Core Viewpoint - The newly passed Hubei Provincial Agricultural Product Quality Safety Regulations aims to enhance the safety and quality of agricultural products, ensuring a comprehensive regulatory framework from production to consumption, effective from October 1, 2025 [1][2]. Regulatory Framework - The regulations consist of 9 chapters and 66 articles, covering aspects such as production, sales, quality promotion, and supervision of agricultural products [1]. - The regulations emphasize the need for collaborative supervision among various departments to ensure food safety and quality [2][4]. Supervision Mechanisms - Hubei's market supervision and agricultural departments have issued notifications to implement a system for market access based on the quality of agricultural products, ensuring that only compliant products enter the market [3]. - A focus on establishing rapid testing laboratories and conducting 580,000 batches of supervisory rapid tests annually aims to identify and prevent unsafe agricultural products from reaching consumers [3]. Responsibility and Accountability - The regulations clarify the responsibilities of producers and operators in ensuring agricultural product quality, with specific obligations outlined for different stakeholders [5][6]. - A tiered responsibility system is established to enhance accountability, with strict penalties for violations related to agricultural inputs and product quality [6][7]. Government Coordination - The regulations mandate that local governments are responsible for agricultural product quality safety, with a requirement to allocate budget for improving regulatory conditions and capabilities [7]. - Collaboration among agricultural, forestry, market supervision, and law enforcement departments is essential to maintain the safety of agricultural products [7].

Core Viewpoint - The misuse of food additives has become a significant concern for consumers, prompting the Chinese government to implement a comprehensive governance plan to address the issue across the entire food supply chain [1][3]. Group 1: Governance Actions - The State Council's food safety office and six other departments have issued a comprehensive governance plan to combat the misuse of food additives [1]. - The plan includes strict enforcement against illegal practices in agricultural production, management of chemical products, and enhanced customs inspections for imported food additives [3]. - Market regulatory authorities will enforce strict supervision over the production, sale, and use of food additives, including penalties for exceeding permissible limits [3]. Group 2: Regulatory Focus Areas - The governance action emphasizes a full-chain and full-process supervision approach, from agricultural production to food consumption [5]. - Inspections will focus on key production areas, including raw material storage and production processes, ensuring compliance with supplier management and ingredient verification [5]. - Specific attention will be given to the food production sector, where certain food categories, such as canned goods and baked products, are prohibited from using preservatives [7]. Group 3: Prohibited Substances - In the food service sector, there are strict prohibitions against the use of certain harmful substances, including industrial oxalic acid, nitrite preservatives, and illegal additives like poppy husk [7]. - Regulatory bodies are actively encouraging food service businesses to verify the safety and compliance of their food additives [7]. Group 4: Proper Use of Additives - Food additives are not inherently harmful; their safety depends on correct usage and adherence to specified limits [9]. - Each food additive is required to indicate its permissible food categories and maximum allowable amounts, with misuse defined as exceeding these limits [9].