Regulations of Chongqing Municipality on the Administration of Food Production and Processing Workshops and Food Vendors.

These Regulations of Chongqing Municipality on the Administration of Food Production and Processing Workshops and Food Vendors establishes a regulatory framework for the operation and supervision of small-scale food production workshops and food vendors within Chongqing. The Regulations aim to ensure food safety, protect public health, and clarify the responsibilities of food operators and government authorities.
The Regulations prescribe conditions for registration of food workshops, filing requirements for food vendors, hygiene and production standards, record-keeping, product labelling, food recall obligations, and food safety self-inspection. They prohibit the production or sale of specified high-risk foods, including infant formula foods and certain special foods, and establish requirements for food ingredients, additives, packaging, storage, transportation, and personnel health. The Regulations further provide for inspections, sampling, risk monitoring, food safety credit records, complaint mechanisms, offences and penalties.