The country has a new policy of slaughterhouse in 2021

China belongs to the meat production and consumption of large countries, in recent years, with the rapid development of China's economy and per capita disposable income level continues to improve, the residents of meat consumption structure continues to transform and upgrade, slaughtering and meat processing industry will usher in a good opportunity.

1. China's slaughtering and meat processing industry authorities and regulatory system

At present, the industry basically follows the market-oriented development model, the market-oriented enterprises operate independently, the government departments to carry out industrial macro-control, industry associations for self-regulation. The details are as follows:

Competent authorities and regulatory system

Major responsibilities

State Administration for Market Supervision and Administration

Responsible for the comprehensive coordination of food safety supervision and management. It organizes the formulation of major food safety policies and organizes their implementation. Responsible for the construction of food safety emergency response system, organizing and guiding the emergency response and investigation of major food safety incidents. Establish and improve the food safety important information direct reporting system. Undertake the daily work of the State Council Food Safety Commission responsible for food safety supervision and management. To establish a supervision and inspection system covering the whole process of food production, circulation and consumption, and organize and implement a mechanism for the investigation and management of hidden dangers, and to prevent regional and systemic food safety risks. Promote the establishment of food production and operators to implement the main responsibility of the mechanism, improve food safety traceability system. Organize and carry out food safety supervision and sampling, risk monitoring, verification and disposal and risk warning, risk communication. Organization and implementation of special food registration, filing and supervision and management

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Responsible for the supervision and management of the quality and safety of food and agricultural products from the planting and breeding links to enter the wholesale and retail markets or production and processing enterprises before the Bureau of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine is responsible for the drafting of the animal husbandry industry, the feed industry, the livestock and poultry slaughter industry, the development of veterinary business policy and planning. Supervision and management of livestock and poultry slaughter, feed and its additives, raw milk production and acquisition of quality and safety. Organization and implementation of domestic animal epidemic prevention and quarantine. Undertake veterinary international affairs, veterinary biological safety management and entry and exit of animal quarantine related work

National Health Commission

Negative organization to carry out food safety risk monitoring and risk assessment, in conjunction with the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration of the State Food and Drug Administration and other departments to formulate and promulgate national standards for food safety and the implementation of the food safety risk monitoring program. Food safety risk monitoring or received reports found through the food safety risk monitoring or there may be potential safety hazards, should be immediately organized to carry out inspections and food safety risk assessment, and timely notification to the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration of the results of the food safety risk assessment

General Administration of Customs

(1) Import and Export Bureau of Food Safety is responsible for the development of import and export of food, cosmetic safety and inspection and quarantine of work System, in accordance with the law to assume the imported food business record registration and imported food, cosmetics, inspection and quarantine, supervision and management work, according to the division of labor to organize and implement risk analysis and emergency preventive measures. According to the multi-bilateral agreement to undertake the export of food-related work

(2) Health and Quarantine Division to develop the entry-exit health and quarantine supervision of the work of the system and the port of public health emergencies disposal plan, the entry-exit health and quarantine, infectious diseases and outbreaks of epidemics outside of the monitoring, health surveillance, health treatment, and the port of the response to public health emergencies

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

Responsible for researching and formulating industrial development strategies, guidelines and policies, and overall planning; formulating laws and regulations for the industry, and issuing administrative regulations; organizing the formulation of industrial policies and industrial planning for the industry, and organizing the formulation of technological policies, institutions and standards for the industry, as well as exercising macro-control over the direction of the industry

National Development and Reform Commission

Responsible for researching and formulating industrial policies, and carrying out macro-control over the direction of the development of the industry. Logistics and distribution, e-commerce and other modern circulation methods

China Food Industry Association

Assisting the government in the food industry to carry out coordination, planning, coordination, and to strengthen the guidance and services to food enterprises; to formulate and supervise the implementation of the rules and regulations of the trade, regulate the industry's behavior, strengthen the industry's self-discipline, coordinate the relationship between the industry, and to create and maintain the industry's fair competition environment and market order; authorized by the relevant state departments, to participate in the industry, and to participate in the development of the industry. Authorized by the relevant state departments, participate in the industry production, business licensing and qualification review

China Meat Association

Participate in the industry management, reflect the industry's aspirations, organize industry exchanges, provide industry services, coordinate the industry relationship, promote the development of the industry and safeguard the safety of meat, etc.

2. China's major laws and regulations and policies on the slaughtering and meat processing industry /p>

(1) The main laws and regulations of the industry

At present, China's slaughtering and meat processing industry has basically formed a multi-level, multi-discipline, multi-form of relatively perfect laws and regulations, and important laws and regulations related to the industry are shown in the following table:

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April 2021

Chinese People's **** and State Food Safety Law (amended in 2018)

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Food producers and operators shall engage in production and operation activities in accordance with the laws, regulations and food safety standards to ensure food safety, be honest and self-disciplined, be accountable to the society and the public, accept social supervision, and assume Social Responsibility

April 2021

Measures for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety (amended in 2021)

General Administration of Customs

Import and Export Food Inspection and Quarantine and Supervision and Administration

April 2021

China Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China*** and the State (amended in 2021)

Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Strengthening Import and Export Commodity Inspection Work, Regulating Import and Export Commodity Inspection Behavior, Safeguarding the Interests of the Social Public*** and the Legitimate Rights and Interests of All Parties Involved in Import and Export Trade, and Promoting the Smooth Development of Foreign Economic and Trade Relations

January 2020

Methods for the Administration of Food Production Licenses

State Market Administration of Supervision and Administration

In order to regulate the production licensing activities of food and food additives, strengthen the supervision and management of food production, and safeguard food safety. In the territory of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China, to engage in food production activities, a food production license should be obtained in accordance with the law

October 2019

Regulations for the Implementation of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China

The State Council

The risk monitoring and assessment of food safety, food safety standards, food production and operation, food inspection, food import and export, and the implementation of food safety accident handling are regulated

February 2019

People's Republic of China*** and State Product Quality Law (2018 Amendment)

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Strengthening supervision and management of product quality, improving the level of product quality, clarifying responsibility for product quality, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, and safeguarding the social economic order

December 2018

The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products of the People's Republic of China*** and the People's Republic of China (as amended in 2018)

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

In order to safeguard the quality and safety of agricultural products and public health, the quality and safety of the primary products originating in agriculture, i.e., plants, animals, microorganisms obtained in the course of agricultural activities and their products are of a quality that meets the requirements for safeguarding human health and safety

April 2018

Law of the People's Republic of China on Sanitary and Quarantine at the State Border of the People's Republic of China*** and the State (as amended in 2018)

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

Preventing the import of infectious diseases from abroad or the transmission of infectious diseases from within the country, and implementing sanitary and quarantine measures at the state border, to protect human health

November 2017

Measures for the Administration of Food Business Licenses

State Food and Drug Administration

In the territory of the People's Republic of China*** and the State of China, to engage in the sale of food and catering service activities, shall obtain a food business license in accordance with the law. The food business license implements the principle of one license for one place, i.e., a food business license should be obtained by a food business operator who engages in food business activities in one business place

March 2016

Methods for the Administration of Routine Supervision and Inspection of Food Production and Business Operations

Supervision and Administration of Food and Drug Administration of the State Food and Drug Administration of the People's *** and the PRC

Strengthening of Food Production and Business

State Food and Drug Administration

Strengthening the daily supervision and inspection of food production and management activities, implementing the main responsibility of food producers and operators, and ensuring food safety

February 2007

Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Franchising

State Council

In order to regulate commercial franchising activities, promote the healthy and orderly development of commercial franchising, and maintain market order

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(2) Key Industry Policies

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April 2021

Promoting Meat, Beef, and Sheep

Production and Development of the Five-Year Action Program

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Beef and Sheep production is an An important part of the livestock industry, beef and mutton is an important variety of the people's "food basket". The development of meat, beef and sheep production is of great significance to enhance the ability to guarantee the supply of beef and sheep meat, consolidate the results of poverty alleviation, comprehensively promote rural revitalization, and promote the stable development of the economy and society

September 2020

Opinions on Promoting High-Quality Development of Livestock Husbandry

The State Council

Encourages large-scale livestock and poultry breeding enterprises, slaughter and processing enterprises to carry out breeding, slaughter, processing, and production of livestock and poultry. Carry out the integrated operation of breeding, slaughtering, processing, distribution and sales, and improve the level of deep processing of meat and comprehensive utilization of by-products. Promote the introduction of local regulations to regulate the management of cattle, sheep and poultry slaughtering

September 2020

Opinions on accelerating the development of new types of consumption led by new forms of business and new modes of business

State Council

Supporting the extension of the Internet platform enterprises to the offline expansion, accelerating the digital transformation and transformation and upgrading of the traditional offline business, and the development of personalization and customization and flexibilization of production, to promote the efficient integration of online and offline consumption. Promote the efficient integration of online and offline consumption, the synergistic linkage of large, medium and small enterprises, and the development of upstream and downstream chains. Accelerating the promotion of new service modes such as "fresh food e-commerce + cold-chain home delivery" and "central kitchen + cold-chain distribution of food ingredients" for agricultural products. Organize a variety of online promotional activities to promote brand consumption and quality consumption

August 2019

Guidance Catalogue for Industrial Structure Adjustment (2019 edition)

National Development and Reform Commission

Encouragement of Article 1 "Agriculture and Forestry" and Article 25 "Agriculture and Forestry" and Article 26 "Agriculture and Forestry". Article 25 and Article 26 state that "the development and application of technology for pollution-free and green production of agricultural, animal husbandry and fishery products" and "storage, transportation, preservation, processing and comprehensive utilization of agricultural, animal husbandry and fishery products"

May 2019

On the topic of deepening reforms to strengthen food safety, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has issued a directive on the development of food safety and food safety. Food Safety

Opinions on Food Safety

State Council

Establishing a modernized governance system for food safety, improving the ability to supervise the entire process from farmland to table, and enhancing the level of quality and safety assurance for the entire chain of food products

December 2018

Notice on Accelerating Reforms of Food Business Licensing

The State Market General Administration of Supervision and Administration (GASMA)

In-depth implementation of the State Council's "release of administrative services" reform requirements, under the premise of safeguarding food safety, to further optimize the conditions of food business licensing, simplify the licensing process, shorten the time limit for licensing, accelerate the implementation of electronic examination and approval, and continue to improve the licensing system, and continue to improve the work of food business licensing

Dec. Convenience and Intelligence Level

September 2018

Notice on Strengthening the Supervision and Management of Refrigerated and Frozen Food Operations

The State Administration for Market Supervision and Administration (SAMSA)

proposes to strictly implement the main responsibility of operators, strengthen daily supervision and supervision and sampling, crack down on illegal and illicit behaviors, and strengthen social supervision, in order to further prevent food safety risks and standardize the business order of refrigerated and frozen food

June 2017

"13th Five-Year Plan" Food Science and Technology Innovation Special Plan

Ministry of Science and Technology

Focusing on breakthroughs in processing and manufacturing, machinery and equipment, food safety, cold chain logistics, nutrition and health, and other key areas of major *** key technologies, and establish a food quality and safety control technology system for the whole industrial chain from the source of food production to the dining table

April 2017

Several Provisions on the Establishment of a Food Safety Traceability System by Food Production and Operation Enterprises

State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA)

Through the establishment of a food safety traceability system by food production and operation enterprises "13th Five-Year Plan" National Food Safety Plan

State Council

Adhere to the strictest standards, the strictest supervision, the harshest penalties, the most serious accountability, the full implementation of the food safety strategy, and strive to promote the reform and innovation of the regulatory system and mechanism and governance in accordance with the law, and strive to solve the outstanding problems that are strongly reflected by the masses, and promote the modernization of the food safety governance system, and to promote food safety and governance system, to ensure the quality and safety of food. problems, promote the construction of a modernized governance system for food safety, promote the development of the food industry, and advance the construction of a healthy China

January 2017

Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Healthy Development of the Food Industry

National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT)

Speeding up the development of the food industry, promoting the transformation and upgrading of the food industry, and meeting the needs of the urban and rural residents' demand for safe, diverse, healthy, nutritious and convenient food consumption, promote agricultural efficiency, farmers' income and rural development, and cultivate the formation of new kinetic energy for economic development

December 2016

Opinions on Further Promoting the Development of the Agricultural Product Processing Industry

Office of the State Council

Agricultural product processing industry has become an agricultural modernization supporting force and an important industry of the national economy. Further promoting the development of the agricultural product processing industry plays a very important role in boosting the quality and efficiency of agriculture, increasing the employment and income of farmers, and integrating the development of one, two and three industries in rural areas, as well as improving the quality of life and health of the people and maintaining stable and rapid economic growth

November 2016

National Plan for the Integration and Development of Agricultural Product Processing Industry and Rural Two-Three Industries (2016-2020) 2020)

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Vigorously promoting the upgrading of livestock and poultry slaughtering processes, eliminating backward production capacity; strengthening loss reduction and consumption reduction, grading and classification, technical innovation and industrialized equipment development and promotion for Chinese meat processing, focusing on the comprehensive utilization of livestock and poultry by-products such as bones, blood, organs and skins, feathers and furs

October 2016

The National Agricultural Modernization Plan (2016-2020)

State Council

Improving the quality of animal husbandry development, accelerating the development of grass-fed animal husbandry, and expanding the production of high-quality meat, beef and sheep. For regions with well-matched water and soil resources, enhance the production capacity of important agricultural products, grow regional specialty industries, and accelerate the modernization of agriculture. Northeast region: moderately expanding the scale of beef cattle production; North China: stabilizing the scale of meat, beef and sheep farming; northern agricultural and animal husbandry intertwined areas: developing meat, beef and sheep farming

May 2016

Opinions on Strengthening the Management of the Slaughtering Industry to Guarantee Meat Quality and Safety

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Guaranteeing quality and safety of the slaughtering process as the fundamental goal to implement the responsibility, Strengthening supervision, upgrading quality and standardizing operation as the primary task, and promoting centralized slaughtering, brand management, cold chain circulation and cold listing as the main direction of attack, to build a scientific, efficient and systematic quality and safety guarantee system for the slaughtering process, to promote the transformation and upgrading of the slaughtering industry, and to safeguard the safety of the people's meat consumption

August 2013

National Beef and Sheep Meat Production and Development Plan (2013-2020)

National Beef and Sheep Meat Production Development Plan ( 2013-2020)

National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)

Guiding the development of the meat, beef and mutton industry, improving the production capacity of beef and mutton, and safeguarding the market supply