Three Contents of the Food Market Access System

Market access is also called market access control, which means that in order to prevent inefficient allocation of resources or excessive competition, ensure economies of scale, economic scope, and improve economic efficiency, government departments approve and register companies' market access. management. The market access system is the relevant rules and regulations concerning the entry of market entities and trading partners into the market, and is an institutional arrangement of the government for market management and economic development. It is embodied through the registration of government agencies, the issuance of licenses, and licenses by relevant government departments.

For market access of products, the general understanding is to allow the market's main body (product producers and sellers) and objects (products) to enter the market. The food market access system, also known as the market access system for food quality and safety, refers to the fact that a producer with prescribed conditions is allowed to carry out production and business activities to ensure the quality and safety of food, and foods with specified conditions are allowed to have a production and sales supervision system. Therefore, implementing the market access system for food quality and safety is a form of government action and an administrative licensing system.

The core contents of the food market access system mainly include the following three aspects:

First, implement production license management for food production and processing enterprises. The implementation of production license management refers to the review of environmental conditions, production equipment, processing technology, raw material checks, implementation of product standards, personnel qualifications, storage and transportation conditions, testing capabilities, quality management systems and packaging requirements of food production and processing enterprises. , and carry out sampling inspection on its products. For enterprises that meet the requirements and products passed the inspection of all projects, the food quality and safety production license shall be issued to allow them to engage in food production and processing.

The enterprises that have obtained the "Hygienic Registration Certificate for Exported Food Factory" issued by the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agency, and the foods produced and processed in China are sold in the country; and the enterprises that have obtained the HACCP certification can be simplified or exempted from applying for food safety quality licenses. Factory production review.

Second, the mandatory inspection of the food factory. There are two specific requirements: First, those enterprises that have obtained the food quality and safety production license and have been approved by the quality and technical supervision department, and have the ability to carry out the product's ex-factory inspection, can carry out self-inspection of their manufactured food. Enterprises that carry out self-inspection shall send samples to the designated statutory inspection agencies on a regular basis for regular inspections. Second, enterprises that have obtained food quality and safety production licenses, but do not have the ability to carry out product inspections, shall entrust them in accordance with the principle of convenient accommodation. The designated statutory inspection agency conducts the inspection of food products; the third is the inspection agency that undertakes the food inspection work, must have legal qualifications and conditions, and is subject to review and approval by the provincial-level or higher (including provincial) quality and technical supervision departments, and is issued by the AQSIQ. List of inspection agencies that undertake food inspection work.

Third, the implementation of food quality and safety market access mark management. If an enterprise that has obtained a food quality and safety production license has passed the factory inspection, the food must be marked on the food packaging of the minimum sales unit with the food quality safety production license number formulated by the state and added before the factory inspection. Print or affix the food quality and safety market access mark, and express it with the abbreviation "QS" of the English name Quality Safety. The AQSIQ has uniformly formulated the style and usage of the market access sign for food quality and safety.

The food market access mark consists of "QS" and "quality and safety" Chinese characters. The main color of the logo is blue, and the four Chinese characters of the letters "Q" and "Quality Safety" are blue, and the letter "S" is white. The style, size and color of the logo have specific requirements for production. When used, the logo can be enlarged or reduced in proportion, but it must not be deformed or discolored. Afterwards, foods that are affixed (printed) with the “QS” logo mean that the food meets the basic requirements for quality and safety. In view of the increasingly pervasive means of counterfeiting by some lawless elements, the AQSIQ stated that it will issue a series of anti-counterfeiting measures to prevent the QS logo from being forged.