Study on the Problems of Punitive Compensation System of Food Safety Law

摘要

Food is essential in people's daily life and food problem is a matter of vital importance to the life of people, so we must lay stress on food safety. In recent years, food problems emerge one after another, resulting in bad influence nationwide and serious harmfulness against consumers' personal safety and health. Consumers have suffered the economic loss, yet they also have to face the mental distress and injury caused by food safety problems. The publication of punitive compensation of Food Safety Law has protected consumers' rights and interests in a better way to certain extent. There are still some problems, such as consumer scope and food safety standard, needing to be made clear.