Public interest litigation prosecutor@公 公 "gold -plated" cake can not be bought if it looks good

Author:Xinjiang Legal Daily Time:2022.06.22

Gold foil cakes, gold foil coffee ... In recent years, under the packaging packaging such as "net red food" and "high value", "gold -plated" foods are widely sought after by consumers. However, this type of food containing gold and silver foil not only cannot be eaten, but also is suspected of illegal production. Recently, the People's Procuratorate of Shule County focused on food safety and carried out public interest litigation supervision on the production and sale of "gold -plated" foods.

According to my country's relevant food safety laws and regulations and food safety standards, gold and silver foil powder is not a food additive and cannot be used for food production and operation. In January of this year, the State Administration of Market Supervision and Administration, the National Health and Health Commission, and the Customs General Administration jointly issued the "Notice on the investigation and punishment of the production and operation of the production and operation of gold and silver foil powder in accordance with the law" (hereinafter referred to as the "Notice").

The "Notice" requires that market supervision departments at all levels must strictly supervise food safety. Food producers shall not purchase and use gold and silver foil powder to produce and processed foods. Food sellers shall not purchase and sell gold and silver foil powder. Gold and silver foil powder meals.

The prosecutor found in the performance of the two cake shops in the jurisdiction to sell cakes made of gold and silver foil powder, and then contacted the administrative regulatory authorities to investigate and deal with it, and issued a prosecution proposal to urge the administrative regulatory department to supervise and inspect the cake stores in the area.

After receiving the prosecution proposal, the administrative regulatory department quickly acted to punish the illegal behavior of the cake shop involved in the case, and listed the cake shops, Western restaurants, etc. Catering units that might use gold and silver foil powder to be engaged in food production. Carry out special inspections of gold and silver foil powder food foods, and severely crack down on illegal acts such as gold and silver foil powder, false propaganda gold and silver foil powder edible.

Prosecutor's reminder

"Gold -plated" foods cannot be sold in physical stores, nor does it work for online stores. Article 3 of the "Notice" stipulates that market supervision departments at all levels should urge the online trading platform to strictly implement the main responsibility, strengthen the qualification review of operators in the platform, and strictly prohibit the sales of gold and silver foil powder in the platform. Strengthen the monitoring of online transaction monitoring of "gold and silver foil powder food" and "edible gold and silver foil powder", and timely urge the online trading platform to take control measures such as removal in accordance with the law.

Propaganda "gold -plated" foods are illegal. Article 5 of the "Notice" stipulates that all relevant departments should strengthen law enforcement, severely crack down on illegal acts that produce and operate gold and silver foil powder food, severely crack down on illegal acts of false publicity of gold and silver foil powder, and severely crack down on imports of gold -containing gold -containing gold Silver foil powder food illegal behavior. Once the relevant illegal acts are verified, they will be strictly investigated and dealt with in accordance with the law; if they are suspected of crime, they will be transferred to the public security organs to investigate criminal responsibility.

Reporter Wang Chen Correspondent Cao Haiying

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