Food safety law to be stricter, more onus on govt

The latest draft of the food safety law has set stricter food quality standards and given greater responsibility to the government following the baby milk food scandal.

The draft requires all health departments to impose safety standards on the use of food additives and bans all harmful chemicals in food products.

"Only food additives proven safe, reliable and technically essential through risk assessments will be allowed," says the draft, submitted yesterday to the fifth session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee for the third review.