The Measures for the Investigation and Punishment of Illegal Acts Concerning Online Food Safety entered into force on 1 Oct. 2016.
There are 9 articles in total, which aim to supervise the online food safety. The key points are as follows:
- The Measures are applicable to investigating and punishing the violation of food safety laws and regulations by the third-party platform providers of online food transactions and the food producers and operators who conduct transactions through third-party platforms or self-built websites in China.
- The National Medical Products Administration and its local government counterparts are the regulatory authorities in this field.
- The food producers and operators shall file with the regulatory authority.