[China Packaging Network News] Policies and regulations in the field of food safety, to standardize food production and operation activities, strengthen the standardization, scientificity and effectiveness of food safety supervision work, establish a full range of food safety legal barriers, and improve the overall level of China's food safety It is of great significance to ensure food safety and safeguard public health and life safety. At the same time, it is also a food industry practitioner who needs to carefully understand the learning and strictly abide by and implement the code of conduct. Therefore, the systematic review of the major policies and regulations in China's food packaging industry will provide a practical and effective reference for food companies.
I. Main regulations
"Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China": In China, the activities concerning the "production and management of packaging materials, containers, detergents, disinfectants, and tools and equipment for food production and operation used in food" activities in China shall be complied with. According to the provisions of the Act: Packaging materials and containers for food, paper, bamboo, wood, metal, enamel, ceramics, plastics, rubber, natural fibers, chemical fibers, glass, etc. used for packaging, holding food or food additives And coatings that are in direct contact with food or food additives.
The "Circular Economy Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China", which is guided by the principle of reduction, reuse, and recycling, clearly states: "In the design of processes, equipment, products, and packaging, the requirements for reducing resource consumption and waste generation should be met. It is preferred to adopt materials and design schemes that are easy to recycle, easy to dismantle, easy to degrade, non-toxic and harmless or that are low in toxicity and harm, and that they should meet the mandatory requirements of relevant national standards."
The "Cleaner Production Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China": Article 20 stipulates: "The design of products and packaging should consider its impact on human health and the environment during the life cycle, and be preferred to be non-toxic, harmless, easily degradable or Easy-to-use recycling program."
"Printing Industry Management Regulations" (Decree No. 315 of the State Council): The printing business license system is applied to the printing business activities of publications, packaging and decoration printed matter, and other printed materials. The enterprises that run the printing business must obtain the printing business license issued by the competent national authority. certificate.
“Environmental Protection Law of the People's Republic of Chinaâ€: “The technological transformation of new industrial enterprises and existing industrial enterprises shall use equipment and processes with high resource utilization rate and low pollutant emission, adopting economically reasonable waste comprehensive utilization technologies and pollution. Material Handling Technology".
Second, the main policy
The "Twelfth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development" proposes that "the packaging industry must speed up the development of advanced packaging equipment, new packaging materials and high-end packaging products."
According to the "12th Five-Year Plan" of China's metal packaging industry, during the "12th Five-Year Plan" period, China's metal packaging industry is in a period of strategic opportunities to adjust its economic structure and product mix and transform its economic growth pattern. It is expected to maintain an annual growth rate of around 8%. Growth rate.
On May 27th, 2012, the China Packaging Federation and the World Packaging Organization Asian Packaging Center Construction Leading Group held the “Report on the Implementation Plan of the 12th Five-Year Plan for the World Packaging Industry Center Construction†in Beijing. The plan clearly put forward the The goal of building a world packaging powerhouse is to accelerate the structural adjustment of the packaging industry, technological advancement, and the transformation and upgrading of development methods, comprehensively improve the overall level of development and comprehensive competitiveness of the packaging industry, form enterprise groups, industrial clusters, and "aircraft carriers" in the packaging industry.
The “3. Manufacturing Industry (16) Metal Products Industry†section 3 of the “Industry Catalogue for Foreign Investment Promotion†(2011 Revision) issued by the National Development and Reform Commission lists “For the packaging of various types of grain and oilâ€. The manufacture and processing of metal packaging products (with a thickness of 0.3 mm or less) for foods, fruits and vegetables, beverages, and cosmetic products (including internal and external wall printing and coating) is an industry that encourages foreign investment.
According to the editors of China Packaging Network, although the most modern product packaging is the pursuit of innovation, the editors of the China Packaging Network believe that, whether it is innovation or sticking to tradition, we must first comply with the law. Understanding the laws of the packaging industry is the basic condition for our packaging to comply with legal regulations!