China’s Ministry of Health has announced standardized guidelines for nutritional information labels on packaged food. Beginning on January 1st, 2013, all packaged food must include the product’s nutritional information on the label.
中国卫生部发布了包装食品营养信息标签的标准化指南。从2013年1月1日起，所有包装食品的标签上必须有产品的营养信息。
Currently, China has imposed a similar but voluntary directive on food labelling. Roughly 50 percent of packaged food on the market has included this information. According to the new guidelines, the labels must contain the nutritional composition of the product and its energy content.
目前，中国在食品贴标上推行了相似但自愿的政策。市面上大约有50%的包装食品含有这种信息。根据新的指南，标签必须包含产品的营养成分和能量的含量。
The Health Ministry says that although the new guidelines won’t be mandatory until 2013, packaged food manufacturers are encouraged to label their products as soon as possible.
卫生部表示，虽然新的指南在2013年之前不会强制执行，但还是鼓励包装食品的生产商尽快为他们的产品贴标签。