Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law.
Article 5 A food safety committee shall be established in the State Council, and its responsibilities shall be 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.
Article 6 The local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and management of food safety within their respective administrative areas, uniformly lead, organize and coordinate the supervision and management of food safety and the response to food safety emergencies within their respective administrative areas, and establish and improve the whole process supervision and management mechanism and information sharing mechanism of food safety.
The local people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with this Law and the provisions of the State Council, determine the responsibilities of the food safety supervision and management, health administrative departments and other relevant departments at the corresponding level. The relevant departments shall be responsible for the supervision and management of food safety within the scope of their respective duties.
The food safety supervision and administration department of the people's government at the county level may set up agencies in towns or specific areas.