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On February 17, 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) released it Draft Administrative Measures for Major Crops Variety Registration for public comments.

In 2013, the Bangladesh Standards Testing Institute published a guideline to assess the food safety of products derived from genetically engineered (GE) plants.

On May 15, 2014, the Ministry of Science and Technology gazetted the Work Plan for the National Biotechnology Policy 2012.

This report contains an UNOFFICIAL translation of the Administrative Measures of Inspection and Quarantine for the Entry and Exit Grain issued by the AQSIQ.

China’s huge grain stocks continue to impose severe pressures on China’s production and trade policies.

This report lists major export certificates required by the Chinese government for imports of food and agricultural products.

China notified the WTO of the National Food Safety Standard of Natural Mineral Water (an update of the GB 8537), issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)...

China is the world’s second largest poultry market. However, poultry exports from the United States were banned in January, 2015, due to high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks.

Ministry of Health (MOH) issued Circular 52/2015/TT-BYT stipulating state inspection of food safety in respect to imported and exported food products under the management scope of MOH.

China notified the WTO of the National Food Safety Standard of Resins for Food Contact Plastic Materials and Articles, issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)...

China notified the WTO of the National Food Safety Standard of Yeasts Used for Food Processing (an update of the GB/T 20886), issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)...

China notified the WTO of the National Food Safety Standard of Pollen (an update of the GB/T 30359), issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)....