China: Soliciting Public Comments for 21 National Food Safety Standards

On December 11, 2023, China’s Secretariat of National Food Safety Standard Review Committee of the National Health Commission (NHC) published an announcement soliciting public comments on twenty-one national food safety standards. The announcement listed twenty-one national food safety standards including standards for one food additive, three production operation rules, one food related product, eleven physical and chemical testing methods and procedures, one microbial testing method and procedure, one toxicological testing method and procedure, and three food products. This report contains an unofficial translation of the Announcement and the list of standards calling for public comments.