Quality labeling aims to curb illegal food exports

Foreign food importers will be able to tell certified Chinese food products from fake ones thanks to a "CIQ" mark that all legal food exports are required to carry on their packaging from next month.

The mark stands for China Inspection and Quarantine, which guarantees that the exports have passed quality tests, according to a regulation unveiled by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ).

The packages should also carry information such as the enterprise's name and address, batch number and production date so that any quality problems can be traced to the source.