The Commission on Food Safety of the State Council () is a policy coordination committee with ultimate oversight on food safety in China. As it is an ad hoc coordination body it should not be confused with the established commissions and ministries which report into the State Council. The Commission is led by the Vice Premier of the State Council, Han Zheng, who is also a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.
The commission was established in 2010 after a series of food safety incidents reduced the trust of the Chinese public as well as importers of Chinese made food outside of China. For example, the 2008 baby milk powder scandal caused major international controversy. The commission was initially headed by Li Keqiang, then the top-ranked Vice-Premier of the State Council and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee, who was assisted by two deputies, Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Vice Premier Hui Liangyu.
The membership of the organization is made up mainly of vice-ministers.
Leaders Li Keqiang (2010–2013, then serving as Vice Premier and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee) Han Zheng (2013–present, serving as Vice Premier and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee)
Current composition Leader Han Zheng, Politburo Standing Committee, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Deputy Leader Wang Yang, Politburo, Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Chief of General Office Zhang Yong Members Zhang Yong, Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council, Chair of the China Food and Drug Administration, General Office chief Bi Jingquan, Deputy Secretary-General of the State Council Wu Hengquan, Deputy Head, Central Propaganda Department Wang Qijiang, Deputy Secretary-General of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Hu Zucai, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission Wang Weizhong, Vice Minister of Science and Technology Zhu Hongren, Engineer-in-chief, Ministry of Industry and Information Huang Ming, Vice Minister of Public Security Xiang Chunsheng, Vice Minister of Supervision Wang Bao'an, Vice Minister of Finance Li Ganjie, Vice Minister of Environmental Protection Han Changbin, Vice Minister of Commerce Jiang Zengwei, Vice Minister of Commerce Chen Xiaohong, Vice Chair of the National Health and Family Planning Commission Yu Guangzhou, Head of the China Customs Administration Ma Zhengqi, Head of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce Zhi Shuping, Head of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Yuan Shuhong, Deputy Chief, Legislative Affairs Office Wang Guoqing, Deputy Chief, State Council Information Office Ren Zhengxiao, chairman, State Administration of Grain
See also Food safety incidents in China Gutter oil
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