China: PRC Calls for Comments on National Food Safety Standards Plan

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CH2022-0072

On June 1, the National Health Commission (NHC) issued a public letter soliciting comments on its 2022 plan for the National Food Safety Standards Project. The notice identified 41 national food safety standards the NHC intends to develop or revise in 2022. This report contains an unofficial translation of the Letter and plan.

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