China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) orders food delivery platforms to strengthen safety controls
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China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ordered Meituan, Taobao Shangou and JD.com to carry out immediate self-inspections, tighten vendor vetting and delivery controls, and enlist riders in safety supervision ahead of new food-safety regulations effective June 2026.
Why it matters
Platforms must produce verifiable self-inspection and rectification records and change vendor onboarding, delivery workflow and rider-management procedures to meet the regulator's requirements. Missing documentation or unchanged controls will leave firms exposed to enforcement once the June regulations take effect.
Implications
- • Food delivery platform compliance teams at Meituan, Taobao Shangou and JD.com must complete documented self-inspections and retain rectification records — absence of records will be treated as regulatory non-compliance.
- • Vendor onboarding and marketplace operations teams at major food delivery platforms must suspend or remediate suppliers that fail tightened vetting checks and document each remediation step — continuing to list non-compliant vendors will create grounds for enforcement action.
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