On January 19, 2024, the the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) issued a notice on the public solicitation of opinions on the "Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Amendment for Opinion)". In order to strictly implement Chairman Xi Jinping's "Four Most Stringent" requirements for food safety, given that liquid infant formula products have higher requirements for quality and safety control than infant formula milk powder, and after soliciting opinions from relevant departments, it is proposed to adopt registration management for liquid infant formula products, and to revise the "infant formula" in Article 81, Article 82, Article 124 of “Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China” to "infant formula (including liquid form)". The consultation period is from January 19, 2024 to February 19, 2024.

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