The newly issued Regulations on the Implementation of the Food Safety Law clearly stipulates that hepatitis B virus carriers will no longer be prohibited from engaging in the catering industry, and announced the cancellation of hepatitis B project testing for chefs, restaurant waiters and other four types of professionals before taking up their posts, provided that your liver function is normal.

On February 10, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health jointly issued the Notice on Further Standardizing the Physical Examination Items for Admission and Employment and Safeguarding the Employment Rights of HBsAg Carriers. The circular calls for the cancellation of the hepatitis B testing program in the physical examination for admission and employment, and for safeguarding the rights of HBsAg carriers to enter school and obtain employment.