Macao Passed Food Safety Law
Report Highlights:
The Macao Government notified World Trade Organization members of its passing of the Food Safety Law (Law No 5/2013) in March 2013 via notification G/SPS/N/MAC/11. The Law will become effective October 20, 2013. With a view to strengthening and better coordinating food safety control, the Food Safety Law provides legislative backup for measures covering risk assessment and food safety surveillance, which were not otherwise encompassed by the existing legal framework. The Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau is designated to implement and enforce the new Food Safety Law. The import regulations of raw and packaged food remain unaffected, thus the Law is unlikely to have any significant impact on U.S. exports to Macau, which primarily are re-exported via Hong Kong.
