China: China Releases 2017 Plan for National Food Safety Standards Work

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In November 2017, the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) released the Projected Initiation Plan for the National Food Safety Standards Work for 2017, which lists the national food safety standards to be developed or revised for 2017, and the organizations/ institutions that will undertake the development or revision of standards. According to the Plan, in 2017, China will revise a handful of national food safety standards related to dairy products. It is expected that the developed/revised standards will be notified to the WTO in 2018 and 2019. 

China: China Releases 2017 Plan for National Food Safety Standards Work

 

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