About CAIQ

Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine (CAIQ), a national public institute, is established to research and develop science and technology to be applied in inspection and quarantine. CAIQ is established through consolidating two organizations, Plant Quarantine Institute of Ministry of Agriculture (founded in 1954) and China Import and Export Commodity Inspection Technology Institute (founded in 1979).The mission of CAIQ is mainly to conduct research on the applied science of inspection and quarantine, as well as basic, high-tech and soft science, with the focus on solving general and comprehensive problems, emergent and pivotal issues related to the administration of inspection and quarantine. CAIQ provides technical supports to the policy-making related to inspection and quarantine for China’s central government, and provides technical assistance to the law enforcement duties of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China (AQSIQ). CAIQ also includes the Center for Application of Food Safety Hazard Analysis...more >