According to China's food safety laws and regulations and food safety standards, gold/silver foil, gold/silver powder substances are not food additives and cannot be used in food production and operation. Food producers shall not purchase and use gold and silver foil powder substances to produce processed food, food sellers shall not purchase and sell food containing gold and silver foil powder substances, and catering service providers shall not make and sell food containing gold and silver foil powder substances.

Strict import food safety supervision：Customs departments at all levels should urge food importers to implement the main responsibility, and must not import food containing gold and silver foil powder substances, and immediately stop selling those that have been imported.

Strict supervision of online transactions： Market supervision departments at all levels should urge online trading platforms to strictly implement the main responsibility, strengthen the qualification check of business operators within the platform, and strictly prohibit business operators on the platform from selling food containing gold and silver foil powder. Strengthen the monitoring of online transactions of "food containing gold and silver foil powder substances" and "edible gold and silver foil powder substances", and promptly supervise online trading platforms to take disposal measures such as pull off shelves in accordance with law.

Severely crack down on violations of laws and regulations: All relevant departments should intensify law enforcement, severely crack down on the illegal acts of producing and operating food containing gold and silver foil powder, severely crack down on false propaganda of gold and silver foil powder, and the edible nature of gold and silver foil powder substances, and severely crack down on the illegal acts of importing food containing gold and silver foil powder. Once relevant illegal conduct is verified, it will be strictly and promptly investigated and dealt with in accordance with law; where a crime is suspected, it will be transferred to the public security organ for criminal responsibility in accordance with law.

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Mr. Mike Chang (Partner)

Email: mikechang@shanghaiinvest.com