Food safety monitoring systems will be merging
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SHANGHAI is merging various food-monitoring systems into a big network to improve safety management, officials said yesterday.
Big supermarkets are required to take the lead by uploading all information regarding food in stock and the system will later include smaller supermarkets and wet markets.
Those who refuse to upload information could face a fine of up to 20,000 yuan (US$3,077), said Yan Zuqiang, director of Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, in a radio interview yesterday.
He said the new system will require enterprises to upload all information on each batch of food purchased and publish it online.
“Previously, we have established monitoring systems for meat and meat products, aquatic products, dairy products and bean products,” he said. “A monitoring system for restaurants is being set up and already includes one third of local eateries.”
He said all restaurants in Changning District have publicized their information online. The information is available at the Shanghai Food Safety Website: spaq.sh.cn.
“Now we are merging all these systems into one big network, and our inspection is also based on information from the system,” he said. “In the future, we will set up an evaluation credit system for each enterprise.
“The levels include A, B, C and D. Those that perform well will be honored and those that perform badly will be punished.”
In addition to improving the food-monitoring system, the local FDA will increase the frequency of spot checks for pesticide residue and clenbuterol, which can be completed within 30 minutes.
Last year, the local authority conducted spot checks on 600,000 food samples and 97 percent met the nation’s standard.
To ensure food safety at small restaurants and stalls, which don’t have business licenses, regulations will be enforced.
“Environmental evaluation, smoke, security and the owner’s health are all considered by inspectors,” Yan said. “We also require that such small eateries don’t serve risky food like raw dishes, pot-stewed food and decorative cakes to prevent food safety incidents.”
Last year, 10,000 unlicensed small eateries were found to be properly managed.
For online food retail websites, the local FDA has established regulations governing their operation.
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