Jin Xiaotao, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) attended the 49th session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) in Macao from March 20 to 24 and delivered a speech.

Jin Xiaotao, vice-minister of the National Health and Family Planning Commission addresses the 49th session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives in Macao from March 20 to 24.

Jin said that the CCFA has become a platform for countries around the globe and international organizations to exchange food safety management ideas, boosting the development of the food additives industry.

"The Chinese government has always paid great attention to food safety, and is willing to cooperate with countries around the world to improve the international standard system of food safety," Jin said.

Chen Haifan, director of the Secretariat for Administration and Justice of the Macao Special Administrative Region, expressed her welcome for the CCFA conference.

Chen stressed that Macao has set up a multi-level food safety supervision system and will further improve related laws and regulations to ensure food safety.

Hosted by the NHFPC, the session invited more than 260 representatives from 50 member countries and the EU as well as 32 international organizations to discuss general standards for the food additives codex.