For the catering service industry, the legal representative or operator of the catering unit is the first person responsible for food safety.
Some regulations of the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Food Safety in Catering Services are as follows:
Article 1 In order to strengthen the supervision and administration of catering services and ensure food safety in catering services, in accordance with the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Food Safety Law) and the Regulations for the Implementation of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations for the Implementation of the Food Safety Law),
article 2 units and individuals engaged in catering services within the people's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as catering service providers) shall abide by these measures.
article 3 the state food and drug administration is in charge of the supervision and administration of catering services nationwide, and local food and drug supervision and administration departments at all levels are responsible for the supervision and administration of catering services within their respective administrative areas.
article 4 catering service providers shall engage in catering service activities in accordance with laws, regulations, food safety standards and relevant requirements, be responsible to the society and the public, ensure food safety, accept social supervision, and assume the responsibility of catering service food safety.
article 5 encourages social organizations and grass-roots mass autonomous organizations to popularize food safety knowledge of catering services and relevant laws and regulations, so as to enhance food safety awareness of catering service providers and improve consumers' self-protection ability; Encourage the development of technical services and promote catering service providers to improve the level of food safety management.
catering service-related industry associations should strengthen industry self-discipline, guide catering service providers to operate according to law, promote the construction of industry integrity, and publicize and popularize food safety knowledge of catering services.
article 6 catering service providers are encouraged and supported to adopt advanced technology and advanced management norms, implement hazard analysis and critical control point system, equip with advanced food safety testing equipment, and conduct self-inspection of food or submit it to legally qualified institutions for inspection.