五、结 语

五、结 语

通过对美国餐馆监管的历史发展及相关制度的分析,我们可以得知,美国餐馆监管制度经历了较长的时间才逐渐建立起来,其制度的核心也并非以制裁为核心,而是非常重视监管的过程,并给予经营者纠正违法行为的机会。时至今日,这些监管制度在实施过程中依然存在着缺陷,美国的各级餐馆监管机关仍在采取措施完善各项制度,如美国联邦食品和药品监管局每隔四年修改《食品法典》,这些修改就是根据实际发展情况来完善监管。因此,制度的构建不是一蹴而就的,而是在实施过程中逐步完善并结合时代特征不断进行改进的。

Abstract:American restaurant regulatory system has experienced a history of development.Due to the federal system,the legal system of American restaurant regulation has formed three levels,named federal level,state level and local level.Federal and state health agencies mainly make laws and regulations.Local government health supervision agencies,as front-line law enforcement agencies,have become the cornerstone and play an indispensable role in supervising food safety in restaurants.Although the Food Code has no mandatory legal effection,it has gradually become a unified law enforcement standard after being adopted by the laws of each state.Under the exemplary role of the Code and the autonomy of the state and local governments,a relatively complete set of regulatory system has been formed,such as restaurant licenses,menu labels,supervision and inspection,inspection information disclosure,and punishment.The formation and construction of the whole system has great reference significance for the restaurants regulatory system in China.China's regulatory authorities need to draw on relevant content in the construction of the overall system,the implementation of specific norms,and improve the restaurant regulatory system by Chinese enforcement practice.

Keywords:United States of America;Restaurant;Regulatory System;Supervision and Inspection;Information Disclosure

(特约编辑:叶敏婷)

【注释】

[1]林沈节,上海商学院文法学院讲师,法学博士。本文系作者主持的国家社会科学基金项目“行政法视野中的风险警示研究”(课题编号15&CF019)的成果。

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[43]第一次检查,不罚款。第二次检查,重复严重的违规行为的罚款250美元,每次检查最高罚款总额为500美元。第三次检查,(12个月内)重复严重的违规行为的罚款500美元,每次检查最高罚款总额为1000美元。有即刻发生的健康危险、拒绝检查或者不遵守命令的,关闭餐馆并罚款2000美元。Denver Public Health &Environment Public Health Inspections Division Fine Schedule for Food Establishments https://www.denvergov.org/content/dam/denvergov/Portals/771/documents/PHI/Food/Food%20Fine%20Schedule.pdf.

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