China: China Announces Standards for Food Contact Plastic Materials and Articles as WTO SPS Notification 1017

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On December 21, 2015, the Ministry of Health (MOH) issued Circular 52/2015/TT-BYT stipulating state inspection of food safety in respect to imported and exported food products under the management scope of MOH. This Circular is MOH’s new regulation to revise the methods of food safety inspection in order to comply with Vietnam’s Food Safety Law. This Circular replaces MOH’s Decision 23/2007/QD-BYT and takes effect on February 23, 2016.

China: China Announces Standards for Food Contact Plastic Materials and Articles as WTO SPS Notification 1017

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