China's quality watchdog is considering a consumer goods safety law for better consumer rights protection.

The draft law will be submitted to the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council for examination by the end of 2015, and will be included in the State Council's legislative work, said the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) on November 18.

The consumer goods safety law legislation is aimed at intensifying the institutional supervision of consumer goods safety, reducing and preventing consumer goods safety accidents, and safeguarding consumer rights and interests, said Mei Kebao, AQSIQ Vice Minister.

The consumer goods safety law should be linked with the product quality and food safety laws, and take into consideration the condition of Chinese enterprises and the country's economic and social development, he added.

Tang Wanjin, a member of the leading group for the consumer goods safety law legislation, suggested that the law should highlight the liability of companies and governments, clarify fines and punishments and offer practical supervision methods to improve the efficiency of the consumer goods safety monitoring network.

So far, China has no specific law concerning consumer goods safety. The Food Safety Law went into effect on June 1, 2009 and the Product Quality Law became effective on September 1, 2000.