Latest serving of food law ready for review

The latest draft of the widely anticipated draft food safety law designed to raise standards and improve supervision will be submitted to the national legislature for its second review next week.

Drafts of the seventh amendment to the Criminal Law, an amendment to the Insurance Law and an amendment to the Patent Law will also be tabled for first reading at the fourth session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee to be held from next Monday to Friday.

The decisions were made yesterday at a meeting of the chairman and the vice-chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee.