QS is the English abbreviation of food "quality and safety", which is the food quality and safety market access system. This system mainly includes three aspects: First, the production enterprise must pass the review of basic production conditions and must have the qualifications to produce the product. Second, the product must meet the requirements stipulated in national standards and laws and regulations, and be a qualified product that has been inspected. Third, qualified products must have the QS mark when they are sold on the market. Starting from January 1, 2004, my country first implemented a food quality and safety market access system in the five food industries of rice, edible vegetable oil, wheat flour, soy sauce and vinegar. Starting from July 1 this year, the second batch of ten types of food subject to the market access system, including cold drinks, meat products, dairy products, beverages, condiments, instant noodles, biscuits, cans, bulk quick-frozen rice foods, and puffed foods, will not have QS The logo cannot be marketed for sale. There are also manufacturers of 13 types of food, including tea, pickled products, roasted seeds and nuts, cocoa products, preserved fruits, roasted coffee, egg products, aquatic products processing products, starch and starch products, candy products, beer, rice wine, wine, etc. Applications for certification have also begun.
28 categories of food “QS” certification status
The first batch of QS certification for the old five categories of food, namely rice, noodles, oil, soy sauce, and vinegar, was launched at the end of 2002, and The enforcement period will begin on January 1, 2004;
The second batch of meat products, dairy products, beverages, condiments, instant noodles, biscuits, cans, frozen drinks, quick-frozen rice foods, and puffed foods QS certification for the new 10 categories of food was launched at the end of 2003 and entered the mandatory implementation period on July 1, 2005.
In accordance with the requirements of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the third batch of QS certification for 13 categories of food, including tea, pickles, and candies, will be launched in the near future.
8. How to distinguish the authenticity of the "QS" mark?
QS numbers have certain regularity, and consumers can identify authenticity based on the numeric numbers. All QS numbers consist of 12 digits. The first 4 digits are the number of the certification acceptance agency, which generally refers to the code of the administrative division where the enterprise is located. The middle 4 digits are the product category code, and the last 4 digits are the number of the product that has passed QS certification. Sequence number. Qualified consumers can check on the website of the State Administration of Quality Supervision, enter the QS code to see if it corresponds to the company's product, and can immediately identify the authenticity.
9. What is the function of the "QS" mark?
The food market access mark "QS" is a quality mark, which has three main functions: first, it indicates that the production and processing enterprise of this product has obtained a food production license; second, it indicates that this product has passed the factory inspection , Third, the company clearly stated that this product meets the basic requirements for food quality and safety. The government's supervision and management of food market access marks is conducive to creating a good market environment for fair competition for enterprises, conducive to consumer identification, and conducive to protecting the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.