Provisions of Responsibilities, Departments and Staffing of the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA)
Report Highlights:
In early March, 2013, the State Council announced the formation of the China National Food and Drug Administration (CFDA), a new ministerial-level agency created to increase vertical integration and focused oversight of food safety regulation. CFDA will assume responsibilities that were formerly
divided among several ministries and administrations (MOH, AQSIQ, SAIC and SFDA). On March 26th, a Notice of the General Office of the State Council provided more detail on CFDA responsibilities and staffing.
This report provides an unofficial translation of the State Council notice.
Pursuant to the “State Council Plans for Government Institutional Reform and Function Change” and the “State Council Notice Concerning Government Institutional Framework” (Guo Fa [2013] No.14) approved in the First Session of the Twelfth National People's Congress, the State Council establishes the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA, ministry level administration), which is an organization directly under supervision of the State Council.
