BEIJING ¨D China posted its new draft food safety law, which includes penalties ranging from fines to life in prison for manufacturers of substandard food, according to Xinhua reports. Covering food safety evaluation, monitoring, recall and information release, the draft law was submitted to the N.P.C. Standing Committee in December for the first hearing.

Under the draft law, manufacturers of substandard food products face fines, loss of their incomes and revocation of production certificates. In serious cases, offenders could receive prison terms ranging from three years to life.