China: Draft Revisions for General Principles for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods Notified to WTO

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   CH2024-0086
On July 11, 2024, China notified revisions to the draft National Food Safety Standard of General Principles for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods to the World Trade Organization (WTO) under G/SPS/N/CHN/1295/Add.1. The General Principles for the Labeling of Prepackaged Foods is a mandatory national food safety standard that provides basic requirements for the labeling of domestic and imported prepackaged foods of all categories. The proposed date of entry into force is to be determined. Comments may be submitted to China’s SPS National Notification and Enquiry Center at sps@customs.gov.cn until August 16, 2024. The draft standard was notified previously to the WTO in February 2024 and changes to it have been made in this revision. This report provides an unofficial translation of the draft standard with the latest revisions. Stakeholders should conduct their own review of the regulation.

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