China National Food Industry Association（CNFIA）

A Brief Introduction of China National Food Industry Association

China National Food Industry Association (CNFIA) is a national industry regulatory of the food industry established in 1981,with the approval of the State Council .A national food industry regulation network has come into being with the successive setting up of food industry associations in various provinces, autonomous regions,municipalities directly under the central government and separately listed cities in the national economic development plan ,and of those under the two levels of prefecture (municipal )and county governments .In order to adapt to the needs of specialization trend of social and economic development ,a group of special committees or subcommittees of food industrial branches have been set up by CNFIA CNFIA adopts the group and individual membership system. The President of CNFIA is its legal representative.The secretary general takes charge of CNFIA daily work .

Purpose of CNFIA

The purpose of CNFIA is :to provide food enterprises with all -dimension services under the guidance of Deng Xianping Theory ,by taking the economic construction as the central task and adhering to socialist market economic rules ;to reflect production and operational needs of food enterprises and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests;to coordinate and develop inter-province ,inter-branch and inter-enterprise relationship and cooperation and plqy the role of a bridge and link between the government and food enterprises so as go promote healthy development of China's food industry and satisfy the need of the continuously rising living standards of various peoples in the urban and rural areas .

Mission OF CNFLA

1. Conducting survey and research into the structure of food industry ,product mix ,food production and marketing ,etc .;and putting forward to relevant government departments recommendations on issues of planning,guidelines ,industrial policies and laws and regulations concerning state food industry development ;

2. Making studies of the nutrition development strategy with a view to promoting the rationalization of the dietary structure and food production structure and raising the people's nutrition level ;

3. Implementing the strategy of developing the country by relying on science and education ,carrying out technological exChunges and consulting activities ;organizing appraisal of scientific and technological attainments and new products ;actively spreading excellent scientific and technological achievements and equipment ;promoting enterprise innovation and the development of the food industry and commending and rewarding fine projects ,advanced individuals and units ;

4. Formulating rules and regulations of the food industry and supervising their implementation;safeguarding members's legitimate rights and interests ,coordinating inter-member relationship and reporting members'requirements to the government; strengthening ties with group members with corporate status in different provinces ,autonomous regions,municipalities directly under the central government ;enhancing professional self discipline,creating and improving environment for fair competition within the industry ;actively and prudently setting up nationwide special committees (subcommittees)of the food industry and giving guidance to their work;

5. Collecting domestic and foreign information and analyzing the developments of the industry ,releasing relevant industrial information and running well the Association's newspaper ,magazines and year book ,etc.;

6. Sponsoring lectures seminars, experience exChunges and special exhibitions for promoting information exChunge, and organizing various types of training courses for training competent personnel for food industry and improving the overall quality of food enterprises;

7. Conducting quality supervision and regulation, organizing recommendation of fine products, monitoring their production, quality and publicity so as to improve quality supervision; organizing and participating in the formulation and amendment of state and industrial standards for the food industry as well as supervising their implementation;

8. Strengthening ties with foreign food industries and relevant organizations and conducting international technological exChunges and cooperation with them;

9. Developing public welfare undertakings and setting up economic entities,and reinforcing self organizational building and strengthening its own capability of providing services to the industry;

10. Conducting ,with the authorization and on commission by relevant government departments,pre-feasibility study on commission by relevant government departments,pre-feasibility study on major projects of technological renovation and introduction of foreign technology,and of production and business licences of the industry and carrying out other activities beneficial to the industry;

Organizational structure

Development and Research Department Science,Technology and Education Department International Relations Department Quality Management Department Trade Association Work Department Business Department Administrative Office

Units directly under CNFIA

A. China National Food Industry Standardization Committee of Technique

B. Information and Consulting Center of China Food Industry

C. TecgnicalTrainingCenter of CNFIA

D. China Food Industry Magazine Office

E. China Food Quality Newspaper Office

F. Editorial Department of China Food Industry Year Book

G. Beijing Quality Certification Consulting Center of CNFIA

Contact Telephone: +86-10-63265394