What are the special foods referred to in the Food Safety Law?

Health food, formula food for special medical use (including infant formula food for special medical use), infant formula food and other foods for special dietary uses.

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it was adopted at the 7th meeting of the 11th the NPC Standing Committee on February 28th, 2119, and revised at the 14th meeting of the 12th the NPC Standing Committee on April 24th, 2115. It was revised for the first time according to the Decision of the 7th meeting of the 13th the NPC Standing Committee on February 29th, 2118 on Amending the Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China.

the second amendment is made according to the Decision on Amending the Law of the People's Republic of China on Road Traffic Safety and other eight laws of the 28th meeting of the 13th the NPC Standing Committee on April 29th, 2121.

Whoever engages in the following activities within the People's Republic of China shall abide by this Law

1. Food production and processing (hereinafter referred to as food production), food sales and catering services (hereinafter referred to as food business);

2. Production and operation of food additives;

3. Production and operation of packaging materials, containers, detergents and disinfectants used for food and tools and equipment used for food production and operation (hereinafter referred to as food-related products);

4. Food producers and operators use food additives and food-related products;

5. Storage and transportation of food;

6. Safety management of food, food additives and food-related products.

the quality and safety management of edible primary products (hereinafter referred to as edible agricultural products) shall comply with the provisions of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products. However, the marketing of edible agricultural products, the formulation of relevant quality and safety standards, the publication of relevant safety information and the provisions of this law on agricultural inputs shall abide by the provisions of this law.

In any of the following circumstances, food safety risk assessment shall be conducted

1. Food, food additives and food-related products may have potential safety hazards through food safety risk monitoring or receiving reports;

2. Risk assessment is needed to provide scientific basis for formulating or revising national food safety standards;

3. Risk assessment is needed to determine the key areas and key varieties of supervision and management;

4. discovering new factors that may endanger food safety;

5. It is necessary to judge whether a certain factor constitutes a food safety hazard;

6. Other circumstances that the health administrative department of the State Council deems necessary for risk assessment.