TeamMembersdefinitiondevelopmentsandcurrentsproblemsfoodsafetyincidentsfoodrecall---ChinaVSAmericansolutionsSanlumilkincidentsIhavedrunksomuchsanlumilk,whatshouldido?Fortunately,Ididn'tdrinkSanluInearly2008infantswerediagnosedwithkidneystonesInJune2008milkpowderrawmaterialswerecontaminatedwithmelamineinSeptember2008SanlurecalledproductsandmadereluctantcompensationTheillegalcookingoilismadefromleftoveroil.Theoiliscollected,processedandresoldtootherrestaurants.DefinitionofFoodSafetyManufacturerprofitConsumerhealthFoodsafety?DefinitionofFoodSafetyDefinitionofFoodSafetyFoodSecurityMainlyreferstothesecurityissuesoffoodsupply.suchasterrorismFoodSafetyMainlyreferstothetraditionalsenseoffoodsafetyaccordingtowhethertherearehumanfactors,foodsafetycanbedividedintotwolevels.FoodrecallDefinition:Afoodrecallincludesanycorrectiveactionbyacompanyneededtoprotectconsumersfrompotentiallyadverseeffectsofacontaminated,adulterated,ormisbrandedproduct.FoodrecallTargetobject:protectconsumer’shealth&manufacturer’sreputationTheway:exchangeandreturnthegoodsThemeaning:removeandreducethedangersoffoodU.S.governmentagencies:FoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)U.S.DepartmentofAgricultureFoodSafetyandInspectionService(USDAFSIS)FoodrecallclassificationDevelopmentofthefoodrecallsystemChina'sfoodrecallsystemwasoriginallydevelopedbytheproductrecallsystemandgraduallyextendedtotheareaoffoodsafety.Nowwehaveestablishedabasiclawframework.Itcoversfromthelegaltothelocallawsandregulationsrelatingtofoodrecallintheexplorationstageoffoodrecallsysteminourcountry.In1995“FoodHygieneLawofthePeople'sRepublicof China”(《中华人民共和国食品卫生法》)In2002,“Shanghaiconsumerrightsandinterestsprotectionregulations”(《上海消费者权益保护条例》)In2004,”Someguidanceonacceleratingtheconstructionofthefoodsafetycreditsystem”(《关于加快食品安全信用体系建设的若干指导意见》)In2007,"Foodrecallregulations"(《食品召回管理规定》)In2009,thepassof“FoodsafetyLaw”(《食品安全法》)Sofar,China'sfoodrecallsystemreachedanewstageinthedevelopmentofthelegalsystem.Tosumup,Chinahasinitiallyformedhisownfoodrecallsystem,andalsoingradualimproveme.CurrentsituationofthefoodrecallsystemAccordingtorelevantregulations,China'scurrentfoodrecallspecificprocedurescanbedividedintothefollowingsections:investigationandassessmentoffoodsafetyhazardsdeterminetheleveloffoodrecalltherecallrecallevaluationandsupervisionpunishmentforbreakersofthelawsandregulationsThroughinrecentyearssomeofthefoodsafetycase,youcanseethatthecurrentstateofChinesefoodrecallisnotverysatisfactory.Themainproblemsareasfollows:1.Existingproblemsintheoperationofthelegalsystemoffoodrecallinourcountry.2.thegovernmentdonotattachenoughimportancetothismatter.3.Foodproductionenterpriseslackintegrity.4.ConsumerslackofrelevantinformationandrightsprotectionconsciousnessThelackoffoodrecallspecialregulationsandmanyproblemsaboutthecurrentregulations2.Penaltysetisnotreasonable3.FoodsafetyregulationisnotenoughandLawenforcementsystemisnotsound4.Inthepracticeoffoodrecallalackofcommunicationbetweengovernmentdepartments1.Thegovernment'sdisregardforunsafefoodrecall2.efficiencyoffoodinspectioninstitutionislow3.Backwardfoodsafetystandards,andimperfectComparisonStudyonChineseandAmericanAlthoughthefoodrecallsystemindifferentcountriesarenotthesame,buttheestablishmentofafoodrecallsystemoftheoriginalintentionistoimprovethefoodchainsafety,protectthehealthandsafetyofconsumers.ComparisonStudyonChineseandAmerica1.ComparisonoffoodrecalllegalsystemVSComparisonStudyonChineseandAmerica2.ComparisonoffoodrecallmanagementmodeTheimplementationofdecentralizedmanagementoffoodsafetysupervisionQualitysupervision,Industryandcommerce,ThefoodandDrugAdministrationandotherdepartmentsresponsibleforthesupervisionComparisonStudyonChineseandAmerica3.ComparisonoffoodrecallprocedureAmerica:a)Enterprisereporting;b)Healthriskassessment;c)Determinethegrade;d)Todeveloparecallplan;e)Theimplementationoffoodrecallplan;f)Monitoringandauditoffoodrecall;g)Terminationoffoodrecall.China:a)Investigationandevaluationofharmrelatingtofood;b)Theimplementationoffoodrecall;c)Recallevaluationandsupervision.SOLUTIONSStrengthenthecooperationofrelevantgovernmentdepartmentsImprovetherelatedaspectsoflawsandregulations1Improvethelegalstatusofthefoodrecallsystem.Onewaytoachievethegoalistoenactaspecificlaw----Thefoodrecalllaw(differentfromtheregulation)whichcouldformulatespecificfoodrecallsystemonthelawplane.Thelawshouldincludethebody,standard,processandresponsibilityoffoodrecall.2Sorttheexistingfoodrecallregulationsandchangetheconflictingcontent.Forexample,thegovernmentshouldberesponsiblefortheinvestigationandassessmentofthefoodsafetytopreventfromthewrongresultwhichtheenterprisesintentionallyconcludetoprotectthemselves.3PerfectthenationalfoodsourcingsystemFoodproducersshouldestablishinformationsystemofallaspectsoffoodproductionlinefrommaterialpurchasingandmarket.Thatwouldbemoreconvenientforgovernmenttofindtheillegalpartoncethefoodsafetyproblemexists.4Establishafoodrecallinsurancesystemtoavoidrisks.Enterprisesmightbeinfinancialtroubleiftheyrecalltheunsafefoodonthemarketbecausetherewouldbeahugecoststodothat.Itisnecessarytoestablishafoodrecallinsurancesystemtoprevententerprisesfrombankruptcyaccordingtosomedevelopedcountries.5EnforcethepunishmentintensitySet reasonable finepunishments CriminalResponsibilityshallbebornefortheunsafefoodproducers1Strengthenthesupervisionofthegovernment2Improvetheefficiencyofthefoodinspectioninstitution3ImplementUnifiedfoodsafetystandardThereareover6000 foodinspectioninstitutionsinChina.Thegovernmentshouldmakeclearclassificationoftheseinstitutionsandstrengthentheconnectionbetweenthevariousinstitutionstoimprovetheefficiency.Governmentdepartmentsshouldattachimportancetothefoodrecallproblemandstrengthenthesupervisiontomakesuretherecallprocesscanbedonesuccessfully.Foodsafetystandardsvaryfromstandard-settinginstitutions.Weneedtoinnovatethemtomoveupthestandardizationlevel.Also,thegovernmentshoulddrawexperiencefrominternationalpracticeFirst,strengthenthelegislationinthefieldoffoodsafety.Second,enterprisesshouldstrengthenthecultivationoffoodsafety.Firstofall,tostrengthenthefoodsafetyandfoodrecallinconsumercrowdsociallawsandregulationspropaganda.Second,toperfectthesocialsupervisionoffoodrecall.个人观点供参考,欢迎讨论