Top 10 trending words in the food industry surveyed by the media

Recently, the voting results of the "Top 10 Popular Vocabulary in the Food Industry in 2015" initiated by the Food Partner Network were released, and the "strictest food safety law", "SC", and "zombie meat" were ranked 1-3 respectively. Among them, the newly revised and implemented Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China in 2015 is known as the "strictest" food safety law in history. According to data from Food Partner Network, the new food safety law has been read in full text more than 600000 times on the regulatory channel, and food forum netizens have replied to over 20000 discussion topics related to the new food safety law in 2015.

It is reported that this event was first summarized by netizens in the "Food Forum" section of the Food Partner Network as a keyword based on the popular events of 2015. After sorting and screening, 20 candidate words were selected and voted on on the food forum from January 21 to February 17, 2016. During this period, a total of 902 verified registered netizens participated in the voting and ultimately selected the top ten popular words.

The strictest food safety law ranks first on the list

The newly revised and implemented Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China in 2015 is known as the "strictest" food safety law in history. The new Food Safety Law has mainly revised the institutional construction in eight aspects, reflecting the achievements of the reform of the food safety supervision system, highlighting the principles of food safety prevention as the main focus, risk management, full process control, and social governance. It has strengthened the source control of food safety, highlighted the supervision of special foods, and increased the punishment for illegal and irregular behaviors.

Some netizens pointed out that the new version of the Food Safety Law, which has been dubbed the "strictest" by the media, only has a partial "strictness" in its legal provisions. To truly make food enterprises and consumers feel the "strictest" of the Food Safety Law, it still depends on whether the competent authorities can achieve "strict law enforcement and punishment for violations".

The implementation of the "SC" (Food and Drug Administration version of the Food Production License Management Measures) will gradually eliminate the QS mark on food packaging

According to data, the regulatory channel of Food Partner Network has read the "Food Production License Management Measures" more than 100000 times, and in 2015, food forum netizens posted more than 30000 main posts and replies on "SC" and related topics.

In recent years, there has been an increasing demand from enterprises for difficulties in applying for food production licenses. Some enterprises have reported issues such as excessive application materials, complex review procedures, and long approval times. To address these issues, the State Food and Drug Administration has formulated the latest Measures for the Administration of Food Production License (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures").

After the implementation of the Measures, the food production license number will start with SC, and the "QS" mark on food packaging and labels will be removed, and no other similar marks will be placed. Packaging and labels with the "QS" logo can continue to be used up to October 1, 2018 at the latest.

Some netizens pointed out that under the general policy of streamlining administration and delegating power of the State Council, the "SC" of the Food and Drug Administration has greatly reduced the materials and procedures that enterprises need to prepare for applying for production licenses and changing licenses, which is a blessing for enterprises. However, some netizens have expressed concerns about the prospects of "SC", believing that whether SC certification can truly reduce procedures and facilitate enterprises still needs to withstand the test of time.

The reversal drama of "zombie meat" has come to an end, and relevant departments are increasing their efforts to crack down on smuggling meat

On June 1, 2015, the General Administration of Customs of China issued a special action notice to combat the smuggling of frozen goods. Xinhua News Agency quoted the notice as saying that some of the production dates on the packaging of smuggled frozen meat showed that the "meat age" was as long as thirty or forty years, which had seriously expired. These unidentified meat products enter large stalls, restaurants, and even regular supermarkets through wholesale markets, and use the term "zombie meat" in the title and main body of the report.

According to data from the Food Partner Network Information Channel, there were over 120 pieces of information related to zombie meat in 2015, and in the minds of food forum users, it is undoubtedly a hot event, with over 2000 discussions about zombie meat.

Netizens believe that although the name "zombie meat" may be a bit shocking, it is easy to understand. If we talk about expired meat directly, people may not take it seriously. The regulation of food raw materials is currently a blank area, and many edible agricultural products do not have the concept of shelf life, only judging whether they can continue to be used from a sensory perspective, resulting in "zombies" ×” It's not surprising. The government should strengthen research and legislation on food shelf life.

At the same time, netizens also pointed out the key to solving the problems of "zombie meat", "expired meat", and "smuggled meat": strengthening the supervision of cold storage, especially commercial cold storage, is an important link that cannot be ignored; In addition, it is necessary for customs and inspection and quarantine departments to truly control the country's border