OK, this has all the appearances of a boring topic, even for lawyers. The article I read was certainly not gripping. I only mention this because food safety, labeling and consumer awareness seems to be moving forward in this country. Used to be a non-issue, and although the enforcement has yet to make a significant dent in the problems out there, I do here more grumbling from people, and there are certainly more consumer-based actions that occur these days. I think we'll see a steady progress in monitoring, enforcement and consumer-led demand for higher standards. In the meantime, don't bother telling me about the possible contaminants in my food - ignorance is bliss.

Note that the article linked to above is on farm product surveillance, kind of a related topic to what I have been talking about. The agricultural sector is trying to get competitive globally, so the new law is designed to help show that China's standards in that area are improving. In case you were interested . . .