CHINA’S STRICTER FOOD SAFETY REGULATIONS COULD MAKE IMPORTED AND DOMESTICALLY-REARED MEAT LESS ATTRACTIVE
May 22nd, 2015
The latest amendment to China’s Food Safety Law passed by the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), touted by China's government as the "toughest food safety law" in the country's history could promote demand for meat products, imported and domestically-produced. The new law stipulates higher fines for offenders and tightens controls on documentation, helping regulators detect forged documents. It also provides for more transparency in food safety monitoring, suggesting that non-government groups will get more freedoms ...
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