In 2017 China NHFPC (now knowns as NHC) promulgated the “WS 575-2017 Hygiene Requirements for Hygienic Wet Wipes”. Since its implementation in March 2018, the mandatory standard has played an active role in market regulation, but some of its contents were also misinterpreted/wrongly enforced by manufacturers, law enforcers and users. In a recent scholarly journal, NHC officials reiterated the background and significance and outlined the key technical requirements, as well as clarified the scope, legal positioning and intersection with other disinfection products, in the hope of safety and effective use of health-related products, particularly under the circumstance of Covid-19 pandemic.