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On 30 September 2025, the MEE Solid Waste and Chemicals Management Technology Center, together with China Environmental Publishing Group, announces that the first training session on standardized hazardous waste management will be held in Nanjing from 12 to 14 November 2025.

The training aims to strengthen the implementation of China’s Solid Waste Pollution Prevention and Control Law and related policies, while enhancing the compliance level of hazardous waste generators and disposal units. Topics will include the latest updates on hazardous waste management policies, classification and identification, transfer and reporting, exemption policies, and technologies for waste utilization and treatment.

This initiative reflects China’s ongoing efforts to integrate chemical and waste lifecycle management within the MEE’s broader environmental risk control framework. The event is organized by the same technical center responsible for new chemical substance registration (MEE Order No. 12), highlighting the connection between chemical management and hazardous waste governance.

Participants will include chemical and pharmaceutical enterprises as well as local environmental authorities, making this a valuable platform to understand current compliance expectations and explore potential collaboration opportunities within China’s regulatory landscape.

From September 8-12 2025, the 17th session of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) was held in Beijing. During this session, the draft amendment to China’s Food Safety Law was submitted for its second review.

Food safety remains a critical concern for public health. Four years after the previous revision, the law is being updated to address new challenges arising from the rapid development of the food industry. This round of amendments adopts a targeted “small-scale” approach, focusing on urgent issues such as the regulation of road transport for key bulk liquid foods and stricter penalties for violations.

Key Provisions in the Draft

The second draft introduces a dynamic adjustment mechanism for the key bulk liquid foods catalogue, allowing authorities to update it as needed. It also strengthens legal responsibilities for:

• Forging, altering, or using falsified transport records and cleaning certificates for transport containers.

• Failing to fulfill inspection and verification duties related to bulk liquid food road transport.

The draft clarifies that China will implement a licensing system for road transport of key bulk liquid foods. It specifies the obligations of senders, receivers, and transport operators. Road transport operators without proper transport permits will face legal consequences, while stricter penalties apply to those who do not comply with transport standards or falsify documentation.

Focus on Food Safety and Accountability

Officials said the amendments aim to improve traceability, enhance supervision, and protect consumer health by targeting high-risk areas in food transport.