Food quality

Food quality consists of many elements. These factors are called the characteristics of food, and different foods have different characteristics. Therefore, the sum of various characteristics of food constitutes the connotation of food quality.

According to the Food Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC):

Article 150 The meanings of the following terms in this Law:

Food refers to all kinds of finished products and raw materials for human consumption or drinking, as well as articles that are traditionally both food and Chinese herbal medicines, but do not include articles for therapeutic purposes.

Food safety means that food is non-toxic and harmless, meets nutritional requirements and does not cause any acute, subacute or chronic harm to human health.

Prepackaged foods refers to food prepackaged or made of packaging materials and containers.

Food additives refer to artificial or natural substances added to food to improve the quality, color, aroma and taste of food and meet the needs of preservation, preservation and processing technology, including nutritional fortifiers.

Food packaging materials and containers refer to paper, bamboo, wood, metal, enamel, ceramics, plastics, rubber, natural fibers, chemical fibers, glass and other products. Used for packaging and containing food or food additives, as well as coatings in direct contact with food or food additives.

Tools and equipment used in food production and operation refer to machinery, pipelines, conveyor belts, containers, utensils and tableware. Direct contact with food or food additives in the process of production, sale and use.

Detergents and disinfectants for food refer to substances that are directly used to clean or disinfect food, tableware, drinking utensils and equipment or food packaging materials and containers that come into direct contact with food.

The shelf life of food refers to the period during which the quality of food can be maintained under the marked storage conditions.

Foodborne diseases refer to infectious and toxic diseases caused by pathogenic factors in food entering the human body, including food poisoning.

Food safety accidents refer to food-borne diseases, food pollution and other accidents that endanger or may endanger human health.

Extended data:

According to the Food Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC):

Article 26 Food safety standards shall include the following contents:

(1) Provisions on the limits of pathogenic microorganisms, pesticide residues, veterinary drug residues, biotoxins, heavy metals and other pollutants harmful to human health in food, food additives and food-related products;

(2) Variety, scope of use and dosage of food additives;

(three) the nutritional requirements of the main and supplementary foods for infants and other specific groups;

(4) Labels, signs and instructions related to food safety requirements such as hygiene and nutrition;

(5) Hygienic requirements in the process of food production and operation;

(6) Quality requirements related to food safety;

(seven) food inspection methods and procedures related to food safety;

(eight) other contents that need to formulate food safety standards.

Twenty-seventh national standards for food safety shall be formulated and promulgated by the health administrative department of the State Council in conjunction with the food safety supervision and administration department of the State Council, and the standardization administrative department of the State Council shall provide the national standard number.

The limits of pesticide residues and veterinary drug residues in food, as well as the inspection methods and procedures, shall be formulated by the health administrative department of the State Council and the agricultural administrative department of the State Council jointly with the food safety supervision and administration department of the State Council.

Rules for inspection of livestock and poultry slaughter shall be formulated by the administrative department of agriculture of the State Council in conjunction with the administrative department of health of the State Council.