date:Dec 26, 2013
China will further toughen milk powder regulation next year as it moves to boost confidence in domestic producers and allay long-standing fears around food safety in its $12.4 billion infant formula market.
Milk powder firms will need to apply for a new permit under the toughened rules by the end of May next year, the China Food and Drug Administration said in a statement on its website, which was carried by state media on Wednesday. The food regulator will then release a list of approved produ