Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law.
Article 135 A person who has been sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment or more for food safety crimes shall not engage in the management of food production and operation for life, nor shall he be the food safety manager of a food production and operation enterprise.
Article 138 Staff members of food inspection institutions who are dismissed in violation of the provisions of this Law shall not engage in food inspection within ten years from the date of the decision on punishment.
Personnel of food inspection institutions who have been criminally punished for food safety violations or who have been dismissed for major food safety accidents due to false inspection reports shall not engage in food inspection for life.
Where a food inspection agency employs personnel who are not allowed to engage in food inspection, the competent department or agency that granted the qualification shall revoke the inspection qualification of the food inspection agency.