On July 21, Beijing Food and Drug Administration issued Code for Risk Classification of Food Producer and Operator (Trail) to introduce risk management in food production and operation field in Beijing, and further enhance scientific, targeted and effective supervision and management.

As introduced, the risk classification is to, according to risk characteristics of food producers and operators (including food trade market runner), quantify and evaluate static risk factors such as type of foods produced and operated, operation scale, and objects and dynamic risk factors such as production and operation condition maintenance, production and operation process control, and management system establishment, and on that basis classify food producer and operator risk levels through comprehensive judgment. The risk levels are respectively Class A, Class B, Class C and Class D from low to high.