High-Quality Food Standard System Construction and Promotion Project (Quality Monitoring and Inspection Evaluation Services)

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Quality Monitoring and Inspection Evaluation Services f or High-Quality Food Standard System Construction and Promotion Project Country: People's Republic of China Name of Project: China Food Safety Improvement Project Loan No.: IBRD-92130 Assignment Title: High-Quality Food Standard System Construction and Promotion Project (Quality Monitoring and Inspection Evaluation Services) Reference No.: GD-FSS-GAMR-CS10 The Guangdong Administration for Market Regulation has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the China Food Safety Improvement Project Guangdong Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Improvement (Demonstration) Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services. The total estimated amount for this project is RMB 2.03 million . (I) Scope of Services The Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation and the market supervision authorities at the provincial, municipal, district and county levels cover service users including the general public and high-quality food production and operation entities.The specific work contents include: 1. In accordance with the requirements of The Guangdong Provincial Administration for Market Regulation and the inspection items and methods specified in the High-Quality Food Standards, conduct quality monitoring for high-quality foods. The inspection items cover sensory requirements, quality indicators and selected safety indicators. Statistical analysis shall be performed on the inspection results to assess whether they meet the requirements of the High-Quality Food Standards, and official inspection reports shall be issued. The inspection institution shall formulate an annual sampling plan to cover as many categories of high-quality foods as possible, with a cumulative total of no fewer than 700 batches over two years. Organize on-site inspections of high-quality food production and operation entities, and conduct full-process...