AreaChina (Mainland)

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityEdible oilmeals

Date01/05/2017

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentFood standards

DescriptionAnnounced that a new safety standard for edible oilmeals would come into force on 23 June 2017.

NotesChina’s National Health and Family Planning Commission confirmed that a new safety standard for food processing meals will come into force on 23 June 2017 (see also MPPU Nov.’15). As the standard only applies to edible meals for food processing, it does not concern rapeseed and cottonseed meal.