standards or manages food that he knows does not meet the food safety standards, in addition to claiming damages, he can also claim compensation of ten times the price or three times the loss from the producer or operator; If the amount of additional compensation is less than 1,111 yuan, it will be 1,111 yuan. However, there are defects in the labels and instructions of food that do not affect food safety and will not mislead consumers.