(RTTNews) – china s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), on Saturday approved a new set of stricter food safety laws after a series of recent tainted food scandals highlighted the shortcomings in the country’s food standards monitoring system.

China’s top legislature approved the food Safety Law on Saturday, providing a legal basis for the government to strengthen food safety control “from the production line to the dining table.”

By Xinhua writers Yuan Ye and Wu Jing China’s top legislature approved the Food Safety Law on Saturday, providing a legal basis for the government to strengthen food safety control “from the production line to the dining table.” The law, which goes into effect on June 1, 2009, will enhance monitoring and supervision, toughen safety standards, recall substandard products and severely punish …

The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, concluded its four-day session on Saturday, after approving the food safety law, an amendment to the criminal law and the revised insurance law. President Hu Jintao signed decrees to publish the new law and the two amended laws. That needs to happen for them to take effect. The concluding meeting was …

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Beijing (AP) – china s legislature enacted a new food safety law Saturday, promising tougher regulations and severe punishment for makers of bad products after

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (UPI) — Chinese lawmakers approved legislation Saturday aimed at ensuring food safety, officials said.

China’s legislature has enacted a new food safety law, promising tougher regulations and severe punishment for makers of bad products.

China yesterday approved a long-awaited food safety law, state media reported, in a bid to end repeated scandals involving dangerous food products.

Beijing, Feb 28 : China’s top legislature Saturday approved a new food safety law, promising stern action against makers of tainted food products in the wake of scandals that have fuelled demands for overhauling the country’s ineffective food monitoring system.