1. Food Safety in Shanghai The Office of Shanghai Food Safety Committee

2. About Shanghai The biggest economic, financial, trade and shipping hub in China. Land: 6340.5 km 2,17 districts Population: over 23 million GDP per capita: US$12,784 Shanghai

3. Facts about the food in Shanghai Agriculture products consumption: 20,000 tons/dayFood manufactures: 2107Food distributions(retailers and wholesale):99766 Food Import dependence rate: >70% (from other provinces) Food restaurants: 61240Slaughterhouses: 16 (15 for pigs, 1 for cattle)

4. Food Safety Scandals in China Melamine Milk Clenbuterol Pork Recycled cooking oil Cadmium rice

5. Is Food Safe in Shanghai? Data in Year 2011 Food General Qualification Rate : 94.1% based on 8593 samples (266,938 test items) Food Poisoning Rate : 8.7 persons /Million Excellent/Good Hygiene Restaurant Rate: 91%

6. What are the problems? Food safety standards Chemical risks Microbiological risks

7. Failure regulatory mechanism Collapse of business ethics People’s health Key Problems The economy develops significantly in food industry, BUT

8. What we do?

9. Shanghai Municipal Government Agriculture Commission Quality supervision Bureau Commercial and Industry Bureau Food and Drug Administration Public Security Bureau Food safety committee Supervision system reform ‘ Coordination + Separated stages supervision’ Labs and research institutions Inspection task force Consumer protection organizations

10. Responsibility of SH Food Safety Committee Implementing the food safety policies of Central Gov. and Shanghai Gov. Policy analyzing and policy making in food safety field in Shanghai Supervising related governmental agencies to fulfill their duties Organizing investigation for serious food safety accidents Allocating the responsibilities of governmental agencies, when they are vague

11. Our targets Protect people’s health Establish a ‘From farm to fork’ supervision system

12. Our Current Policies 1. Tighter supervision & More enforcement actions(inspetions+anti-criminal tasks), Harsher punishment for violators 2. Improving the risk assessment system, more investment in labs and testing techniques

13. Our Current Policies 3. Building food safety trace system for daily food --pork, diary products, vegetables, grain, seafood 4. Pushing the establishment of credit system in quality field

14. Our Current Policies 5. Establishing a shared Information System among different government departments to improve the efficiency and effectiveness 6.Enhancing risk communication, help consumers to protect themselves 7. Encouraging citizens to participate in food safety work--uncover the illegal food producers, volunteer work for public education with scientific knowledge

15. 谢 谢！ Thank You

16. GAO Lei The Office of Shanghai Food Safety Committee gaolei@smda.gov.cn