Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs: Implement whole-chain food safety regulatory requirements and push to solidify the primary responsibility of relevant producers and operators for quality and safety.

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29/09/2026
Zhitong Finance APP has learned that on September 29, the State Council Information Office held a press conference in its series on "Starting the 15th Five-Year Plan" to introduce progress in accelerating agricultural and rural modernization and steadily advancing comprehensive rural revitalization during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. Vice Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Maierdan Mugaiti stated that during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China will continue to strengthen standards leadership, source control, and whole-chain supervision to effectively safeguard the people's "safety on the tip of the tongue." The approach mainly involves the "three furthers." Among them, further strengthen whole-chain supervision. Implement food safety whole-chain supervision requirements, strengthen coordination and linkage with departments such as market regulation, and push to consolidate the primary responsibility of relevant producers and operators for quality and safety. Continue to carry out special rectification of prominent pesticide residue issues and severely crack down on illegal and non-compliant behavior. Increase risk monitoring and supervisory spot checks, intensify pre-market sampling inspections for key varieties in key areas, accelerate the popularization of rapid testing technologies such as colloidal gold, focus on improving grassroots regulatory capacity, advance smart supervision, promptly identify risks and hidden dangers, and strictly prevent substandard products from entering the market.