VoluntaryReport-PublicdistributionDate:3/11/2009GAINReportNumber:CH9019CH9017China,PeoplesRepublicofFAIRSSubjectReportFoodSafetyLawofthePeople'sRepublicofChina2009Approvedby:WilliamWestmanAgBeijingPreparedby:MarkPetryandWuBugangReportHighlights:OnFebruary28,China’sNationalPeople’sCongress(NPC)StandingCommitteepassedthefirstcomprehensiveFoodSafetyLaw(FSL)afterfiveyearsofdrafting
TheFSLwillgointoeffectonJune1,2009
ThisreportisanUNOFFICIALtranslationofthislaw
IncludesPSDChanges:NoIncludesTradeMatrix:NoAnnualReportBeijing[CH1][CH]USDAForeignAgriculturalServiceGAINReportGlobalAgricultureInformationNetworkTemplateVersion2
09ExecutiveSummary:OnFebruary28,China’sNationalPeople’sCongress(NPC)StandingCommitteepassedthefirstcomprehensiveFoodSafetyLaw(FSL)afterfiveyearsofdrafting;thefirstdraftwas