The State Administration of Pharmaceutics and Drugs issued three plans

In the past, food from the farmland to the dining table was supervised by multi-segment sub-sections. In the future, from the production, distribution, and catering sectors, the Food and Drug Administration of the People's Republic of China is responsible for the overall supervision.

The State Food and Drug Administration (hereinafter referred to as “Food and Drug Administration”), which was set up under the State Council’s new round of organizational reforms, has recently issued the “Regulations on the Internal Responsibilities of the State Food and Drug Administration, and the Provisions on the Staff and Staff”. (Shortly referred to as the "three plans").

The “Three-Defining Plan” of the three divisions of food safety supervision and administration aims at integrating the functions of production, distribution and catering food safety supervision under the State Food and Drug Administration, and has three Food Safety Supervision Divisions. Among them, the functions of Food Safety Division I and Division II are respectively responsible for grasping the food safety situation in the analysis of production and circulation, and performing supervision and management responsibilities; the three divisions are responsible for analyzing and forecasting the overall situation of food safety, participating in the formulation of food safety risk monitoring plans, etc. .

According to relevant sources, in the "Sanding" program, the State Food and Drug Administration has added the brand of the State Council Food Safety Commission office, which has 17 internal agencies and 345 administrative departments. Compared with the former State Food and Drug Administration, the responsibilities have increased significantly and the number of staff has almost doubled.

The safety of food packaging containers is still in charge of quality inspection. The reporter learned yesterday that the Food Production Supervision Department of the AQSIQ and the Food Distribution Supervision and Administration Department of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce are all in normal operation. The establishment of the Food and Drug Administration. “We have received the three-nation plan from the State Food and Drug Administration. We are currently identifying people and follow-up transaction processing. If we really want to go, we will have to be around in June,” said one industrial and commercial source.

According to the “Three-Defining Plan”, the production and processing of food-related products such as food packaging materials and containers will continue to be supervised by the AQSIQ.

[Focus 1]

The Food and Drug Administration will administrate the pharmaceutical, medical device quality management certification, and the responsibilities of drug re-registration, drug entrustment production licenses, and imports of non-special-purpose cosmetics will be transferred from the Directorate General to provincial food and drug regulatory authorities.

In addition, try to reduce administrative approvals. In accordance with the “Three-defining Plan”, the administrative license for pharmaceutical production will be gradually integrated with the certification of pharmaceutical production quality management standards as an administrative license; the administrative license for pharmaceutical operations will be gradually integrated with the certification of pharmaceutical business quality management standards as an administrative license; The license will be integrated with the cosmetics hygiene administrative license.

Part of the special affairs functions are devolved from the government to social organizations. For example, the continuing education management responsibility for licensed pharmacists is borne by the Chinese Association of Licensed Pharmacists.

[Focus 2]

To set up 10 food and drug inspectors in the personnel establishment, this version of the "three set" plan proposes that in the number of leadership positions of the department, one food safety director and one drug safety director should be established. In addition, 10 national food and drug inspectors will be set up.

At the national level, the government’s functional department has “director” and Professor Wang Yukai from the National School of Administration said that this should be the first time. Wang Yukai said that this should be a reference to the modern enterprise management system, established professional and technical senior management positions. He said that food safety and drug safety are all very specialized fields. They need advanced technical personnel who are both professional and management-minded, and from a professional perspective, make overall plans for regulatory decisions and regulatory measures.

The inspector is also a post that specializes in the supervision of all aspects of food, pharmaceutical production and distribution.

【Focus 3】

The Ministry of Public Security has established a law enforcement linking mechanism from counterfeit drugs and health foods to the recent melamine and waste oil incidents that made the public feel uneasy. The food and drug safety incidents that endanger the health of the people and even their lives require not only the administrative law enforcement of the food and drug regulatory authorities, but also the public security departments to intensify the investigation and investigate the criminal responsibility of unscrupulous production and marketing companies (businesses).

The "Three Sets" also specifically mentioned the division of responsibilities between the State Food and Drug Administration and the Ministry of Public Security. The program points out that the Ministry of Public Security is responsible for guiding the investigation of food and drug crimes. The State Food and Drug Administration and the Ministry of Public Security have established a mechanism for linking administrative enforcement and criminal justice work. Where food and drug regulatory authorities discover that food and drug violations are suspected of committing a crime, they shall promptly transfer them to the public security organ in accordance with relevant regulations. The public security agency shall promptly conduct a review and make a decision to file a case or not to file a case according to law. Where public security agencies request the food and drug supervision and administration department to provide assistance in inspection, appraisal, certification, etc., the food and drug supervision and administration department shall provide assistance.

The new round of institutional reforms will integrate the production, distribution, and catering sectors that are the most important and most likely to cause problems in food safety supervision into one department, reflecting the government’s determination to effectively strengthen food safety supervision. Therefore, in the establishment of internal institutions, it is necessary to truly establish a regulatory system for the enforcement of laws and regulations, the operation of power, and the transparency of food safety information. —— Professor Wang Yukai of the National School of Administration