Quality supervision of infant formula may be based on drug management measures

On May 31, Premier Li Keqiang presided over the State Council Executive Meeting to study and deploy further strengthening the quality and safety supervision of infant milk powder.

The meeting pointed out that to promote the sustained and healthy development of the economy, we must focus on improving the quality of development and focus on solving the quality problems of key products. This is an urgent task. The quality and safety of infant milk powder is not only a major issue of people's livelihood, but also a major economic and social issue. At present, we should take improving the quality and safety level of infant milk powder as a breakthrough point, build up high-quality domestic brands, and increase consumers' confidence.

First, formulate relevant policies, promote standardized large-scale breeding of dairy cows, encourage and support mergers and reorganizations of infant milk powder enterprises, increase industrial concentration, and promote standardized, large-scale and modernized development of industries.

Second, regulate the quality of infant milk powder in accordance with strict drug management measures, and use electronic supervision codes and other means to ensure that the entire process is traceable. Accelerate the formulation of a regulatory system for the online sale of infant formula. Strengthen the quality supervision of imported infant milk powder.

The third is to carry out special actions on the quality and safety of infant milk powder. Strengthen source supervision, strictly control entry thresholds, comprehensively clean up and standardize infant milk powder raw material suppliers and production and operation enterprises, resolutely ban unqualified fresh milk purchase stations and transportation vehicles, and resolutely eliminate enterprises that do not meet the licensing conditions.

Fourth, strictly supervise production and operation and implement the first responsibility of the enterprise. Supervise enterprises to implement quality control of raw material purchases, batch inspection of all infant milk powder projects, establish a formula and label filing system for infant milk powder, strictly hold them accountable, and severely punish illegal and irregular behaviors. Fifth, establish an internationally-level product standard system, strengthen the testing of infant milk powder sold on the market, and publish information openly, transparently and standardly. The above content comes from: Chengdu Evening News