China Economic Net, Beijing, January 10. Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Announcement on Strengthening the Quality and Safety Supervision of Solid Beverages" (hereinafter referred to as the "Announcement") to further standardize the labeling of solid beverages, strictly supervise the quality and safety of solid beverages, and effectively maintain legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
Solid beverages are the most widely consumed foods in the current market.
On the basis of consolidating and deepening the special rectification results of solid beverages, the State Administration for Market Regulation combined with the study and education of the party history and the practice activity of "I do practical things for the masses", focusing on the issue of "consumption with confidence and quality consumption" that the people generally care about, and on the labeling of solid beverages. Detailed regulations on labels, warning information labels, and the prohibition of false claims are made to urge producers and operators to implement their main responsibilities, guide regulatory authorities to strengthen food safety supervision, and guide consumers to consume scientifically and rationally.
The "Announcement" stipulates that the name of solid beverage products shall not be the same as the name of the special food that has been approved for release; the special name "solid beverage" reflecting the true attributes of the food shall be prominently displayed on the product label, and the font size shall not be smaller than other words (including trademarks) on the same display page. , patterns, etc. contained text).
The "Announcement" emphasizes that the minimum sales unit of protein solid beverages, plant solid beverages, special-purpose solid beverages, flavored solid beverages, and solid beverages with edible bacteria added directly to consumers should also be marked on the same display page. The product cannot replace special food for special medical purposes, infant formula food, health food and other special foods” as warning information, the area should not be less than 20% of the surface on which it is located, printed in bold, and the warning information text should be consistent with the warning information area. The background has obvious color difference.
The "Announcement" requires that the labels, instructions and publicity materials of solid beverages shall not use words or patterns to express, imply or emphasize that the products are suitable for specific groups such as minors, the elderly, patients, people with nutritional risk or malnutrition, and shall not use production techniques, The names of raw materials, etc. expressly or implicitly involve disease prevention, treatment functions, health care functions, and meeting the special needs of specific disease groups.
In addition, the "Announcement" encourages industry associations and other social organizations to play the role of industry guidance and self-discipline, and regulates the production, sales and publicity behavior of enterprises; encourages schools to strengthen food safety and nutrition and health education for minors, and advocates consumers such as parents to be scientifically aware and rational. Consumption.