Committee to evaluate food safety

The draft food safety law submitted to China's top legislature for first review yesterday proposes the establishment of a State-level food safety risk evaluation committee.

The committee would be composed of experts from relevant fields, including health and agriculture, and be responsible for assessing certain food or food material risk if the draft were approved.

The evaluation results, the draft says, shall provide a "key basis" for constituting food safety standards and policies such as food-borne disease control measures.