Newly revised Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law approved

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 2 (Reporter Yu Wenjing) The 36th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress voted on the 26th to vote on the newly revised agricultural quality and safety law. From production links to processing and consumption links The connection with the Food Safety Law realizes the entire process supervision of agricultural products from the field to the people's dining table.

The Quality and Safety Law of Agricultural Products was promulgated and implemented in 2006, which played an important role in ensuring the quality and safety of agricultural products, ensuring the "safety on the tongue" of the people, and the promotion of agricultural and rural economic development.

The quality and safety standards of agricultural products are the standard for enforcement. In order to comprehensively reflect the "four strictest" requirements, the newly revised agricultural product quality and safety law, adding the content of agricultural products that are produced and operated in the definition of agricultural product quality and safety; On the basis of it, it is clearly required to "ensure strict implementation"; add quality and safety management requirements in the process of "storage and transportation" in agricultural quality and safety standards.

The newly revised agricultural product quality and safety law stipulates that food producers to purchase agricultural products and other food raw materials shall be inspected and qualified certificates in accordance with the provisions of the food safety law. Those Government agricultural and rural competent departments and market supervision and management departments shall establish and improve mechanisms for supervision and management of agricultural product quality and safety to ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products from production to consumption.

The newly revised Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law also stipulates the performance of the performance of relevant departments, strengthening the "double random" spot check supervision, and improving the effectiveness of law enforcement, and clearly establish and improve random random inspection mechanisms.

Source: Xinhua News Agency client

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