As food safety and environmental concerns have aroused wide attention in recent years, the instant contradiction between China's unbalanced and inadequate development of its food industry and the public's actual demand for food safety has led to a deeper reflection. On the other hand, China has increasingly set its sights on overseas markets for more sources of food, creating more opportunities and challenges for multinational companies to enter the Chinese market. Such companies find themselves compelled to adapt to China's complex supply and distribution system, comply with progressively stringent food safety and environmental regulations, and face a forever-growing competitive market.
Our team has practiced for many years in the field of food safety. We have handled a great number of high-profile food safety cases involving government investigations for international clients, and have represented cases that were selected by the Supreme Court and CCTV as "Top 10 most important legal cases of 2016 that pushed forward China's legal system". Our team is capable of managing legal issues involving civil, administrative and criminal overlaps, and has contributed to the revision of Food Safety Law and its implementing regulations, Food Production Licensing Regulations, Regulations on Management of Recalled Food, and other cutting-edge food safety laws and regulations.
Combined our specialized experience with our in-depth understanding of the field from farm to production, packaging, distribution, import, export, marketing and retail, we are able to quickly identify and promptly address relevant legal issues of significant impact in our clients' business operations in China.
Our team maintains good communication with many regulatory agencies, such as the former State Food and Drug Administration, the former State Administration for Industry and Commerce, the Ministry of Agriculture, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, and the former Shanghai Food and Drug Administration, as well as a number of leading universities in the field of food safety research. On account of this, our team is able to accurately grasp industry trends, interpret the prudent decision making by government sectors in a more in-depth perspective, and provide pragmatic and scientific legal advice to our clients.
Provide comprehensive legal services on foreign investment approval, M&A and restructuring, private equity, intellectual property, commerce, taxation and other matters.
Assess daily operational risks, standard processes for production operations, product liability risks and inaugurate compliance systems; conduct compliance review in food safety, advertising, product packaging and labeling; establish internal review systems, manage third-party business partners such as distributors, and respond to government investigations.
Deal with consumer complaints, reports, lawsuits and compensation; respond to government investigations, and coordinate and organize product recalls; tackle crisis events and prepare public relations and government relations protocols; provide food safety training.
Handle product liability, consumer complaints and lawsuits; deal with consumer rights protection disputes.
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