China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) approved release of 88 national standard samples covering manufacturing, agriculture and other sectors.

The Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission issued an opinion requiring stricter legal prosecution of crimes that endanger food safety, setting three market‑relevant directives. First, enforcement will prioritize high‑concern areas — meat products, campus food, health foods, and fruits and vegetables — and key links including production and processing, online sales, terminal catering and food imports; authorities are directed to deepen case leads and punish offenders severely to signal strict enforcement. Second, the opinion demands strict legal standards across the criminal process — investigation, arrest, prosecution, trial and sentence execution — with tighter control over probation and exemption from punishment and heavier penalties for cases with serious facts or adverse impacts. Third, authorities will strengthen supervisory oversight and guidance of enforcement.

CHINA said at a routine briefing that remarks by a former Japanese foreign minister and domestic critics reflect rational opinion and are viewed positively by Beijing. CHINA said the root cause of the bilateral deterioration lies in Japan’s current leaders’ historical outlook and view of China, which contain serious deviations that have damaged the political basis of China-Japan relations and for which Japan bears full responsibility. CHINA urged Japanese leaders to listen to domestic critics, confront the root problems, abide by the four political documents between the two countries, and properly reflect and correct errors on Taiwan, history and perceptions of China.