Article 30 of the “Measures for the Administration of imported and Exported Food Safety” stipulates that for imported fresh and frozen meat products, the inner and outer packaging shall have strong, clear, and easily identifiable Chinese and English or Chinese and exporting country (region) characters, indicating the following content : Country (region) of origin, product name, registration number of manufacturer, production batch number; specifications, origin (specific to state/province/city), destination, production date, shelf life, storage temperature, etc. should be indicated in Chinese on the outer package , the destination must be marked as the People's Republic of China, and the official inspection and quarantine mark of the exporting country (region) must be added.
For imported aquatic products, there should be firm, clear and easily identifiable Chinese and English or Chinese and exporting country (region) characters on the inner and outer packaging, indicating the following: trade name and scientific name, specifications, production date, batch number, shelf life and storage conditions, production method (seawater fishing area, freshwater fishing country or region, aquaculture), production area (marine fishing area, freshwater fishing country or region, country or region where aquaculture products are located), all production and processing involved enterprises name(including fishing vessels, processing ship, transport ship, independent cold storage), registration number and address (specific to the state/province/city), the destination must be marked as the People's Republic of China.
The Chinese labels of imported health food and food for special dietary use must be printed on the smallest sales package and must not be affixed.
Article 15 of "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of imported Food", when a registered enterprise exports food to China, it shall mark the registration number in China or the country (region) where it is located on the inner and outer packaging of the food. Registration number approved by the competent authority (Note: This requirement applies to food products exported to China produced from January 1, 2022).
