China bans sales of unsafe farm products
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-10-25 21:38
China will ban sales of farm products that fail to meet safety standards
starting November 1, said An Jian, deputy director of the Commission of
Legislative Affairs of the National People's Congress Standing Committee on
Wednesday.
The country's first law on farm product safety goes into effect on November
1, said the official.
An said the law will play a key role in ensuring farm product safety,
preserving public health and promoting the development of agriculture and the
rural economy.
The law will establish a farm product safety supervision and management
system as well as a farm product source registration system to ensure the
country's food safety, he said.
A farm product safety risk analysis and appraisal system and an
identification system for high quality, pesticide-free farm products will also
be set up.
Those who fail to observe the farm product safety law will be punished, he
said.
An said that, if firmly applied, the new regulations will guarantee China's
farm product safety.
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