In 2018, the Chinese Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs (MOARA) issued 6 ministerial regulations regarding the importation, production, sanitary standard and labeling of pet food. All types of pet food circulating in China have been asked to comply with the label requirements starting 1 Sep 2019, but a 6-months grace period was given to allow industry additional time to prepare for implementation of the new regulation according to China MOARA 2019 No. 20 announcement.
Those 6 ministerial regulations are: