The People's Republic of China Ministry of Health

 No. 56

 "The new food resource management practices" on December 26, 2006 by the Ministry of Health meeting to discuss the adoption of the Department of Treasury, is to be released, since December 1, 2007 will come into effect.

 Minister Chen Zhu

 July 2, 2007

 New resources of food management

 Chapter I General Provisions

 The first of the new resources to strengthen the supervision and management of food, the protection of consumer health, in accordance with "the People's Republic of Food Sanitation Law" (hereinafter referred to as "Food Sanitation Law"), the development of this approach.

 The provisions of Article II of the new resources of food, including:

 (A) in our non-food habits of animals, plants and micro-organisms;

 (B) from animals, plants, micro-organisms isolated in our non-food raw materials consumption habits;

 (C) in the food-processing micro-organisms used in the process of new varieties;

 (D) lead to the introduction of new processes or the structure of the original composition of food ingredients change.

 The third should be in line with the new resources of food, "Food Sanitation Law" and relevant laws, regulations, standards, on the human body may not produce any acute, subacute, chronic or other potential health hazards.

 Article IV of the new resources, encouraged by the state of scientific research and development of food.

 Article V of new resources the Ministry of Health in charge of the national food hygiene supervision and management. Local people's governments above the county level health administrative departments in charge of the administrative areas of new resources of food hygiene supervision and management.

 Chapter II of the application of new food resources

 Article VI of the production and operation of new resources or use of the unit or individual foods, the first time in the product should be reported to the Ministry of Health pre-market approval.

 Article VII of the resources to apply for a new food should be submitted to the Ministry of Health the following information:

 (A) of new resources of food hygiene administrative license application form;

 (B) the development of reports and safety studies;

 (C) outline the production process flow chart;

 (Iv) product quality standards;

 (E) the utilization of domestic and international research and related information security;

 (Vi) product labeling and brochures;

 (Vii) contribute to the assessment of other information.

 Did not break the seal attached a sample of the product or 30 grams of raw materials.

 New resources to apply for import of food-producing countries should also be submitted (region) issued by relevant departments or agencies in the country to allow the (regional) production (or sales) or the proof of the production of food in the country (region) History has proved that the traditional consumption of information.

 Chapter III safety evaluation and approval

 Article VIII of the Ministry of Health resources to create a new system of food safety evaluation. New resources of food safety evaluation of the use of risk assessment, in real terms the same principles, such as.

 Ministry of Health resources to develop and promulgate a new order of food safety evaluation, technical norms and standards.

 Article IX of new resources of food experts in the Ministry of Health Review Commission (hereinafter referred to as the Evaluation Commission) is responsible for new resources of food safety evaluation. Review Commission by the food hygiene and toxicology, nutrition, microbiology, process and chemical composition and other experts in the field.

 Article X Review Commission in accordance with the following information and data for safety evaluation: a new source of resources for food, traditional food history, production process, quality standards, the main composition and content, the estimated intake and the use of the scope of uses, toxicology; microbial products biological characteristics of strains, genetic stability, virulence or pathogenicity, such as data and other scientific data.

 Article XI of food resources, the Ministry of Health accepted the new application, in the technical review of the relevant information needed to make corrections, the applicant should be with.

 The need for validation of tests to assess the new resources identified by the Commission to verify the safety of the test item, test batches, inspection methods and inspection agencies, as well as on-site examinations and sample letters sample, and the applicant. Security testing to verify that the general in the Ministry of Health inspection agencies.

 Need to conduct on-site review and sample the kind of closure by the provincial health authorities, organized and implemented.

 Article XII of the Ministry of Health Technology Assessment Board in accordance with the conclusions of the review, on-site review of the results of administrative review as to whether or not to approve the decision of the new food resources.

 In the assessment process, such as audits to determine the general declaration of food products, should inform the applicant and the decision to terminate the examination and approval.

 Article XIII of the new food resources in accordance with specific procedures for examination and approval "approach to health management of administrative licensing" and "health-related administrative licensing procedures for health products" and other relevant provisions.