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CFDA 123-2009: Food label management regulations
CFDA 123-2009
Administrative Provisions on Food Labeling
(AQSIQ Order No. 123)
Issued on. October 22, 2009
Order of the General Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine
No. 123
The Decision of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection
and Quarantine on Amending the “Administrative Provisions on Food Labeling”,
which has been deliberated and adopted at the executive meeting of the
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine on
August 28, 2009, is hereby issued and shall come into force on the date of
issuance.
Director General
October 22, 2009
Decision of the General Administration of Quality Supervision,
Inspection and Quarantine on Amending the “Administrative
Provisions on Food Labeling”
Under the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and the
implementation regulation thereof as well as other relevant provisions, the
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has
decided to amend the Administrative Provisions on Food Labeling as follows.
I. Article 1 is amended as. “For the purpose of strengthening the supervision
over and administration of food labels, regulating food labeling activities,
preventing quality-related fraudulence and safeguarding the legitimate rights
and interests of enterprises and consumers, these Provisions are formulated in
accordance with the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, the
Product Quality Law of the People's Republic of China, the Special Provisions
of the State Council on Strengthening the Supervision over and Administration
of the Security of Food and Other Products, and other laws and regulations.”
II. Subparagraph 1 of Article 8 is amended as. “The food label shall label the
name, address and contact details of the producer. The name and address of
the producer shall be the name and address of the producer who is legally
registered and can bear the responsibility for product quality.”
III. Subparagraph 1 of Article 9 is amended as. “The food label shall clearly label
the date of manufacture and shelf life of the food, and label the storage
conditions in accordance with the relevant regulations.”
Subparagraph 2 of Article 9 is amended as. “Drinking wine, vinegar, edible salt,
and solid sugar with an alcohol content of 10% or more (including 10%) can be
exempted from labeling shelf life.”
IV. Subparagraph 1 of Article 10 is amended as. The quantitative packaged food
label shall be labeled with a net content and labeled with specifications in
accordance with relevant regulations. For foods containing solid and liquid two-
phase substances, in addition to the net content, the content of the drain (solids)
shall also be labeled.”
V. Subparagraph 1 of Article 11 is amended as. “The food label shall label the
ingredient or ingredient list of the food.”
Add a subparagraph as Subparagraph 4 of Article 11 as. “The main and
auxiliary foods for infants and other specific people shall also be labeled with
the main nutrients and contents.”
Administrative Provisions on Food Labeling
(Order No. 102 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection
and Quarantine was announced on August 27, 2007. It was amended based on
Decision of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine on Amending the Administrative Provisions on Food Labeling on
October 22, 2009)
Chapter One -- General
Article 1. For the purpose of strengthening the supervision over and
administration of food labels, regulating food labeling activities, preventing
quality-related fraudulence and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests
of enterprises and consumers, these Provisions are formulated in accordance
with the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, the Product Quality
Law of the People's Republic of China, the Special Provisions of the State
Council on Strengthening the Supervision over and Administration of the
Security of Food and Other Products, and other laws and regulations.
Article 2. These Provisions apply to the labeling and management of foods
produced (including sub-packaged) and sold within the territory of the People's
Republic of China.
Article 3. The food label referred to in these Provisions is a general term for
text, symbols, numbers, patterns, and other descriptions that are pasted,
printed, labeled on food or on its packaging, used to indicate food name, quality
level, quantity of goods, method of consumption or use, producer or seller, etc.
Article 4. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine (hereinafter referred to as AQSIQ) is responsible for organizing the
supervision and management of national food labeling within its scope of
authority.
The local quality and technical supervision department at or above the county-
level shall be responsible for the supervision and management of food labeling
within its administrative area within its scope of authority.
for product quality.
In any of the following cases, the following provisions shall be labelled
accordingly.
I. A company or its subsidiaries that independently assume legal responsibility
according to law shall label their respective names and addresses.
II. A company branch or a company's production base that cannot legally
assume legal responsibility independently shall label the name and address of
the company, branch or production base, or the name and address of the
company only.
III. If it is entrusted to produce processed food and is not responsible for external
sales, it shall label the name and address of the entrusted enterprise. For the
food subject to the production license management, if the entrusted enterprise
has the food production license entrusted for processing, it shall label the name,
address and the name of the entrusted enterprise, or the name and address of
the entrusted enterprise only.
IV. The sub-packaged food shall be labelled with the name and address of the
dispenser, indicating the word of sub-packaging.
Article 9. The food label shall clearly label the date of manufacture and shelf
life of the food, and label the storage conditions in accordance with the relevant
regulations.
Drinking wine, vinegar, edible salt, and solid sugar with an alcohol content of
10% or more (including 10%) can be exempted from labeling shelf life.
The method of labelling the date shall be in accordance with the national
standard or by “year, month and day”.
Article 10 The quantitative packaged food label shall be labeled with a net
content and labeled with specifications in accordance with relevant regulations.
For foods containing solid and liquid two-phase substances, in addition to the
net content, the content of the drain (solids) shall also be indicated.
The net content shall be on the same display page as the food name in the food
packaging. The labeling of the net content shall comply with the provisions of
the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Quantitative Packaging
Commodities Measurement.
Article 11 The food label shall label the ingredient or ingredient list of the food.
The ingredients in the ingredient list shall be labeled in descending order of the
amount added during the production of processed food. The specific labeling
method is implemented in accordance with the provisions of national standards.
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