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On July 10, 2023, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released revised Administrative Measures for Product Formula Registration of Formula Milk Powder for Infants and Young Children.

The State Administration for Market Regulation issued the General Quality Standard for Nut and Seed Food, which will come into force on August 1, 2023.

U.S. dog and cat food exports to China reached a record $264 million in 2022, with China becoming the second-largest U.S. export market.

China lifted all the Covid-19 control measures in December 2022. Its gradual economic recovery indicates it will resume being an important destination for imported consumer food products.

China’s cherry production is forecast to increase by 12 percent to 760,000 MT in Marketing Year (MY) 2023/24 because of a rebound in production in Shandong, Sichuan, and Liaoning provinces.

Soybean imports are increased to 98 million metric tons (MMT) and 98.5 MMT in marketing year (MY) 22/23 and MY 23/24, respectively, on rebounding soybean meal (SBM) and soybean oil demand.

Post forecasts that, despite recent heavy rainfall in major producing provinces that has impacted quality, total wheat production in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will be comparable in quantity to the previous year due to higher area planted and harvest completion in June.

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.