SAFETY

The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has issued its 2020 national plan for supervision and random sampling inspection of product quality. More

The Department of Emergency Management of Guangdong Province issued temporary measures for the safety management of post-holiday work resumption (Yue Ying Ji Gui No. 1 [2020]) on 26 March to strengthen the safety management of entities when they resume work and production after major holidays, promote the implementation of a primary responsibility system for safety in production, and effectively prevent work safety accidents. More

The many incidents involving food safety and quality on the Chinese mainland over recent years have undermined consumers’ confidence in local food, driving some of them to turn to imported and international branded packaged food and beverages. From 2008 to 2012, China’s packaged food and beverage market grew by an average 15.2% annually, way above the world’s average at 4.1%, underscoring mainland consumers’ growing appetite for these products. More