How to improve emergency response capabilities for food safety incidents

In order to improve the food safety emergency response capabilities of the province's quality and technical supervision departments and ensure timely and efficient emergency response work, in accordance with the requirements of the "National Major Food Safety Accident Emergency Plan" and combined with my own work experience, Here are some simple suggestions to improve the construction of the food safety emergency response system and improve emergency response capabilities.

1. Establish an emergency response plan system for food safety emergencies

Quality and technical supervision departments in various regions should formulate food safety emergency response plans in accordance with the requirements of laws and regulations, and combine them with local food processing The current status of production is constantly revised and improved; it is necessary to connect with the local government's overall plan to ensure that food safety emergency response work is coordinated with the local government's accident emergency rescue organization command system, emergency rescue procedures, emergency rescue resources, etc. At the same time, emergency response procedure documents and operation instructions are prepared, a food safety emergency response consulting expert database is established, and communication plans are implemented. The plan document system is evaluated and revised every year based on typical food emergencies and emergency response situations.

Food processing and production enterprises should also establish internal emergency response systems and formulate relevant measures for emergency response.

2. Strengthen the construction of emergency response organizations for food safety emergencies

Quality and technical supervision departments at all levels must actively seek support from the government and relevant departments to establish food safety emergency response management organizations ( The permanent emergency response agency can be co-located with the food safety management agency), and hire experienced scientific researchers and inspection technicians from local colleges and universities, inspection institutions, scientific research institutions, and large and medium-sized enterprises to form a consulting expert database.

3. Establish and improve the emergency response working mechanism for food safety emergencies

First, we must improve the food safety information notification and statistical work system and establish an emergency response mechanism. Quality and technical supervision departments at all levels must strictly follow the requirements of the National Emergency Plan for Major Food Safety Accidents to report and make statistics on food safety emergencies. Establish a rapid response mechanism for food safety emergencies. After a food safety emergency occurs, strive to achieve six firsts: obtain information as soon as possible, respond as soon as possible, arrive at the scene as soon as possible, make judgment as soon as possible, and Deal with it at once and report the information as soon as possible.

The second is to establish a food safety emergency prevention, prediction, and early warning mechanism. Quality and technical supervision departments at all levels should strengthen the supervision of key areas, key products, and key projects, and conscientiously carry out inspections, return visits, and supervision; regularly understand the development trends of food safety, propose preventive measures, and issue food safety predictions and early warnings in a timely manner; Carry out special rectification and special inspections in areas and products where food safety incidents occur frequently.

The third is to establish a linkage mechanism for emergency response to food safety emergencies. Quality and technical supervision departments at all levels should refer to the organizational structure and working mechanism of the National Emergency Command to establish corresponding emergency response agencies for food safety emergencies, and clarify work responsibilities, in accordance with "unified command, linkage between top and bottom, division of labor and collaboration, hierarchical responsibility, The principle of "scientific early warning and rapid response" is used to handle food safety emergencies scientifically and effectively.

IV. Establishing a food safety risk monitoring mechanism

Chapter 2 of the "Food Safety Law" stipulates the establishment of a food safety risk monitoring system. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has already established a food safety risk monitoring system in 2006. Food safety risk monitoring work has been carried out across the country. The Provincial Bureau has also carried out food safety risk monitoring work in the province in 2008. However, in terms of forming a food safety risk monitoring mechanism, it is also necessary to establish risk monitoring work specifications for food production and processing links (see Appendix 1, the draft is for reference only), so that It is normalized, institutionalized and scientific. Through the operation of the risk monitoring mechanism, we can grasp the changing trends of specific regions, specific food categories, and specific food contaminants in the province, and provide scientific basis for formulating food safety policies and system work plans.

5. Further strengthen the construction of the food safety inspection system

Since 2000, the Provincial Bureau has strengthened the construction of the province’s food safety inspection system and invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources , the vertical ratio has made great progress, but there are still some shortcomings in the horizontal ratio.

For example, some county-level inspection agencies have purchased equipment that has not yet been used due to poor personnel quality; some municipal-level inspection agencies are not yet proficient in using advanced inspection instruments and have few personnel engaged in food safety inspection; while provincial-level inspection agencies (including The provincial national inspection center) has encountered a bottleneck in its development due to site constraints. The province's food safety inspection system needs to be further improved from the following aspects.

The first is to improve the employment mechanism of inspection technicians and vigorously introduce talents;

The second is to speed up the infrastructure construction of systematic inspection institutions and promote the rapid development of inspection institutions;

The third is to increase investment in provincial inspection agencies (including the provincial national inspection center) and strengthen their equipment reserves, talent reserves, and technology reserves.

By establishing a relatively complete food safety inspection system at the province, city, and county levels, we will provide strong technical support for food safety supervision, food safety risk monitoring, and response to food safety emergencies.

6. Further strengthen food safety risk information management

1. Overall requirements: Guided by the Scientific Outlook on Development, effectively perform quality and technical supervision responsibilities, and further strengthen food quality and safety risk information Management work, establish and improve food quality and safety risk information management systems and working systems, ensure food quality and safety, protect people's lives, health and property safety, and play their due role in national economic and social development.

2. Work objectives: Strengthen quality and safety risk information management with food quality and safety risk information collection, submission, research and judgment, and disposal as the central link, so as to achieve early detection, early communication, and early reporting of quality and safety issues. , early research and judgment, early warning, and early handling, improve the pertinence and effectiveness of food quality and safety supervision, and try to avoid major food quality and safety accidents, or minimize the harm caused by food quality and safety accidents.

3. Work ideas: First, establish a food quality and safety risk information management system, clarify the work responsibilities of each department, and form a system-wide risk information management network. The second is to establish a system for unified planning, highlighting key points, and hierarchical and classified management of risk information, striving to achieve rapid response and timely disposal. The third is to establish a risk management working mechanism based on daily supervision of quality inspection, so that risk information management can be organically integrated with risk prevention, risk warning, etc. that have been organized and implemented within the system. The fourth is to establish a food quality and safety risk information management platform to achieve full sharing of information. The fifth is to establish a risk analysis and judgment technical support system, establish an expert committee (expert database) and determine relevant inspection and testing institutions.

7. Adhere to the combination of peacetime and wartime, organize and carry out emergency response drills

Quality and technical supervision departments in various regions should formulate emergency response drill plans for food safety emergencies at the beginning of each year, and organize and carry out emergency response in a timely manner drill. The drill can be organized uniformly by the provincial bureau or local government, or jointly with the local agricultural department, health department, industrial and commercial department, and enterprises. Through drills, we will improve the actual combat quality of the team, enrich emergency response measures, strengthen linkage and collaboration with relevant departments, and continuously improve the level of emergency response work.

Strengthen leadership and ensure that all measures are implemented

Quality and technical supervision departments in various regions should enhance their understanding of the importance of building a food safety emergency system and regard this work as a food safety supervision An important part of the work, it is deployed, inspected and assessed at the same time. When reporting the work summary every year, the emergency work summary must be reported at the same time. Strict emergency response work disciplines will be enforced. Those who fail to report food safety emergencies in a timely manner, fail to respond promptly, or improperly handle emergencies that cause losses and expand the impact must be held accountable in accordance with laws and regulations.