National quality inspection system ensures milk products safety by in-factory mo

(Xinhua news Oct 5) After Sanlu milk scandal, in order to make sure milk product safety, reestablish consumer markets and ensure consumer safety, AQSIQ takes special measures of implementing in-factory monitor system in milk production enterprises. Sep 17, national quality inspection system sent 1644 in-factory teams with over 5000 members to implement 24 hours monitor on national milk production enterprises to ensure product quality and safety. Ensure the inspection of two chains Minister of AQSIQ Wang Yong said when interviewed by Xinhua reporter that the chains of in-factory inspection must be ensured: raw materials entering the factory and products coming out of factory. First, for raw materials, special storehouse should be established and the stored goods should not be on the ground or touch the wall; purchase accounts should be established, the suppliers should be qualified, and main raw materials should be with supplying contract; raw material entry inspection records and check qualification papers should be kept; there should not be chemical or non-food materials like melamine or cyanuric acid, as well as recycled food, and rotten materials; the usage of addictives should be reported to local quality inspection departments for record keeping. Second, for products coming out of factory, there should be qualified labs and related inspection equipments; products should be inspected before coming out of factory; original records should be kept completely; sale accounts should be established and kept; all batches entering or exiting the factory should be inspected to ensure quality; monitor workers should join in sample inspection, signature, raw material chain, exit factory chain, sample drawing, sample sending and signature monitor. All day long monitor Quality inspection system set up in-factory monitor work station in milk resource department and product department of the enterprises in order to play monitor function well. Monitor workers supervise inspection process when milk car arrives at the milk resource department, and supervise the enterprise to fill purchase account honestly everyday, record milk sending date, person, car number, quantity and inspection results to ensure all raw milk are qualified. Monitor workers also draw samples with inspectors of the enterprise of each batch of finished products to be inspected, and exit release should only be made after inspection. Meanwhile, monitor workers also supervise the enterprise to control production chain, to examine raw materials and addictives application to prevent the usage of fake or illegal food raw materials or food addictive abuse, and to operate strictly according to the instructions, products standards and technical flows. In order to supervise the work of monitor workers, work groups sent by AQSIQ directly join in the investigation and guidance on milk production enterprises, guide, help, and check the work of in-factory monitor group. The group shall help to solve problems, change incapable workers, and investigate and punish irresponsible, duty-breaching workers. Monitor and service Quality inspection system also positive serve the enterprises when playing monitor functions. The system tries best to provide authorized inspection for enterprises lack of inspection ability. Many local departments also put all power into raw milk inspection work to support agricultural and farming departments to ensure raw milk safety and quality. In order to ensure that enterprises inspection every batch of raw milk and products, according to the decisions of National Leading Group of Handing Sanlu Infant Formula Event and the deployment of AQSIQ, CNCA held emergency check on whether qualified lab food inspection bodies could inspect melamine according to related measures and published the Name List of Food Inspection Bodies that Can Inspection Melamine. AQSIQ expressed that the name list would be dynamically renewed according to practical work. Milk production enterprises and consumers could find related information no AQSIQ official website, look for suitable food inspection bodies that can inspect melamine and get related inspection service. Make every effort to ensure food safety Food safety is important to the people?? health and the survival of enterprises. Wang Yong expressed that national quality inspection system would make all efforts to do Sanlu Infant Formula Accident emergency treatment work, and make sure the six tasks: to ensure all milk products coming out of factory after Sep 14 were qualified; to investigate thoroughly enterprises that used illegal melamine in their production and to trace back to the origin; to strengthen the supervision and administration on the quality of export products; to ensure export products meet the standards and requirements of import country; to take measure according to practical situation and change the production and market order of milk products thoroughly; to establish a scientific risk analysis system and investigation system, implement report encouragement system, perfect quality monitor mechanism, and to attach more importance to standards, metrology, certification and accreditation, inspection and quarantine, and informatization. Related experts expressed at the same time that food safety was a social systematic project which required the joint efforts of government monitor, enterprises and consumers. The Special Regulations of the State Council on Strengthening Safety Supervision and Administration of Food and Other Products of the State Council clearly pointed out that local governments above county level should make product safety and quality administration one of the checking contents of government work, and be responsible for the products safety supervision and administration under ones administration. The requirement of enterprises to be the first person-in-charge should be further clarified to ensure food safety, and to establish a long monitor mechanism of food quality and safety to ensure consumer safety.