Beijing Demands Mandatory Traceability Data of Imported Frozen Meat and Aquatic Products

China has strengthened the source supervision of imported frozen foods^[1] ever since the positive testing of Coronavirus found on a chopping board^[2] used to cut imported salmon in June 2020, and other similar cases that followed. To prevent and control the Covid-19, on October 22, NHC department (China's National Health Commission) released two technical guidelines^[3] to govern the production and operation process of foods subject to cold chain* management. It indicated that food enterprises should reinforce the source control and guarantee the traceability of foods.