On July 8th, State Council of China released the 2020 Legislation Work Plan, which listed 16 draft regulations for approval and 26 regulations to be drafted or amended.
Food-related regulations in the 2020 Legislation Work Plan are listed below:
Animal & Quarantine
To be approved: to ensure public health and prevent epidemics, the Work Plan indicated that Law on the Entry and Exit Animal and Plant Quarantine (amendment draft) will be submitted for approval.
To be amended: Wild Animal Conservation Law will also be amended to ban on consumption of wild animals, along with Animal Epidemic Prevention Law (which regulates animal quarantine and animal product quarantine).
Agricultural Products
To be approved: Agricultural Product Quality and Safety Law Amendment Draft (drafted by MOARA)
To be amended: Regulation on Administration of Grain Circulation (drafted by National Development and Reform Commission, National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration)