从法人人格否认之视角看食品生产企业惩罚性赔偿责任的实现

On the Punitive Damages' Implementation of Food ProductionEnterprises from the Perspective of Piercing the Corporate Veil

食品安全关系国计民生的重大利益,一旦食品生产企业违反食品安全标准,必然造成消费者利益和食品安全利益受损。《食品安全法》对生产不符合食品安全标准的食品生产企业适用惩罚性赔偿制度,一方面激励消费者通过惩罚性赔偿制度维护自身权利,另一方面,通过惩罚性赔偿威慑食品生产企业对食品安全的关注。当适用惩罚性赔偿制度的食品生产企业无力给付消费者惩罚性赔偿时,在特定情况下追究食品生产法人企业(公司)内部股东连带赔偿责任,既可以促进惩罚性赔偿制度的实现,又可以丰富法人人格否认制度的实践。

Food safety is of great benefit relating to the national economy and the national welfare and the people＇s livelihood,once food production enterprises violate the food safety standards,this will cause the loss of interests of consumers and the food security interests.The system of punitive damages in ＂Food Safety Law＂ applying to the food manufacturers whose production does not meet food safety standards,on the one hand encourage consumers to defend their own rights by the system punitive damages,on the other hand,deterrence through punitive damages food manufacturers to food safety.When the food manufacturers are unable to compensate for consumers by applying the punitive damages system,the joint and several liability of the shareholders especially insider shareholders of food production enterprise/company will be undertaken in certain circumstances,which not only can promote the realization of punitive damages,but also prosper the practice of piercing the corporate veil.