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General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China "Announcement on Matters Related to the Use of Enterprise Food Production License Mark"

2012-12-29

  (General Administration Announcement No. 34 of 2010)

  No. 34 of 2010

  Regarding the Use of Enterprise Food Production License

  Announcement on Related Matters of the Mark

  To implement the Food Safety Law and its implementing regulations, to properly carry out the enterprise food production licensing work, and to improve the level of food safety assurance, in accordance with relevant regulations, the enterprise food production license mark and its usage methods are hereby announced as follows:

  1. Style of the Enterprise Food Production License Mark

  The enterprise food production license mark is represented by the abbreviation "QS," derived from the pinyin of "Qiye Shipin Shengchan Xuke" (Enterprise Food Production License), and is labeled with the Chinese characters "生产许可" (Production License). The standardized design is detailed in the attached document.

  2. Requirements for Using the Enterprise Food Production License Mark

  The enterprise food production license mark shall be printed (or affixed) by the food production and processing enterprises themselves. When using the enterprise food production license mark, enterprises may enlarge or reduce it proportionally according to needs, but it must not be deformed or discolored.

  From June 1, 2010, enterprises newly obtaining food production licenses shall use the enterprise food production license mark. Enterprises that obtained food production licenses before may continue to use packaging materials with the old version of the production license mark printed on them within 18 months from June 1, 2010.

  April 12, 2010