China: Draft National Food Safety Standard of General Principles for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods Notified to WTO

On February 9 and February 12, 2024, China notified the revised draft National Food Safety Standard of General Principles for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1295 and under G/TBT/N/CHN/1827. The proposed date of entry into force is to be determined. This revised draft National Food Safety Standard closely mirrors the recently released draft letter from the Secretariat of the National Food Safety Standard Review Committee analyzed in FAS GAIN Report CH 2024-0021. This report explains the minor modifications between the two drafts and provides an unofficial translation of the draft standard notified to WTO. Stakeholders should conduct their own review of the regulation.