Guizhou Province issued salt management regulations to ensure the quality and supply of salt safety

People's Network Guiyang, March 18, the author from the Guizhou Provincial Market Supervision Bureau was informed that, in order to ensure the supply of salt and scientific iodine supplementation, from March 1, the long-simmering, much-watched "Guizhou Province Salt Management Regulations" was officially issued.
Regulations are not only an important measure to implement the reform of the salt industry system of the State and Guizhou Provincial Committees and the provincial government, but also a system guarantee to ensure the safety of salt quality and supply in Guizhou Province, and an important event related to the people's livelihood and well-being.
regulations highlight nine key points is to clarify the series of salt management system.
the revised Regulations include six chapters, including general rules, production and operation, reserve and emergency protection, supervision and management, legal liability and by-laws, covering all aspects of salt management.
amendments to the Regulations have laid a legal foundation for strengthening salt management, establishing and improving the regulatory system, clarifying the management responsibilities of all parties, innovating management methods and implementing governance in accordance with the law.
is to improve the salt regulatory system.
Salt safety is the primary issue, Article 4 of the Regulations, while clarifying the responsibilities of the government salt industry authorities, health and health administrative departments, material reserve departments and other departments of salt management, stipulates that the provincial people's government market supervision department shall be responsible for salt quality and safety management and administrative law enforcement supervision, coordinate cross-regional administrative law enforcement, organize investigation and prosecution of major cases;
and in the supervision and management and legal liability sections of the implementation of supervision and management and administrative penalties have been adjusted, by the salt industry authorities adjusted to the market regulatory authorities, in order to optimize the salt industry in Guizhou Province law enforcement and supervision and management.
is to improve the salt franchise system.
regulations once again clearly stipulate that salt is subject to franchise management.
the particularity of salt and the social welfare of the supply of iodized salt are good reasons to insist on the salt franchise, which is to ensure the quality and safety of the salt supply.
salt franchise in the system design reflected in four aspects, one is to improve the salt industry laws and regulations system, in accordance with the new operating mechanism to modify and improve the regulations, adhere to the rule of law salt.
2 is to improve the salt fixed-point production system, no longer approve the new salt fixed-point production enterprises, to ensure that the number of enterprises will not increase, to support the core competitiveness of the existing salt production enterprises to do better and stronger.
Thy is to improve the salt wholesale link franchise system, to the existing salt fixed-point production enterprises and salt wholesale enterprises as the base, no longer approve the new salt wholesale enterprises, other types of commodity circulation enterprises may not wholesale operation of salt, while allowing competition between franchise enterprises, not only to stimulate market vitality, but also to achieve orderly competition.
fourth is to improve the specialized supervision system of salt, by the salt industry authorities and market regulatory authorities in accordance with the law responsible for salt management and supervision, giving full play to the role of the existing salt regulatory agencies.
most important regulations, institutions, operating authority and regulatory functions in the salt franchise system have been perfected and adhered to, which is conducive to the stable development of the salt industry and its gradual integration into the market economy.
fourth is the establishment of salt procurement and sales records system.
Regulations stipulate that salt-targeted wholesale enterprises shall establish a system of procurement and sales records, truthfully record and keep relevant documents, and keep records and vouchers for a period of not less than 2 years.
At the same time, it is clear that salt retail operators shall purchase salt from salt-targeted wholesale enterprises, and salt-targeted wholesale enterprises and salt retail operators shall check the relevant licenses of suppliers and factory salt quality inspection reports and obtain VAT invoices.
is to improve the salt traceability system.
The Regulations stipulate that salt-targeted wholesale enterprises shall establish a salt traceability system, strengthen the safety supervision of salt by means of information technology, realize that the source of salt can be traced, flow can be queried, risks can be prevented and accountability can be investigated, which will effectively raise the level of salt safety supervision in Guizhou Province.
is to regulate the supply of uniodized salt channels.
The Regulations stipulate that if it is not appropriate to eat iodized salt due to illness or other circumstances, uniodized salt shall be selected under the guidance of a physician, and the supply channels for uniodized salt shall be strictly regulated under the premise of ensuring the supply of qualified iodized salt.
At the same time, Guizhou Province salt fixed-point wholesale enterprises are required to disclose to the community within the jurisdiction of uniodized salt sales outlets information, retail operators in the sales site for the consumption of uniodized salt for special tips, to protect specific groups of people on the consumption of uniodized salt needs.
is the establishment of salt reserves and emergency management system.
is an indispensable special commodity, whenever natural disasters and emergencies occur, always accompanied by a wave of salt rush, seriously affecting people's lives and social stability.
The current round of reform clearly establishes a whole-society salt reserve system consisting of government reserves and corporate social responsibility reserves, and sets minimum and maximum inventories for salt production and wholesale enterprises to prevent shortages in the salt market and hoarding by enterprises, with minimum inventories not less than the average one-month sales volume.
improved the salt franchise system, overcome the risk of non-salt production in Guizhou Province, can effectively prevent salt out-of-stock and snapped up the situation, to ensure the supply of necessities and social stability.
8th is to clarify the salt supervision auxiliary inspection and reporting system.
Regulations stipulate that people's governments at all levels shall establish a salt supervision and auxiliary inspection system, and at the same time encourage the public to report salt-related violations, and that market regulatory authorities shall promptly investigate and deal with reports in accordance with the law.
this embodies the spirit of social co-governance of social supervision and democratic supervision, exerting the strength of the people to jointly adhere to the salt franchise system and jointly safeguard the safety on the tip of the tongue.
is to promote market competition and stimulate the vitality of enterprises.
restored the market-entity status of the production enterprises, giving them production, sales autonomy, pricing rights and own brand rights, allowing production enterprises to enter the field of circulation and sales, with their own brands to carry out cross-regional sales activities.
The Regulations remove the requirement that wholesale salt enterprises can only be sold within their administrative divisions, make cross-border sales, which used to be regarded as "private salt", legal, reduce unnecessary inspections and break down trade barriers.
to cancel the salt national directive plan, by the enterprise to determine the number of production and sales, so as to sell fixed production.
Cancel the two-alkali industrial salt filing system and permit system set up by various places, remove all kinds of restrictions on the entry of small industrial salt and salt products into the market, open the circulation link, so that the flow of goods, play the role of market regulation, conducive to the formation of a unified and standardized salt market.
the Regulations present four bright spots, one is to keep the bottom line, highlighting the quality and safety of salt.
In order to implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's request to strengthen food quality and safety with "the most stringent standards, the strictest supervision, the most severe penalties and the most serious accountability", the Regulations put the quality and safety of salt in a more prominent position, and salt quality and safety violations will be "zero tolerance".
in increasing the punishment for illegal acts, the amount of punishment has been raised for illegal acts of salt quality and the health of the masses, and measures such as the exit mechanism of illegal business enterprises and the prohibition of entry into the industry have been clarified.
is to consolidate the foundation and focus on strengthening people's livelihood protection.
salt is a necessity for life, and its supply security is related to social stability.
regulations embody the idea of taking the people as the center and pay more attention to enhancing the people's sense of reform and access.
it is stipulated that retail operators of uniodized salt shall make special tips to consumers on uniodized salt, and in order to maintain price stability, the price management department shall strengthen market monitoring of the retail price of salt, and shall take price intervention or other emergency measures in accordance with the law when the price of salt rises significantly or is likely to rise significantly.
, in order to ensure supply, increase the provisions of the county level or above the local people's government to take the necessary measures.
also stipulates that the competent departments of salt industry shall work with the relevant departments to formulate emergency plans for the supply of salt, and coordinate and guarantee the supply of salt in the event of an emergency.
In strengthening reserves, the provincial salt industry authorities shall establish and improve the salt reserve system in accordance with the local salt supply and demand situation, assume the responsibility of government salt reserves, and the designated salt production enterprises and salt fixed-point wholesale enterprises shall bear the responsibility of enterprise salt reserves and maintain reasonable stocks.
is scientific iodine supplementation, strengthening prevention and testing.
Regulations define the national standards for salt iodine content, salt iodine content testing and the demarcation, prevention and testing of iodine deficiency areas implemented in Guizhou Province.
provides for local governments to strengthen publicity and education, popularize knowledge of salt safety, and encourage social organizations, grass-roots mass organizations, salt producers and operators to carry out salt safety laws, regulations and salt safety standards and knowledge.
fourth is to strengthen credit construction, clear corporate executive responsibility.
The Regulations provide for strengthening the credit construction of salt-based production and wholesale enterprises, and incorporating the credit information of salt-based production, wholesale enterprises and their legal representatives, directors, supervisors and senior managers into the credit information platform of national salt enterprises and the provincial credit information sharing platform.
in violation of the relevant provisions, the legal representative of the unit, the principal person in charge, the person in charge directly responsible and other persons directly responsible shall be fined more than 1 times and 10 times the income obtained from the unit in the previous year.
the Regulations, the first clear legal liability is that Article 25 of the Regulations provides for penalties for the production of salt-free fixed-point production and wholesale salt permits.
be banned by the market regulatory department of the people's government at or above the county level, and the salt and illegal income from illegal production and operation shall be confiscated.
if the value of salt goods in illegal production and operation is less than 10,000 yuan, it may be fined not more than 50,000 yuan, and if the value of the goods is more than 10,000 yuan, the value of the goods shall be fined between 5 times and 10 times.
Article 26 of the Regulations provides for penalties for the sale of salt in areas beyond the certification of the salt-targeted wholesale enterprises, for failure to keep procurement and sales records in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, and for the sale of industrial salt, sodium chloride, feed additives and other non-edible salts as salt.
the market supervision department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order the correction and impose a fine of 5,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan or less;
Article 27 of the Regulations stipulates the penalty for salt-targeted wholesale enterprises to purchase salt from units other than salt-targeted production enterprises, other salt-targeted wholesale enterprises or individuals, and for salt retail operators to purchase salt from units or individuals other than salt-targeted wholesale enterprises.
the market supervision department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order the correction, confiscate the salt purchased illegally, and impose a fine of not more than three times the value of the salt purchased illegally.
3 is article 28, paragraph 1, of the Regulations, which provides for penalties for violations of the iodine content of iodized salt.
If the iodized salt iodine content of the wholesale salt fixed-point wholesale enterprise does not meet the national standards implemented by the province, the market regulatory department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order the sale to stop and order the recall, confiscate the illegal proceeds, and may impose a fine of not more than three times the value of the salt product;
Article 28, paragraph 2, of the Regulations stipulates that if the iodine content of iodized salt sold by a salt retail operator does not meet the national standards implemented by the province, the market regulatory department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order it to stop selling, confiscate the salt products and illegal income it operates illegally, and impose a fine of not more than three times the value of the salt product.
article 28, paragraph 3, of the Regulations stipulates that if the iodine content marked by the iodized salt packaging sold by the operator does not meet the national standards implemented by the province, the market regulatory department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order the correction;
Article 29 of the Regulations stipulates that a salt-targeted wholesale enterprise shall not disclose to the public the name, address and contact information of the sales outlets of uniodized salt by means of the Internet, and that the retail operators of uniodized salt shall not make special prompts on the consumption of uniodized salt in their business premises.
ordered by the market regulatory department of the people's government at or above the county level to make corrections;
7th, Article 30 of the Regulations provides for penalties for the use of industrial salts, feed additives sodium chloride and other non-edible salts for food production.
The market regulatory department of the people's government at or above the county level shall confiscate the illegal proceeds, the food produced and operated illegally, and the industrial salts, feed additives sodium chloride and other non-edible salts used in the production of food, and may confiscate the tools, equipment, raw materials and other articles used in illegal production and operation; If the value is less than 10,000 yuan, he shall be fined not less than 5,000 yuan and not more than 50,000 yuan; if the value of the goods is more than 10,000 yuan, he shall be fined between 5 times and 10 times the value of the goods; and if the circumstances are serious, he shall be ordered to stop production and operation until the food production and operation license is revoked.
article 31 of the Regulations stipulates that the persons responsible shall be punished if the salt production and operation enterprise, the enterprise that uses salt to make food, etc. intentionally commits an illegal act, if the nature of the illegal act is bad, and if the illegal act causes serious consequences.
in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations, the legal representative of the unit, the principal person in charge, the person in charge directly responsible and other persons directly responsible shall be fined between 1 and 10 times the income they obtained from the unit in the previous year.