Want to know when and where the product you just bought was made, or whether or not it is authentic? Visit the website www.95001111.com and type in the trace code.

Alternatively, call 95001111, or visit any of the designated "service terminals" in stores and supermarkets.

This is the new electronic identification, authentication and tracking system being promoted by the country's top quality watchdog - the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ).

From June, nine categories of products, including food, cosmetics, home appliances and farming materials, will have to carry identification and tracking codes or they will not be allowed to be sold, according to a circular jointly issued by the AQSIQ, Ministry of Commerce and State Administration for Industry and Commerce.

Released yesterday, the circular said the system will cover all products by the end of 2010.

AQSIQ Minister Li Chang

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