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Coming up, have you ever grabbed a pre packed meal from the grocery store?
They're convenient, right?
Well, China's taking big steps to ensure that these quick bites are not just handy, but also safe and high quality.
Join us today as we chat about how this move might change the way we think about the we think about and consume ready made meals.
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But now six chinese regulatory bodies, including the state Administration for market regulation, issue the first nationwide standards on prepared meals, which address several public concerns such as what the definition of ready meal is and how to guarantee their safety.
With new regulations on the table, we are looking at a future where convenience doesn't compromise on health.
So Xing yu, tell us more about the latest national standards.
Yeah, I remember last time we talked about these precooked meals that adorn the table of Chinese New Year's Eve feast in China.
And over the past few years we have really seen this pre made dishes.
They have experienced explosive growth, you know, but there are many consumer concerns about the food quality and safety.
So previously we had dozens of local standards on these pre made dishes published by local governments and industry organizations, as well as some enterprise standards.
So the total number of these regulations exceeded 190, but we didn't have a unified one.
But nowadays the chinese authorities have officially laid out this nationwide standards to bolster supervision of the fast growing market for prepared meals, including requirements on raw materials, ingredients, storage, transportation and sales.