The newly revised “Food Safety Law of People’s Republic of China” was approved by the fourteenth meeting of the Twelfth NPC Standing Committee after deliberation.

The new food safety law has ten chapters 154 articles in all and will take effect on October 1 this year. For this food safety law after two deliberations of the ninth meeting and twelfth meeting of NPC Standing Committee, and after three drafts, known as “the most serious one of its kind”, what are the major changes?

1.Prohibit highly toxic pesticides for fruit, vegetable and tea

2.Health food labels shall not involve disease prevention and treatment functions

3.Carry quality control throughout infant formula production

4.On-line purchased food is incorporated into regulation

5.Production and management of genetically modified foods should be labeled as required