Content
Chapter1: General Provisions
Chapter2: Surveillance and Assessment of Food Safety Risks
Chapter3: Food Safety Standards
Chapter4: Inspection and Testing of Food
Chapter5: Food Production and Trade
Chapter6: Food Import and Export
Chapter7: Prevention of, and Response, to Food Safety Incidents
Chapter8: Supervision and Administration
Chapter9: Legal Liabilities
Chapter10: Supplementary Provisions

Chapter 1: General Provisions
Article (1) This Law is formulated to prevent,control and eliminate food contamination and hazards to human to prevent and reduce the occurrence of food-borne diseases, to assure food safety, to safeguard people's life and health, and to enhance people's health.
Article (2) Whenever the following activities are carried out in the territory of the People's Republic of China this Law must be observed:
1) Food production and processing (referred to as “Food Production” hereafter); food distribution and catering service (referred to as “Food Trading” hereafter);
2) Production and trading of food additives;
3) Production and trading of packing materials, vessels, detergents and disinfectants for foodas well as utensils and equipment used in food production and trading (referred to as “Food-Related Products” hereafter);
4) Food additives and food-related products used by food producers and traders;
5) Safety management of food, food additives and food-related products.
The quality and safety management of primary agricultural products for consumption (hereinafter referred to as “Edible Agricultural Products”) shall be in accordance with the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products Law. However, this Law must be observed in developing quality and safety standards for edible agricultural products and releasing safety information on edible agricultural products.
The safety management of genetically modified food shall also be in accordance with relevant administrative rules and regulations.
Article (3) Food producers and traders shall strictly follow this Law and other relevant laws and regulations and food safety standards in their food business activities, and shall not produce and trade unsafe food products. Whoever produces or trades unsafe food products must bear legal liability under this Law.
Article (4) Local people's governments at and above county level shall take overall responsibility for the inspection and management of food safety in their jurisdiction, lead and coordinate the inspection and management of food safety in their jurisdiction;establish and hone food safety coordination mechanisms for the inspection and management of food safety, take the leading and commanding role in dealing with food safety emergencies, develop a food safety accountability system, and review and evaluate the performance of food safety regulatory agencies.
The subordinate administrative divisions set up below a higher level people's government must be under the unified coordination of the lower level government in carrying out their food safety inspection and management.
Article (5) The regulatory agencies for food production, distribution and catering services at and above county level will inspect and manage food production and trading activities pursuant to this Law and obligations assigned by the State Council.
Food safety risk assessment, safety standards development, information dissemination, investigation of, and response to, food safety incidents, as well as the development of qualification criteria for food testing agencies and test specification are the responsibility of the agencies authorized by the State Council.
The food safety regulatory system may be modified by the State Council in line with actual needs.
Article (6) The related food industry associations shall strengthen their self-discipline, strengthen
dissemination of food safety, and guide consumers to purchase food produced by legitimate producers and food with legitimate labels.
Article (7) Civil society and community groups are encouraged to conduct food safety educational activities on understanding food safety, laws, regulations and standards, to advocate healthy diets and to raise consumer awareness of food safety and looking after their health.
Food safety information, laws, regulations and standards shall be publicized by the media free of charge.