Regulatory actions, rules and policy updates from food safety authorities.
The Chifeng Municipal Market Regulation Bureau organized a joint special food safety inspection during the National Day holiday, covering catering and distribution stages, ordering on-site correction of minor issues and rectification notices for larger risks.
The 2026 Hebei Food Safety Awareness Week main event was held on Sept 22 alongside the national campaign, with a Shijiazhuang sub-venue and speakers from agencies, firms and schools.
Hunan Provincial Administration for Market Regulation released the first batch of 2026 typical cases against catering waste, covering five catering operators in Changsha, Xiangtan, Xinshao, Shaoyang and Yueyang for failing to post anti-food-waste signs or remind consumers.
Braised chicken feet sold by a deli in Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng, failed the national food safety standard for sorbic acid and its potassium salt, and regulators imposed confiscation of illegal gains and a fine.
On Sept 24, 2026 Hunan Food Safety Week launched in Changsha under the theme “Uphold Virtue and Law, Share Food Safety — Deepening Whole-Chain Supervision,” releasing typical enforcement cases and short-video contest results.
On Sept 23, an event hosted by the Jiaxing Market Regulation Bureau and organized by the Xiuzhou District bureau was held at Xincheng Old Street, with joint inspections and on-site sampling of eateries.
The Chaoyang District Market Supervision Administration carried out a pre-holiday enforcement inspection at Shenghua Honglin Market, focusing on price irregularities in premium aquatic products and spot-checking public and merchant scales.
The Panji District market regulator inspected bulk baijiu outlets including farm markets and grocery stores, checking licenses, supplier documents and labeling, and ordered sellers with poor storage, incomplete records or improper labels to rectify within a deadline.
Jiuzhi County market regulator inspected over 40 mooncake sellers before the holidays, deploying 12 enforcement visits and finding 9 issues, all unpaid price labels, ordered corrected on site.
On September 23, the State Administration for Market Regulation held an expert meeting to improve non-targeted screening standards for illegal food additives, noting two approved methods can serve as references in enforcement.
Lingbi County Market Supervision Bureau conducted a special inspection of mooncake overpackaging for the holiday market under GB 23350-2021, checking packaging layers, void ratio, materials and mixed packaging.
Ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Yinchuan market regulator conducted a food safety inspection, deploying 237 enforcement visits and checking 384 sites, with 14 mooncake batches sampled and all tested items passing.
SAMR has issued a notice seeking public comment on 17 national standards and one amendment sheet, including the Baijiu Sensory Evaluation Terminology draft. Comments are due by October 15, 2026. Luzhou Laojiao passed appraisal for two scientific achievements.
On September 18, a delegation led by Yang Fan of the Heilongjiang Market Regulation Bureau visited the National Center for Food Safety Inspection and Testing for talks on special food technical services, traceability and risk control.
Four national standards including Health Food Ingredients Whey Protein are open for drafting working group members and samples, organized under SAC/TC 466, with feedback due by November 1, 2026.
On September 22, the Zhuzhou Municipal Market Supervision Administration carried out a pre-holiday market price inspection covering rice, flour, grain, oil and mooncakes, concluding that prices were generally stable and market order sound.
Qingyuan Market Supervision Administration reported that online claims of illegal sulfur fumigation of ma bamboo shoots at individual sites were initially verified. Illegal processing materials and products have been seized, police have taken action against those involved, and a traceback is underway.