BEIJING, June 22 -- Although great improvement has been made in product quality, the general quality of China's products falls short of expectations, a report said.

The report on the implementation of the Product Quality Law was submitted to the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee at its bi-monthly session, which started Thursday.

Citing a survey that found 40 percent of firecrackers and induction cookers were substandard, the report said that a series of problems such as low-quality products and outdated standards have remained, especially in rural areas and online purchases.

The report called for a revision of the current Product Quality Law, which entered into force in 1993.

In addition, it suggested better information sharing, improved inter-agency cooperation on quality supervision and the establishment of a system to trace products.