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Pulse production has continued to decline over the last few years while the country remains a top importer of dry peas and mung beans.

On February 10, 2025, the National Health Commission (NHC) announced approvals for 20 new food materials and additives, three of which are products derived from Genetically Modified Microorganisms (GMMs).

China's social media platforms, such as Douyin, Xiaohongshu, and Kuaishou, are rapidly evolving and becoming key channels for consumer information and purchasing decisions.

In February 2025, four U.S. beef, seven dairy, two pork, and 71 poultry establishments that export to China had their registrations lapse on the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) website.

Market access for U.S. poultry remains constrained as the People's Republic of China (PRC) is not implementing relevant annexes for poultry trade specified in the Economic and Trade Agreement (i.e., Phase One Agreement).

For the first time, China's leading e-commerce platforms, JD.com and Tmall, successfully imported fresh fruits via the cross-border e-commerce (CBEC) channel.

Jiangnan Fruit Wholesale Market in Guangzhou is China's most influential hub for imported fresh fruit, playing a crucial role in the supply chain. Significant volumes of U.S. cherries, plums, citrus, apples, and grapes enter China through this market before being distributed to other cities.

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.