Research and Analysis on the Calculation Method of Punitive Damages in Food Safety Civil Public Interest Litigation

Abstract

As an important legal tool for safeguarding the public interest of society, civil public interest litigation on food safety has gained widespread attention and application in recent years. However, in the course of its practice, the calculation method of punitive damages is particularly confusing, which not only affects the fairness and authority of judicial decisions, but also hinders the healthy development of the food safety legal system. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the main reasons for the confusion in the calculation method of punitive damages in the civil public interest litigation on food safety, such as the non-uniform calculation standard, un- clear calculation factors and non-transparent calculation process, and put forward the improvement of the le - gal provisions, unification of judicial practice, strengthen the theoretical research, improve the transparency of the calculation and the establishment of a supervisory mechanism and other improvement recommendations, in order to provide a strong guarantee for the healthy development of the legal system of food safety. In order to provide a strong guarantee for the healthy development of the food safety legal system, the lawful rights and interests of consumers are effectively safeguarded, and social harmony and stability are promoted.