Comments on the New Rules for the Registration of Infant Formula Milk Powder Formulas
2016-06-17
Article 81 of the Food Safety Law of the PRC (the “Food Safety Law”), revised in 2015, stipulates that the product formulas for infant formula milk powder shall be registered with the food and drug administration under the State Council. As a subsequent supporting regulation, the China Food and Drug Administrative (the “CFDA”) promulgated the Administrative Measures for the Registration of Infant Formula Milk Powder Formulas (the “Measures”) on June 6, 2016, which shall come into force as of October 1, 2016. We consider the following points to be worthy of attention: