市场监管总局出台规定压实食品销售连锁企业食品安全主体责任

Core Viewpoint - The newly implemented regulations by the State Administration for Market Regulation aim to strengthen the food safety responsibilities of food sales chain enterprises, focusing on preventing systemic and regional food safety risks [1][2][3] Group 1: Responsibilities of Enterprises - The regulations require headquarters of enterprises to establish and implement a comprehensive food safety risk prevention mechanism covering all branches and stores, clearly defining their responsibilities in risk assessment, evaluation, inspection, training, procurement verification, and financial support [1] - Enterprises with unified procurement and distribution must create a standardized mechanism for supplier admission, evaluation, and exit, as well as a record-keeping system for outbound shipments and store receipts [1] Group 2: Management and Reporting Mechanism - Enterprises are mandated to implement a three-tier management system, ensuring daily control, weekly inspections, and monthly assessments, with a reporting mechanism for food safety risks that involves stores, branches, and headquarters [2] - Stores must report and address food safety risks to branches, which in turn must analyze common issues and report them to headquarters for further action [2] Group 3: Regulatory Framework - The regulations establish a tiered regulatory framework based on business models, enterprise scale, and risk levels, assigning supervisory responsibilities to provincial, municipal, and county-level market regulation departments [3] - New legal responsibilities are introduced for headquarters that fail to train food safety management personnel or establish incident response plans, with severe penalties for non-compliance, including potential suspension of operations or revocation of licenses [3]