The Food and Drug Administration will focus on spot checks on beef and mutton for clenbuterol.

The State Food and Drug Administration said on the 24th that the State Food and Drug Administration will list beef, mutton and "clenbuterol" as key varieties and items for supervision and sampling, and step up sampling efforts.

According to reports, recently, relevant provinces and cities have found that beef and mutton (including offal products of cattle and sheep) run by markets, supermarkets, stores and restaurants in some areas contain "clenbuterol" in supervision, sampling and special monitoring.

In order to further standardize the sales of beef and mutton, severely crack down on illegal practices in the operation of beef and mutton containing "clenbuterol", and effectively ensure the quality and safety of beef and mutton, the State Administration of Food and Drug Administration requires all localities to organize supervision and inspection in the light of the actual conditions of administrative areas. focus on the comprehensive inspection of small workshops, production enterprises, bazaars, shopping malls, supermarkets, meat shops, catering service units and other places Conduct in-depth investigation and clean up substandard beef and mutton.

The State Administration of Food and Drug Administration requires all localities to supervise and urge the production and operation enterprises, catering service units and market markets of beef, mutton and related meat products to establish and strictly implement the purchase inspection, certificate and record system for beef, mutton and related meat products in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law of the people's Republic of China, and make it clear that the purchased beef and mutton must have quarantine and inspection certificates. And can be traced back to the source. It is prohibited to purchase and use beef and mutton of unknown origin, without quarantine certificate or with unqualified quarantine inspection. At the same time, competent enterprises and market organizers are encouraged to strengthen the testing of "clenbuterol" in beef and mutton, deal with problems immediately and report them to the regulatory authorities.

The Food and Drug Administration also asked all localities to severely crack down on violations of laws and regulations and strengthen information communication. (reporter Xu Qingsong)