Food refers to all kinds of finished products and raw materials for human consumption or drinking, as well as articles that are both food and traditional Chinese medicine according to tradition, but does not include articles for the purpose of treatment. The food industry includes animal products industry, aquatic products industry, fermentation products industry, grain and oil products industry, fruit and vegetable industry, beverage industry, food additives industry, candy industry, health food and other food industries.

The pharmaceutical industry is an important part of China's national economy. It is an industry that combines traditional industry and modern industry, and integrates primary, secondary and tertiary industries. Its main categories include: chemical raw materials and preparations, traditional Chinese medicine, prepared pieces of traditional Chinese medicine, proprietary Chinese medicine, antibiotics, biological products, biochemical drugs, radioactive drugs, medical devices, sanitary materials, pharmaceutical machinery, pharmaceutical packaging materials and pharmaceutical commerce. The pharmaceutical industry plays a very important role in protecting and improving people's health, improving the quality of life, providing family planning, disaster relief and epidemic prevention, military supplies and war preparedness, and promoting economic development and social progress.