Recently, the General Administration of Market Regulation formulated and issued the “Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Commissioned Food Production”, which will take effect on December 1, 2026. This means that common production models such as trademark licensing and OEM processing will be fully integrated into unified supervision, further compacting the responsibilities of all parties involved in contract food production, standardizing industry order, and establishing a strong line of defense for food safety. Tighten the “supervisory network” to ensure that the whole process is controllable with transparent mechanisms and severe penalties. The new regulations establish an outsourced production reporting system, requiring that a record must be filed with the supervisory authority within a limited period of time after the contract relationship is established, changed, or terminated to achieve “sunny operation” throughout the process. At the same time, it is strictly required that the product label must clearly indicate the information of the entrusting parties, establish targeted penalties, and introduce a reverse inspection mechanism to severely punish subjective malicious acts, so that “branding” is no longer equivalent to an exemption from liability.

Recently, the General Administration of Market Regulation formulated and issued the “Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Commissioned Food Production”, which will take effect on December 1, 2026. This means that common production models such as trademark licensing and OEM processing will be fully integrated into unified supervision, further compacting the responsibilities of all parties involved in contract food production, standardizing industry order, and establishing a strong line of defense for food safety. Tighten the “supervisory network” to ensure that the whole process is controllable with transparent mechanisms and severe penalties. The new regulations establish an outsourced production reporting system, requiring that a record must be filed with the supervisory authority within a limited period of time after the contract relationship is established, changed, or terminated to achieve “sunny operation” throughout the process. At the same time, it is strictly required that the product label must clearly indicate the information of the entrusting parties, establish targeted penalties, and introduce a reverse inspection mechanism to severely punish subjective malicious acts, so that “branding” is no longer equivalent to an exemption from liability.