Analysis of the food safety enterprise standard filing in different provinces of China

Abstract

Objective To investigate the current situation of food safety enterprise standards filing in different provinces of China, and analyze of the advantages and disadvantages of each provincial record-keeping mode, the reference for improving the standard filing of food safety enterprise in China were provided. Methods The information of food safety enterprise standard filing time limit, online filing situation, publicity, filing content, expert review, filing department and so on were collected, collated and analyzed through the provincial government service network, Health Commission official network, food safety standard filing information network. Results The archival records of 31 provinces in China were collected, 26 provinces formulated operational guidelines; the time limit for archival filing ranged from 3 to 69 working days, with an average of 30.6 working days; 19 provinces put the record online; 23 provinces publicized the enterprise standard before filing; 31 provinces publicized the enterprise standard after filing; 30 provinces filed complete standard texts; 13 provinces did not require expert review; 16 provinces required expert review; 13 provinces had decentralized their filing authority. Conclusion All 31 provinces in China had started the work of food safety enterprise standards filing but there were great differences in filing time limit, online filing, publicity, filing content, expert review, filing department, etc. The main problems were that the filing time limit was too long, the online filing was not popularized, the system of publicity before and after filing was not implemented.

Keywords

• food safety
• enterprise standards
• file