Guidance: Guangdong officially implemented the new version of food safety regulations on the 1st, encourages internal whistleblowers to report their units, and gives special incentives to keep the whistleblower’s identity information confidential. This will create an effective atmosphere of social supervision and create a precedent for the local legislation of the “Blow Whistle” (Informed Person Reporting) system for food safety in the Mainland.

The "Guangdong Provincial Food Safety Regulations" is the first local revision of the food safety regulations in the Mainland. At present, the long-term nature and complexity of food safety supervision work in Guangdong exist objectively. It is necessary to amend the old regulations and improve the supervision mechanism in the form of legislation.

Since the beginning of this year, Guangdong Province has promoted the establishment of a traceability system for key regulatory species such as infant formulas, edible oils, and liquor. Through the food traceability platform and application procedures of the province, the public can inquire about the above-mentioned supervision and supervision of variety supervision information, producers and operators. Licensing information, daily supervision, etc.

According to relevant plans, by the end of this year, Guangdong will achieve a coverage rate of over 90% of key regulatory species such as infant formula foods, edible oils, and liquors that circulate in the province, and a public traceability success rate of not less than 90% to protect infant formulas. Food, cooking oil, alcohol quality and safety.

The regulations in the Mainland took the lead in the form of local legislation to make specific provisions for food traceability. It was stipulated that: Food production and operation companies that incorporate Guangdong's key food electronic traceability systems should establish a comprehensive internal electronic traceability system and apply it to the province. Focus on monitoring food electronic traceability system submission data.

At present, the Guangdong Provincial Food and Drug Administration has drafted the “Guangdong Food Electronic Traceability Regulations” to make specific provisions on the scope of food electronic traceability, regulatory authorities and food production and business operators.

The Guangdong Provincial Food and Drug Administration stated that in the future, it will focus on investigating and prosecuting food production and operation licenses that have not been obtained in accordance with the law and engaging in food production operations. The operators who investigate and administrate imported foods, food additives, food-related products, and special food business operators fail to perform the inspection obligations according to regulations, etc. Illegal acts.