Voluntary Report - Public distributionDate: 3/11/2009GAIN Report Number: CH9019CH9017China, Peoples Republic ofFAIRS Subject ReportFood Safety Law of the People's Republic of China2009Approved by:William WestmanAgBeijingPrepared by:Mark Petry and Wu BugangReport Highlights:On February 28, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee passed the first comprehensive Food Safety Law (FSL) after five years of drafting
The FSL will go into effect on June 1, 2009
This report is an UNOFFICIAL translation of this law
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09Executive Summary: On February 28, China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standi