date:Jul 03, 2014
ing system is not effective, penalties are comparatively light and not enough to deter offenders.
According to the revision, consumers can demand reparation worth three times the loss they suffer from substandard food. Current law only allows compensation of 10 times the price of the food.
Meanwhile, producers will face fines of up to 30 times the value of their products, up from 10 times under the current law. If the products are worth less than 10,000 yuan (1,600 U.S. dollars), those involve