Related questions about safe drinks from the Jilin Provincial Safe Drinks Certification Office

1. What are safe drinks?

Drinks that are reviewed and evaluated according to the standards, procedures and methods stipulated in the "Implementation Rules for Safe Drink Certification" and prove that the hazard has been controlled at an acceptable level or the hazard has been eliminated can be called a safe drink.

2. What is safe drink certification?

Product certification activities that use the procedures and methods specified in the "Implementation Rules for Safe Beverage Certification" to review and evaluate the quality and safety assurance capabilities of beverages are called safe beverage certification. The "Safe Beverage Certification Implementation Rules" are filed with the National Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) and issued and implemented by the China Beverage Standard (Beijing) Safe Beverage Certification Center. Safe beverage certification is a voluntary product certification.

3. What is the nature of the China Beverage Standard (Beijing) Safe Beverage Certification Center?

In terms of legal status, the China Beverage Standard (Beijing) Safe Beverage Certification Center was established with the approval of the National Certification and Accreditation Supervision and Administration Commission, and was assessed and accredited by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS). It has national recognition. Qualified third-party product certification agency. In terms of the nature of the enterprise, the center is a non-profit organization; in terms of the nature of the industry, international certification industry practices require that certification agencies are independent organizations that are not affected by any factors that may interfere with the fairness of certification results. The center is registered with industry and commerce in accordance with the law. An independent joint-stock institution.

4. What is the superior authority of China Beverage Standard (Beijing) Safe Beverage Certification Center?

The competent authority of this center is the National Certification and Accreditation Administration, and the competent authority of the National Certification and Accreditation Administration is the State Council.

5 How seriously does the country attach importance to food safety?

The country has always attached great importance to food safety issues, especially the release of the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan for National Food and Drug Safety" by the General Office of the State Council in April 2007 and the "State Council Product Quality and Food Safety Plan" in August 2007. The establishment of the "Leading Group" [Guobanfa (2007) No. 56] and the publication of the white paper "China's Food Quality and Safety Status" by the State Council Information Office in August 2007 have included food quality certification into the food safety technical guarantee system. It marks that the country's emphasis on food safety issues has risen to a new level. With the official implementation of the Food Safety Law on June 1, 2009, food safety has entered the legal era.

6What is the significance of safe drink certification?

Safe beverage certification is an important part of the implementation of the "Food Safety Law" by production enterprises, and it is also the best way to ensure that product quality and safety continue to meet the requirements. Safe drink certification provides third-party certification. The main recognized significance of a product passing certification is as follows:

1. Prove that the production company has the ability to continue to provide products that meet safe drink requirements;

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2. Prove that the production company’s product quality meets the requirements for safe drink certification;

3. Use the “safe drink certification mark” on products to increase consumers’ confidence in drinks, thereby expanding market sales to create better economic and social benefits;

4. Enterprises with products that have passed safe beverage certification have significantly improved their ability to control beverage safety;

5. Products Using the "Safe Drink Certification Mark" can help you stay ahead of similar products, find new selling points, and be more conducive to planning publicity plans.

7What is the compulsory product certification system?

The compulsory product certification system is a product conformity assessment system implemented by governments in accordance with laws and regulations to protect the safety of consumers, animals and plants, the environment, and national security. It requires products It must comply with national standards and technical regulations, otherwise it will not be allowed to be manufactured, imported or sold. It is a product certification system that meets basic requirements. In my country, the (CCC) certification system is implemented for mechanical and electrical products and daily consumer goods related to human life safety.

8What is the voluntary product certification system?

The voluntary product certification system is stricter than the compulsory product certification system. Voluntary product certification is mainly used to prove product quality. It is not a mandatory requirement of the state. When enterprises prove product quality according to their own needs, they can apply to the Relevant organizations apply for certification.

In accordance with laws and regulations, the certification agency will formulate a strict evaluation system for product quality to certify the product. The quality of products that pass voluntary product certification is excellent. In other words, the certification of China Beverage Standard provides an additional beverage safety protection wall for enterprises and an additional food safety guarantee for consumers.

9 Is safe drink certification mandatory or voluntary?

Safe drink certification is a voluntary product certification. When a company needs a third party to certify product quality, it proves that the production company has the ability to continue to maintain products that meet the required quality; it proves that the product quality of the production company meets the requirements of safe drink certification. ; You can apply for certification from the China Beverage Standard (Beijing) Safe Beverage Certification Center.

10What is "QS" certification?

"QS" certification is not actually a certification, but a market access system, which mainly includes the following three contents:

< p> (1) Implement a food production license system for all food production enterprises included in the scope. For enterprises with basic production conditions that can ensure food quality and safety, a "Food Production License" will be issued and allowed to produce products within the scope of the certificate.

(2) Enterprises that do not meet the requirements for the food production enterprises included in the scope are not allowed to produce and sell products.

(3) Carry out self-inspection on the products produced by the enterprise. Food that has not been inspected or failed to pass the inspection is not allowed to leave the factory for sale. Food that has passed the inspection will be affixed with a market access mark, the “QS” mark.

11 What is the difference between safe beverage certification and the “QS” market access system?

1. Different natures: "QS" is my country's market access system, which is mandatory for food companies; safe drink certification is a certification that proves the quality of company products. The former is a market access system, and the latter is a product certification system.

2. Different targets: The "QS" market access system is open to all food production companies, regardless of size; safe beverage certification is for beverage production companies with better management, supporting the good and limiting the bad.

3. Different inspection methods for products: The "QS" market access system generally adopts self-inspection methods for products produced by enterprises, which is a way for enterprises to self-declare the quality of their products; safety Beverage certification is a scientific and rigorous review and type test of a company's products, and a fair evaluation of its safety and product consistency, which can better demonstrate the quality credibility of certified products. Compared with the "QS" system, which is a basic requirement for market access, "safe beverage certification" is a higher-level product certification for beverage quality.

12What is HACCP certification?

"HACCP" is the abbreviation of "Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point" in English, which means "Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Control". The full name of "HACCP Certification" should be "HACCP Food Safety Management System" certification. It has been replaced by ISO22000:2005 "Food Safety Management System Requirements". It is a voluntary management system certification that monitors all aspects of the food production process to achieve effective control and management of food safety hazards.

What is the difference between 13 safe beverage certification and ISO22000 food safety management system certification?

ISO22000 food safety management system certification is the management system certification of food chain production enterprises. The safe beverage certification adopts the beverage safety and quality assurance system, which includes the relevant elements of HACCP and ISO90001. That is to say, in the management system In terms of beverage safety and quality assurance system, it is compatible with HACCP and ISO9001 requirements. The difference is that there are requirements for product safety assessment and product consistency and consistency changes, and type testing of products is carried out to ensure that product quality meets the specified standards. Require. ISO22000 food safety management system certification is a management system certification and does not mean that product quality meets standards. Safe beverage certification is the certification of management system plus product type testing, safety assessment and product consistency. Play a role in proving the quality of drinks.

14What are the qualification requirements for companies applying for certification?

1. The product manufacturer applying for the product has legal status; 2. The product manufacturer applying for the product has obtained the "National Industrial Product Production License" (i.e. QS certificate). Enterprises producing mineral water and functional drinks also need to obtain Other relevant license certificates; 3. The applied product is within the "Safe Beverage Certification Business Scope" of China Beverage Standard; 4. The applied product and the production company have no bad records on the market within two years; 5. The applied product production company has complete beverage quality assurance system, and can ensure continuous operation; 6. Apply for products to form mass production, production is stable, and product quality reaches high quality standards.

15What should I do if the enterprise qualifications do not meet the certification acceptance requirements?

If the company can meet the certification acceptance requirements within three months, some companies will promise to accept it.

16 If the enterprise has already established an ISO90000 quality management system or HACCP food safety management system, does it still need to re-establish the system in accordance with the requirements of the center?

No, you can modify it on the basis of the management system documents, convert the corresponding clauses in the ISO90000 and HACCP management systems into corresponding clauses that comply with the "Beverage Safety Assurance Capability Requirements", and add relevant elements, generally This can be done during the document review stage of the audit team.

17 What should we do if the company has not established any system?

Enterprises should establish systems in accordance with the requirements of the "Beverage Safety Assurance Capability Requirements". When an enterprise is unable to establish a system in accordance with the requirements, the center can help the enterprise recommend competent experts to establish the system.

What is the scope of the 18 Safe Drinks Certification?

The scope of safe drink certification includes: fruit and vegetable juices, dairy products, ice cream, frozen drinks, soy plant protein drinks, tea, solid drinks, distilled liquor, prepared liquor, wine, rice wine, fruit wine and others Wine, beer, mineral water and soft drinks.

What is the 19 safe drink certification model?

Type test + initial factory inspection + post-certification supervision

20 What is the process of safe drink certification?

Certification application——→Type test——→Initial factory audit Beverage safety assessment——→Evaluation and approval of certification results——→Supervision after certification

Initial factory The audit includes beverage safety assurance capability audit, product audit and beverage safety assessment.

21What is product consistency check?

The consistency inspection of the product refers to the consistency between the on-site inspection and the content that has been assessed and confirmed by the certification body. These contents include product production process, product standards, labels, internal test results, external test results, and sampling tests. Results: When conducting on-site inspections: the initial review and re-evaluation mainly focus on the consistency between the content of the application materials that have been reviewed and met the requirements and the on-site inspection; the supervisory review mainly focuses on the consistency between the content of the certified products and the on-site inspection.

22How long does an enterprise need to wait to get the certification certificate after submitting the certification application?

If the company's qualifications meet the acceptance requirements and the review goes smoothly, it will take about 20 working days at the earliest to get the certification certificate.

23What is the initial review?

Enterprises that have not carried out safe drink certification before will undergo the center’s safe drink certification audit for the first time, which is called the initial audit.

24What is supervision and audit?

According to the provisions of the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation" and the "Implementation Rules for Safe Beverage Certification": "Certified enterprises shall undergo supervision and inspection once a year during the validity period of the certificate." Therefore, For organizations that have obtained safe beverage certification, they can only maintain registration by accepting the supervision and audit of the China Drinks Standard. The first supervision and audit will be conducted within 12 months from the end of the initial audit, and the supervision and audit will be conducted annually thereafter, and the review will be reviewed after three years.

25What is supervision and audit?

According to the provisions of the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation" and the "Implementation Rules for Safe Beverage Certification": "Certified enterprises shall undergo supervision and inspection once a year during the validity period of the certificate." Therefore, For organizations that have obtained safe beverage certification, they can only maintain registration by accepting the supervision and audit of the China Drinks Standard. The first supervision and audit will be conducted within 12 months from the end of the initial audit, and the supervision and audit will be conducted annually thereafter, and the review will be reviewed after three years.

26How long is the supervision and review cycle? What are the consequences if it is overdue?

The supervision and audit cycle is one year. Overdue, the center will suspend/cancel/revoke the safe beverage certification certificate and logo of the certified organization according to the specific circumstances. If the certified organization has reasonable reasons and with the consent of the center, the supervision and audit can Delay, but the postponed review time shall not exceed 15 months from the last review.

27What is review review?

According to the provisions of the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation" and the "Implementation Rules for Safe Beverage Certification": "After the validity period of the certificate expires, the certified enterprise should resubmit an application for certification (re-evaluation) Audit. "Therefore, in order to maintain the safe beverage certification registration qualification, the certified enterprise needs to undergo a re-examination three years from the end of the initial audit, and a new certification certificate will be issued after passing the audit. If the re-evaluation period expires and the enterprise fails to submit an application for re-evaluation, the safe beverage certification certificate and mark qualification of the certified organization will be canceled in accordance with the "Implementation Rules for Safe Beverage Certification". If the certified enterprise proposes to postpone the re-evaluation time after the expiration date, an additional time shall be added. Supervision and review serve as compensation for the extension of the re-evaluation cycle, and the period of re-evaluation may be delayed no more than half a year at most.

Can the 28 certification mark be printed on product packaging?

Yes, but no matter how the "Safe Drink Certification Mark" is used, it must be reported to the Center for filing before use. For details, please refer to the "Management Regulations on the Use of Safe Drink Certification Marks".

29 Can a certified company not affix a “safe drink certification mark” on product packaging?

Depending on the company's situation, we recommend that certified companies mark the "Safe Drink Certification Mark" on product packaging to increase product competitiveness.

Is there only the original version of the 30 certification? What should companies do if they want copies?

The center can help companies make copies of certification certificates and charge a cost of 50 yuan.

31 Can an enterprise change the size and color of the certification mark by itself and print it on the packaging of certified products?

Certified enterprises can scale down or enlarge the certification mark and print it on the packaging of certified products, but they are not allowed to change the color and structure of the certification mark.

32 Are there any relevant usage regulations for certification certificates and certification marks?

Yes, they are the "Management Regulations on the Use of Safe Beverage Certification Certificates" and the "Management Regulations on the Use of Safe Beverage Marks". The certification center will issue these materials to the certified enterprises after the enterprises pass the certification.

33What is the basis for charging standards?

The fees for safe beverage certification shall be in accordance with the National Standard Price [1999] No. 1610 "Product Quality Certification Fee Management Measures" and "Product Quality Certification Fee Standards".

34 How is the price calculated when an enterprise applies for more than one product certification unit?

For each additional product certification unit, an additional on-site audit fee of 6,000 yuan for two people* will be charged.

35 How much does it cost when an enterprise applies for product production in more than 2 places?

An additional 50% on-site audit fee will be charged for each additional production location, and an additional fee for additional product certification units will be charged.

36Why is the charge for safe beverage certification much higher than that for quality system certification such as ISO9000?

First, the charges are different. The charges for safe beverage certification are based on the National Price [1999] No. 1610 "Product Quality Certification Fee Standards". The system certification charges are based on the National Price [1999] No. 212 "Quality". System Certification Fee Standards"; compared with the two, the application fee, registration fee, and annuity for product quality certification are indeed higher than those for quality system certification. The most important thing is that safe beverage certification is a high-risk certification, and the technical difficulty, certification cost and The complexity is relatively high, but the charges do not exceed national regulations.

Contact: Lu Yang, Cao Xin

Tel: 0431—85660763

Ji’an Drinking Office No. [2010] 001

Notice on Supervising the Production of Safe Beverages in Jilin Province

Beverage production enterprises in various cities and states:

In order to thoroughly implement the spirit of the "Special Provisions of the State Council on Strengthening the Supervision and Administration of Safety of Food and Other Products" To ensure the quality and safety of beverages and protect people's health, China Beverage Standard is the only beverage certification agency in the country. The Jilin Provincial Safe Beverage Certification Office decided to conduct the second batch of supervision on the product quality and safety of beverage production enterprises in the province.

The specific opinions are as follows:

1. The significance of safe drink supervision:

1. In addition to the production license (QS) mark, the trademark of the beverage produced by the company under supervision is also printed with the words "Produced by the Jilin Provincial Safe Beverage Certification Office", which makes the product a double insurance of quality and safety, so that consumption can be intuitively recognized And drink with confidence.

2． It can help companies that are short of funds, but must meet certain conditions, to apply for small loans and corporate bond consulting and services.

3. The products of the companies produced under supervision can enter the "Beijing Special Treasures Hall" for year-round display and sale, so as to find more sales channels for the products produced under supervision.

4. Companies that help supervise production will be given priority to enter the "International Border Trade Fair" and other trade fairs. Other conditions are preferential, which is conducive to companies attracting investment and expanding reproduction.

5. Producing companies that meet certain conditions can give priority to apply for "Capital Famous Products" to expand their visibility and increase their competitiveness in the same industry.

6． Implement safe drink production supervision, improve the economic and social benefits of enterprises, and increase product visibility.

2. The conditions that manufacturers of beverages under supervision should meet:

1. Have a production license (QS), health license, industrial and commercial business license and product quality and safety inspection report;

2. Have self-testing methods and capabilities for product quality and safety;

3. Organize production according to national standards and industry standards;

4. Establish and improve various operating procedures and rules and regulations to ensure the quality and safety of beverages, and resolutely implement them;

5. Beverages are sold across regions;

6. Companies that have passed ISO9000 quality management system certification are given priority.

3. Go through the procedures for beverage supervision

1. It shall be recommended by each city or state food association or economic committee or food office, and relevant materials that the beverage production enterprises under supervision should meet shall be sent to the Jilin Provincial Safe Drinks Certification Office;

2. The Jilin Provincial Safe Beverage Certification Office conducts strict review and on-site assessment of the materials submitted by the supervised drinks.

3. After the beverage materials under supervision are reviewed and approved, personnel will be sent to the enterprise to conduct on-site inspection and audit, and sampled products will be sent to the authoritative department for product quality and safety inspection;

4. The beverage supervision materials submitted for review and the on-site inspection are all qualified, and the beverage supervision certificate will be issued.

5. In order to ensure the quality and safety of the drinks being produced under supervision, our center requires monthly production reports from the companies and re-examines the production companies of the drinks being produced under supervision once a year. If quality and safety problems are found, the supervision of the production of the drinks will be revoked immediately.

Enterprises that want to supervise the production of safe drinks, please submit the materials listed in "Conditions for Supervised Drink Production Enterprises" to our center. After the product is reviewed and approved, supervision will be carried out.

This is notified

Contact person: Cao Xin and Sun Chengbo

Address: 5th Floor, Fuda Building, No. 31 Chuangye Street, Changchun City

Telephone number ;: 0431-85660763 Postcode: 130000

China Beverage Standard (Beijing) Safe Beverage Certification Center Jilin Provincial Office

October 20, 2010