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China is the largest importer of genetically engineered crops and one of the largest producers of GE cotton in the world, yet it has not approved any major GE food or feed crops for cultivation.

This report is for reference only. It provides an unofficial translation of the draft measure as notified to the World Trade Organization on June 19, 2017, as TBT 1209.

On December 23, 2016, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) and the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) released the National Food Safety Standard....

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....

On April 6, 2017, the State Council published the annual Key Tasks regarding Food Safety Work of 2017.

Post forecasts MY 2017/18 orange production at 7.3 million MT, up 4 percent from the previous year’s revised estimate as a result of favorable weather and diminished impact from citrus greening.

Dalian Lobster Harbor Restaurant is a high-end restaurant which specializes in Boston lobster and other premium seafood.

On December 6, 2017, the Shenyang Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) held its first industry seminar.

China’s MY2017/18 fresh potato production is forecast at 97 million metric tons (MMT), about a 5 percent increase from the estimated 92 MMT in MY2016/17, due to a continued expansion of potato area.

West Africa’s (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Senegal) Marketing Year (MY) 2017/18 cotton production is forecast down to 2.8 million 480 lb. bales primarily due to drought and high pest pressures....

Post’s forecast for MY17/18 domestic cotton production is raised to 5.4 MMT, up 9 percent from the previous year.

South China appetite for U.S. apples strengthens…ATO Guangzhou participated in a California grape retail promotion, organized a cranberry consumer tasting event at the U.S. Consulate General....