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Food (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2020 promulgated by Singapore

  On 27 August, the Food Authority of Singapore issued a notice that The Food (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2020 (previously known as the draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2020) will come into operation on 31 August 2020.This set of amendments to the Food Regulations mainly allow the use of new food additives, extend the scope of use of existing food additives, update the existing provisions to conform to international standards and promote trade.         8月27日，新加坡食品局发布通知，2020年食品(第3号修正案)条例于2020年8月31日生效。这套修正案对《食品条例》进行了修改，主要是允许使用新的食品添加剂，延长现有食品添加剂的使用范围，更新现有规定应符合国际标准，并促进贸易。 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

The US automatically detains Chinese exports of olive mustard

  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently updated its import alert on its website, in which it automatically detained olive mustard from a Chinese company. The reason is bromocyanitrile, water amine sulfur phosphorus unqualified. Foodmate reminds export companies to strictly follow the requirements for food production and processing, to ensure the compliance and safety of food, and to avoid the risk of export products being detained. 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

Hongkong | Import of poultry meat and products from Gannawarra Shire of state of Victoria in Australia suspended

  The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced on August 28 that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about an outbreak of low pathogenic H7N6 avian influenza in the Gannawarra Shire of state of Victoria in Australia, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the area with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong. A CFS spokesman said that Hong Kong imported about 170 tonnes of chilled poultry meat, 870 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and 1.8 million poultry eggs from Australia in the first six months of this year, according to the Census and Statistics Department. "The CFS has contacted the Australian authorities over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the OIE on the avian influenza outbreaks. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said. 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

Hongkong | Import of poultry meat and products from Omskaya Oblast in Russia suspended

  The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced on August 26 that in view of a notification from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza in Omskaya Oblast in Russia, the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the area with immediate effect to protect public health in Hong Kong. A CFS spokesman said that Hong Kong has currently established a protocol with Russia for the import of poultry meat but not for poultry eggs. According to the Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong imported about 140 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Russia in the first six months of this year. "The CFS has contacted the Russian authorities over the issue and will closely monitor information issued by the OIE on the avian influenza outbreaks. Appropriate action will be taken in response to the development of the situation," the spokesman said. 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 a partial amendment of the "Regulations on Microbial Inspection in Edible Meat"

  Foodmate News: On August 26, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued Announcement No. 2020-75 to amend part of the "Regulations on Microbiological Inspection in Edible Meat". The main contents are as follows: 1. In the legal basis for the operation of the notice, the relevant basis clauses for the inspection of meat residues in the "Livestock Products Hygiene Management Law" are added. 2. Specify the necessary measures related to the inspection of meat residue: in the qualitative inspection of meat residue, the meat is judged to be positive and there may be residual substance. In order to confirm whether the residual substance exceeds the standard, measures shall be taken at the slaughterhouse before the completion of quantitative inspection. 3. The sampling site of meat residue qualitative examination should be expanded to make it conform to the characteristics of all kinds of residue examination. 4. The attachments related to the meat residue inspection are changed to meet the part of the annual meat residue inspection plan. 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

Thai Food Commission resolution passed the draft "Pesticide Residue Limit No. 3 in Food"

  Foodmate News: Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration on August 21: The Secretary-General Paisan said that according to the Ministry of Industry’s release, Chlorpyrifos, Chlorpyrifos-methyl, Paraquat and Paraquat Announcement that the five substances Paraquat dichloride, paraquat [bis(methyl sulfate)] or paraquat methosulfate (Paraquat[bis(methyl sulfate)]or paraquat methosulfate) are strictly prohibited from being used in agriculture. Since June 1, the bureau, as the secretary of the Food Committee, has reviewed and announced the announcement of the Ministry of Health on residue limits in food, and has met with government departments, private organizations, network laboratories and other relevant parties to discuss. According to consumer safety, food The principle of equality between manufacturers and importers, and the minimum value of the LOD (Limit of Detection) that can be inspected or detected by the laboratory, and after listening to domestic and foreign opinions, on August 17, the Thai Food Commission passed a resolution , Approved the draft "No. 3 Pesticide Residue Limits in Food". Secretary-General Paisan added that by 2020, the bureau will monitor 48 samples of food materials that may contain residues of the above five substances, such as chlorpyrifos and paraquat, such as soybeans, soy milk, soybean oil, wheat, wheat flour, bread and instant noodles. Analyzing the residues of the above-mentioned five substances such as chlorpyrifos and paraquat in food, the results showed that the above-mentioned five substances were not contained in the 48 kinds of samples. Among them, soy and wheat foods also meet the European Union (EU) standard on banning chlorpyrifos and paraquat in foods (this standard will take effect on June 1, 2021). 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

Russia's poultry exports to China increased nine fold in the first half of this year

China-Russia Information Network Moscow compiled and issued: "Russian News" quoted data from the Agricultural Export Center under the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. In the first half of 2020, Russia's meat and vegetable oil exports to China increased several times, and the total export of agricultural products reached 1.9 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 35%. The most exported commodities are frozen fish (38% of agricultural exports), sunflower oil (15%), soybean oil (10%), poultry meat (8%) and crustaceans (6%). In the first half of 2020, Russia’s total exports of poultry to China totaled US$14.3 billion, nine times that of the same period last year. So far, China surpassed Ukraine to become Russia's largest importer of poultry meat. 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  

The Eurasian Economic Union revised the "Safety of Food Additives, Flavors and Fragrances and Processing Aids" Technical Regulations and Standards List

  Foodmate News: On August 25, Eurasian Economic Commission News Center: The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission approved a list of standards adopted for the technical regulations on the " Safety of Food Additives, Flavors and Fragrances and Processing Aids". The list includes applications and evaluations. Rules and research methods necessary for product compliance within the applicable scope of technical regulations. It is reported that this revised list includes the certified measurement method MVI.MN 6028-2018 "Determination of the mass concentration of sulfurous acid in gelatin (as SO2)" and the application time of the other 2 measurement methods in the revised list, including MVI.MN 806-98 "Determination of Sorbic Acid and Benzoic Acid Concentrations in Foods by High Performance Liquid Chromatography" and MVI.MN 3239-2009 "Determination of β-Carotene in Special Foods". Such standards will be subject to relevant interstate standards. Included in the list of technical regulations and standards for formal application. 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

Benefited from the opening of the Chinese market, Panamanian beef exports doubled year-on-year in the first half of the year

In the first half of this year, the export trade of Panama’s agricultural and livestock products maintained a good performance, among which the overseas sales of bananas, cane sugar, fish and beef all increased year-on-year. The Panamanian "Century" reported that the Panamanian Republic’s General Audit Office (Contraloría General) reported that in the first half of this year, Panama’s banana exports totaled US$72.9 million, an increase of 10.5% from US$6,600 in the same period last year. During the same period, the export value of fish (including whole fish and fish fillets) was US$2720, an increase of 17.9% from US$23 million in the same period last year. The most worth mentioning is that as of the end of June, the year-on-year increase of Panamanian beef exports was as high as 105.7%, from 10.2 million US dollars to 21.1 million US dollars, mainly due to the opening of the Chinese market. Panama’s agricultural and animal husbandry products that have shown a year-on-year increase in export value in the first six months of this year include: sucrose (increased by 34.4%, from US$14.7 million to US$19.7 million), fish meal and fish oil (increased by 11.6%, from US$24.1 million) To US$2700), leather (increased by 20.4%, from US$722,000 to US$869,000). Faced with the above data, Eric Dormoi, director of the Export and Trade Promotion Agency (DNPE) of the Panamanian Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MICI), said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has hindered international trade, Panama’s export sector still Managed to maintain the "acceptable" pace of development. "In terms of opening up markets and establishing connections with potential consumers, Panamanian exporters are ready to meet new challenges," he said. Overall, in the first half of this year, the FOB of Panama’s foreign trade commodities totaled 335.3 million U.S. dollars, compared with 344.8 million U.S. dollars in the same period of 2019, which is a decrease of -2.8% year-on-year. 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  

Vietnam's annual aquatic product exports may reach 8.3 billion US dollars

  Vietnam’s “Investment News” reported on August 26 that data from the Vietnam Aquatic Products Processing and Exporting Association (VASEP) showed that the export of aquatic products will resume in the third and fourth quarters and will reach US$8.26-8.3 billion in 2020. According to statistics from the General Administration of Customs, the export value of Vietnamese aquatic products in July was US$796.3 million, an increase of 0.8% year-on-year. Exports of aquatic products in July continued to recover after increasing 0.3% in June. In the first seven months of 2020, the export value of aquatic products reached US$4.4 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 6%. In July, the export of aquatic products to the United States continued to maintain considerable growth, with a year-on-year increase of 20.8%, reaching US$184 million. In the first seven months, Vietnam’s exports of aquatic products to the US reached US$834 million, an increase of 4.5% year-on-year. The export of aquatic products to the EU also improved in July, with a decrease of only 2.3% year-on-year, compared with the decline of more than 18% in the previous months. At the same time, exports of aquatic products to Japan are still facing difficulties, and exports to China have fallen again. VASEP predicts that the export of aquatic products will gradually recover in the third and fourth quarters and will reach US$8.26-8.3 billion in 2020, a year-on-year decrease of 3.8%. In addition, VASEP stated that the EVFTA agreement that will take effect on August 1 will be the “pushing force” for Vietnamese aquatic products exports in the last few months of this year, especially those products that can enjoy zero tariffs after the agreement takes effect, such as grass shrimp. Frozen white shrimp, processed octopus squid, etc. 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