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South Korea formulated the "Notice on the Traceability Management of the Circulation of Imported Aquatic Products"

  Foodmate News: On September 19, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of South Korea issued Announcement No. 2020-159, formulating the " Notice on the Traceability Management of the Circulation of imported Aquatic Products ", the main contents of which are as follows: 1. Formulate standards for designating aquatic products that have proven harmfulness as "tracing imported aquatic products in circulation". 2. Formulate the designated process, varieties and designated period of "tracing imported aquatic products in circulation". 3. Formulate the establishment and operation of the circulation retrospective review committee for "tracing the circulation of imported aquatic products". Please note: This article is translated based on Google web translation software, if there is an error, please contact us as soon as possible to correct. Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry.  Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net

PFAS in food: EFSA assesses risks and sets tolerable intake

  The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has set a new safety threshold for the main perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, that accumulate in the body. The threshold – a group tolerable weekly intake (TWI) of 4.4 nanograms per kilogram of body weight per week – is part of a scientific opinion on the risks to human health arising from the presence of these substances in food. PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals that are manufactured and used in a variety of industries around the world (e.g. textiles, household products, fire-fighting, automotive, food processing, construction, electronics). Exposure to these chemicals may lead to adverse health effects. People can be exposed to PFAS in different ways, including food, where these substances are most often found in drinking water, fish, fruit, eggs, and egg products. The four PFAS that EFSA’s assessment focused on are perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS). Toddlers and other children are the most exposed population groups, say EFSA scientists, and exposure during pregnancy and breastfeeding is the main contributor to PFAS levels in infants. Experts considered the decreased response of the immune system to vaccination to be the most critical human health effect when determining the TWI. This differs from EFSA’s previous opinion on PFAS from 2018, which used increased cholesterol as the main critical effect. The 2018 opinion set separate TWIs for PFOS and PFOA, but EFSA has re-evaluated these substances considering more recent scientific knowledge and has followed its recent guidance for assessing combined exposure to multiple chemicals. The latest scientific opinion addresses the feedback received from scientific organisations, citizens, and competent authorities in Member States during a two-month consultation between February 2020 and April 2020. EFSA’s scientific advice will support risk managers in their decisions on how best to protect consumers from exposure to PFAS through food. Please note: This article is translated based on Google web translation software, if there is an error, please contact us as soon as possible to correct. Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry.  Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net

South Korea issued partial amendments to the "Registration and Management Standards for Excellent Import Companies and Overseas Excellent Manufacturers"

  Foodmate News: On September 24, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of South Korea issued Announcement No. 2020-93, amending part of the " Registration and Management Standards for Excellent import Companies and Overseas Excellent Manufacturers". The main contents are as follows: 1. Relaxation of the on-site inspection system for excellent importing companies and overseas excellent manufacturing companies when registering or changing registration: newly set up excellent importing companies and overseas excellent manufacturing companies to be exempted from submitting attachments, and on-site inspections can be exempted if there are on-site inspection results within 1 year of renewal registration Terms. 2. Newly set a clause for postponement of sanitary inspections when companies have not produced imported foods for more than one year. 3. In the compliance matters of excellent importing companies and excellent overseas manufacturing companies, newly formulated regulations on the extension of the scope of health inspection agencies and the postponement of on-site inspections in accordance with the "Travel alert System Operation Guide" when health care, terrorist incidents, disasters, etc. occur. Please note: This article is translated based on Google web translation software, if there is an error, please contact us as soon as possible to correct. Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry.  Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net

Russian Omsk exports the first batch of flax to China

According to Russian media report: The first container train carrying 2,000 tons of flax in Omsk departed for China on September 23. This train is loaded with 100 containers of Omsk flax, which is the first export to China. The train departed from Karbyshevo-1 station to Nakhodka on the evening of September 23, and then was transported to Tianjin by ocean shipping. The transportation time is approximately 2 weeks. This transportation is based on a direct agreement signed between Russia and China. The export of large quantities of flax to China will be a trial run to familiarize yourself with the route and flow. If it can be implemented successfully, barley and wheat will be shipped to China in this way in October. Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry. Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net

Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 172)

  On September 24, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 172) 1. Driven by China's purchase of soybeans from the United States and the reduction in soybean production in the United States due to dry weather, soybean prices on the Chicago market have risen again, with a cumulative increase of 17.5 US dollars this week and a cumulative increase of 47.6 US dollars in August this year to close at 383.42 US dollars per ton. Soybean prices have maintained positive growth for the sixth consecutive week, becoming the highest price since the outbreak of the Sino-US trade war in July 2018. 2. In August, the export value of Brazilian agricultural products was 8.91 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 7.8%. Among them, exports to China were US$2.7 billion, accounting for 30.3%; soybean exports were US$2.21 billion, and exports to China accounted for 74.7%. 3. According to the US Department of Agriculture’s September 2020 "Cereals: World Markets and Trade" report, it is estimated that the 2019/2020 rice imports in the Middle East will be 6.48 million tons, the production volume will be 2.95 million tons, and the consumption volume will be 9.215 million tons. The inventory is 1.195 million tons, of which UAE rice imports are expected to reach 1 million tons, an increase of about 17.65% from the previous year’s 850,000 tons. 4. As of September 4 this fiscal year, Myanmar has exported 2.5 million tons of rice and broken rice. The Chinese market accounts for 29%. 5. According to a recent report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Cambodia, as of September 11, Cambodia had exported more than 3 million tons of agricultural products, including 463,800 tons of rice (165,000 tons to China). In addition, more than 133 rice was exported through informal channels. Million tons. Recommend article: Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 162) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 163) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 164) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 165) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 166) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 167) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 168) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 169) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 170) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 171) Please note: This article is translated based on Google web translation software, if there is an error, please contact us as soon as possible to correct. Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry.  Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net

Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 171)

  On September 24, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 171) 1. Recently, FAO released the latest issue of "Cereal Supply and Demand Briefing". The report shows that the global cereal production in 2020 will reach 2.765 billion tons, 58 million tons higher than the output in 2019, a record high. 2. For many years, the German pig industry has shown a downward trend. In the first half of 2020, German pork production was 2.6 million tons, down 1% year-on-year. The pig inventory is 25.5 million, a decrease of 3.9% from 10 years ago. The decline in the number of pig farms is even more pronounced, with a decrease of 39% over a 10-year period to 20,400, and the average number of pigs raised per pig farm has increased from 795 to 1,248. 3. From January to June 2020, Kazakhstan exported 489,000 tons of agricultural products to China, amounting to US$196 million, a year-on-year increase of 15%. Among them, 274 thousand tons of crops amounted to 86 million US dollars, an increase of 11%; 213,000 tons of agricultural processed products amounted to 104 million US dollars, an increase of 18%; 2,000 tons of livestock products, amounted to 5 million US dollars, an increase of 25%. 4. From July 2019 to June 2020, the international sales of Mexican avocados reached 1.272 million tons, an increase of 11% year-on-year, and the export value reached US$ 3.245 billion, an increase of 22% year-on-year. Among them, 964,000 tons were exported to the United States, with an export value of 2.4 billion U.S. dollars, and both the export volume and export value reached a record high. Recommend article: Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 161) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 162) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 163) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 164) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 165) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 166) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 167) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 168) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 169) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 170) Please note: This article is translated based on Google web translation software, if there is an error, please contact us as soon as possible to correct. Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry.  Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net

South Korea has issued a revised draft of the relevant Notices on the provision of information on commodities in E-commerce

  On September 22, South Korean media reported that the Fair-Trade Commission (FTC) released a revised draft of the notice on information Provision of Commodities in E-commerce, which is expected to be implemented from January 1 next year. The revised commodity information provision notice stipulates that the safety precautions of food products, adhesives, fungicides and other living chemical products and the information of chemical substances used in fungicides and other important commodity information directly related to the safety of consumers must be marked. Change the original food (agricultural water products) to food (agricultural water and animal products) so that consumers can correctly identify the food and provide the commodity information that meets the labeling standards of the Ministry of Food, Medicine and Safety to mail-order suppliers.         9月22日，据韩媒报道，韩国公平交易委员会发布了《电子商务中商品等的信息提供相关告示》部分修改草案，并预计将从明年1月1日开始实施。修改后的商品信息提供告示规定：必须标示食品类的安全注意事项和粘合剂、杀菌剂等生活化学产品及杀菌剂中使用的化学物质信息等直接关系到消费者安全的重要商品信息。将原来的食品（农水产品）修改为食品（农水畜产品），以便消费者正确鉴别食品，将符合食品医药品安全部的标示标准的商品信息提供给邮购商。 Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry.  Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net

Australia | Changes to the inspection and testing of some imported food

  On September 18, 2020, Australia amended the imported Food Control Order 2019 to update the foods that are classified as risk foods. They also made changes to the way we inspect and test some of these foods at the border and will require certification for some foods. The certification requirements for some foods will include having a Food Safety Management Certificate or a recognised foreign government certificate for importation and won’t take effect until 24 months after the Order is amended. These foods include: 1. Berries that are ready-to-eat will be classified as risk food. Consignments must be covered by food safety management certificates for importation. This change won’t be enforced/take effect until 24 months after legislation is amended. Analytical testing remains unchanged. 2. All poultry that is cooked and is ready-to-eat will be classified as risk food (scope extended from chicken meat). Consignments will be referred for at-border inspection and tested at a rate of 100% until a compliance history is established. Listeria monocytogenes test will apply. . 3. Crustaceans and crustacean products that are cooked and ready-to-eat will remain as risk foods but the tests applied will change. Tests that will apply:     Listeria monocytogenes (consignments will be referred for at-border inspection and tested at a rate of 100% until a compliance history is established)     Salmonella (consignments will be referred for at-border inspection and tested at a rate of 5%)     Seafood antimicrobial tests (existing tests applied to farmed product at the rate of 5% of consignments). Tests that will no longer apply:     Coagulase-positive staphylococci     Standard Plate Count (SPC) The amendment will take effect after 24 months. For more details, see: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/import/goods/food/notices/ifn06-20 Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry.  Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net

FDA Provides Additional Flexibility Regarding Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing additional flexibility for manufacturers who need to comply with updated Nutrition and Supplement Facts label requirements by January 1, 2021. This upcoming compliance date applies to manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales. Although the compliance date will remain in place, the FDA will not focus on enforcement actions during 2021 for these smaller food manufacturers. This additional flexibility includes manufacturers of packages and containers of single-ingredient sugars, regardless of the size of the manufacturer. The FDA has heard from some manufacturers that more time may be needed to meet all of the requirements, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The FDA provided the same flexibility for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual sales, who were required to comply with the Nutrition and Supplement Facts label requirements by January 1, 2020, by indicating it would not focus on enforcement actions during 2020. Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry.  Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net  

Canada intends to revise the maximum residue limits of fluclopyridine and fluthiazole in some foods

  Foodmate News: 2020 September 22, Canadian Ministry of Health issued PMRL2020-30 and number PMRL2020-31 notice, Pest Management Board proposes to amend the CFC pyridine ester (Halauxifen-methyl) and fluorine thiazole topiramate ethyl ketone (Oxathiapiprolin) in Maximum residue limits in some foods. The specific contents to be revised are as follows: It is understood that the review period for the solicitation of drafts is from September 22, 2020 to December 6, 2020. Please note: This article is translated based on Google web translation software, if there is an error, please contact us as soon as possible to correct. Business Division of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance of Global Foodmate provides food standards & regulations research, labelling compliance consulting/Chinese label design, industry public opinion monitoring and analysis, registration services (of Infant formula, FSMP, Health food, Novel Food Ingredients, Novel Food Additives, New Varieties of Food-Related Products and Overseas manufacturers of imported food) and other comprehensive food safety solutions for domestic and overseas enterprises and institutions in food industry.  Please feel free to contact us: +86 10 68869850, E-mail: global_info@foodmate.net