China put its first Food Safety Law into effect on Jun. 1, 2009. However, over the past 4 years, food safety issues are still abound. On Oct. 29, China’s Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) released a revised draft of the new Food Safety Law on its website, asking for public comments until Nov. 29.
 
To submit comments, interested parties can visit: http://www.chinalaw.gov.cn   or directly email: spaq@chinalaw.gov.cn.
 
U.S. – China Health Products Association has translated the relevant portions that are directed towards foreign imports and health products. To view the English translation, visit the association’s website here:
 
http://uschinahpa.org/category/regulatory-updates/
 
The entirety of the original Chinese text, which consists of more than 20,000 characters, is available here:
 
http://www.sfda.gov.cn/WS01/CL0782/93682.html