China will ban sales of farm produces that fail to meet safety
standards starting Nov. 1, said An Jian, deputy director of the
Commission of Legislative Affairs of the National People's Congress
Standing Committee on Wednesday.
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The country's first law on farm produce safety goes into effect on
Nov. 1, said the official. An said the law will play a key role in
ensuring farm produce safety, preserving public health and
promoting the development of agriculture and the rural economy.
The law will establish a farm produce safety supervision and
management system as well as a farm produce source registration
system to ensure the country's food safety, he said.
A farm produce safety risk analysis and appraisal system and an
identification system for high quality, pesticide-free farm
produces will also be set up. Those who fail to observe the farm
product safety law will be punished, he said.
?An said that, if firmly applied, the new regulations will
guarantee China's farm produce safety.
(Xinhua News Agency October 26, 2006)