Food producers and distributors are the main responsible actors to ensure food safety in the People's Republic of China. Where food safety is the goal, hygiene is the means to reach that goal. Food businesses must therefore obtain a license that demonstrates compliance with basic hygiene rules...

This paper discusses the general rules on labeling and advertisement of food products in the People’s Republic of China. The framework of food labeling rules is set first of all by the Food Safety Law 2015. Technical implementations of those rules can be found in the Pre-packaged Product...

The rising interest in the agri-food sector of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) comes along with legal questions about import requirements and the interpretation of the PRC’s agri-food law in general. The Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China of 2015 (FSL) is the basis of...

This paper revisits the theory of tripartite state obligations of human rights under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP). UNDROP is squarely based on this theory. It sets out what obligations to respect, protect and fulfil...