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A draft amendment to the Seed Law was released for public comment on August 20, 2021.

In 2022, China’s hog production is forecast to decline by 5 percent. Low prices and disease outbreaks in 2021 led to significant slaughter and delayed restocking.

This report contains an unofficial translation of the Peoples Republic of China’s (PRC) Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) for Pesticides in Food.

Two draft Maximum Residue Limit (MRL) standards covering 64 and 26 pesticides, respectively, were released for domestic comment on August 10, 2021.

Trade shows in the United States and abroad can help U.S. companies expand their reach to potential customers around the globe.

China's customs administration published interpretative guidance regarding labeling requirements for imported food, including fresh and frozen meat, aquatic products, health food, and food for special dietary purposes.

The U.S-China Economic and Trade Agreement (Phase One) granted market access for new U.S. horticultural products such as avocadoes, blueberries, and nectarines.

On July 6, 2021 China's General Administration of Customs (GACC) implemented a notification and commitment system that allows importers (or agents) to certify to the possession of testing reports for imported dairy products, in lieu of submitting the original testing reports to GACC, when clearing customs.

On July 28, 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) published a notice soliciting comments on "Further Regulating the Labeling and Marking of Infant and Young Children Formula Milk Powder Products (Draft for Solicitation of...

China’s trading partners and industry members have concerns about potential disruptions from two revised decrees that China announced in April 2021, the Regulations on the Registration and Administration of Overseas Producers of Imported Food (Degree 248) and the Administrative Measures on Import and Export Food Safety (Degree 249).

On April 13, 2021, China notified a revised draft of the National Food Safety Standard for Use of Food Additives (GB2760) to the WTO SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/CHN/1217.

China extended the Section 301 retaliatory tariff exclusion on sorbitol, a food additive that accounted for $1.6 million in U.S. exports to China in 2020.