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South Korea Issues Partial Amendments to "Imported Food Safety Management Special Act Implementation Rules"

  Foodmate News: On July 31, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a partial amendment to the "imported Food Safety Management Special Act Implementation Rules", the main contents of which are as follows: It clearly stipulates the inspection period for imported foods that have been disqualified due to the detection of harmful substances. The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will conduct precision inspections on all imported foods for 2 years from the date of disqualification. When the product name of a wine product includes the year of production or the year of fermentation and maturation, the same product name should be used to determine whether it is the same imported food of the same company. When the standards and specifications of imported food, etc. violate the Food Sanitation Law or the Functional Food Law, the administrative penalty standard shall be adjusted to the same level as the administrative penalty standard in relevant laws and regulations. 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 Russian Federation of Poultry Farmers says it can export two trains of poultry meat to China every month in one year

  Sergey Rakhtyukov, general manager of the Russian Federation of Poultry Farmers, said that in the second half of 2021, Russia will be able to export poultry two trains meats per month to China. Rakhtyukhov said that after China opened its border ports, Russia's exports of poultry products to China began to increase. He said that in April and May, Russia exported about 14 tons and 16 tons of poultry to China. Rakhtyukhov said at a web conference hosted by the Russian Export Center: "China has become our strategic direction." Rakhtyukov said that the Russian Federation of Poultry Breeders is actively expanding opportunities to supply poultry meat to China via railway. He said: "Now we are considering adopting rail transportation. This is a higher level conceptual direction for Russia-China relations. For us, rail transportation has a more competitive advantage, considering that countries such as the United States and Brazil cannot directly access the central provinces of China. Supply." He believes that in the second half of 2021, Russian poultry companies will be able to supply China with poultry meat for two trains per month. Russia currently exports poultry meat to China mainly by sea. Since 2019, Russia has begun to export a small amount of poultry meat to China by road. In May 2020, Russia shipped frozen chicken to China via railway in cold containers for the first time. Russian poultry exports to China also use multimodal transport: Russian companies transport their products to Vladivostok by rail, and then ship them to China's main ports by sea. 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

European Union is to apply a tax on non-recyclable plastic packaging

  The European Council has agreed to implement a coronavirus pandemic relief plan from 1 January 2021, including a tax of 0.80 euros per kilogram of non-recyclable plastic packaging. The tax is described in the agreement as being “a national contribution calculated on the weight of non-recycled plastic packaging waste with a call rate of EUR 0.80 per kilogram with a mechanism to avoid excessively regressive impact on national contributions.” Specific laws still need to be refined and then approved by the European Parliament and The European Council.         欧洲理事会同意从2021年1月1日起实施冠状病毒大流行救助计划，包括对不可回收塑料包装每公斤征收0.80欧元的税。具体的法律仍需完善，然后由欧洲议会和欧洲理事会批准。 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. 140)

  On July 27, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 140). 1. On 22 July, Russian Prime Minister said the Eurasian Economic Union will be phased food export restrictions. 2. Egypt announced that it will expend USD 2.8 billion for the construction of 47 desalination plants. 3. Ukrainian harbor major grain exporting 195 million tons in June, a decrease of 47%. 4. Brazil produced 120 million tons of soybeans in 2019-2020, 93% have been sold, a year-on-year increase of 18%; 42% of the next year’s pre-produced soybeans have been sold through futures, a year-on-year increase of 16%. 5. In the first five months of this year, China imported 120,200 tons of Thai rice, down 41.6% year-on-year . 6. After purchasing 50 thousand tons of rice reserves, the Government of Myanmar bought 20 thousand tons of rice reserves. Recommend article: Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 129) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 130) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 131) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 132) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 133) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 134) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 135) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 136) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 137) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 138) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 139) 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 Vietnam Food Safety Authority announces the list of companies that have obtained GMP health food certificates

Vietnam Food Safety Authority: According to paragraph 28 of Article 3 of the “Detailed Implementation Rules for the Regulations of the Food Safety Law ” No. N,15/2018/ND-CP issued and implemented by the Vietnam Food Safety Authority on February 2, 2018 Until the end of 2018, the bureau has coordinated with other relevant departments to conduct nationwide evaluation activities for health food manufacturers, and issued GMP certificates to companies that comply with Good Manufacturing Practices ( GMP ). It is reported that as of July 20, the companies that have obtained the GMP health food certificate include Nam Duoc Co., Ltd., Thien Su Viet Nam Co., Ltd. and Duoc Pham Usapha Co., Ltd. For a detailed list, please refer to: https://vfa.gov.vn/storage/upload/tong-hop-ds-cap-gmp.xlsx 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

New Zealand adds new quarantine measures on tomato mottle mosaic virus

This alert is for an amendment to the seeds for sowing import health standard. The amendment adds emergency measures to effectively manage the risk of Tomato mottle mosaic virus (ToMMV) on the seed for sowing pathway for the hosts Capsicum spp. (pg 39-40) and Solanum lycopersicum (133-135). The import health standard describes import requirements for seeds for sowing imported into New Zealand. MPI's emergency measures to manage ToMMV on the seeds for sowing pathway are: The inclusion of ToMMV as a quarantine pest in the specific requirements for Capsicum and lycopersicum in the seeds for sowing import health standard. The requirement of a phytosanitary certificate additional declaration to certify that the seeds were either: Sourced from a ‘pest free area', free from Tomato mottle mosaic virus; OR Sourced from a ‘pest free place of production', free from Tomato mottle mosaic virus; OR Officially tested, on a representative sample of a minimum of 3000 seeds officially drawn according to the ISTA or AOSA sampling methodology, using an NPPO-approved ELISA or NPPO approved PCR testing method and found free from Tomato mottle mosaic virus.Testing is required to be completed offshore prior to export, or on arrival in New Zealand. For more details, please refer to: https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?FullTextHash=1&metaCollection=WTO&SymbolList=%22G/SPS/N/NZL/634%22+OR+%22G/SPS/N/NZL/634*%22 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

Japan strengthens monitoring and inspection of acetochlor in Chinese red beans

  2020 July 27, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare released a notification: to strengthen the Chinese production of red beans in acetochlor monitoring checks . According to the Food Safety Transfusion No. 0330 No. 2 issued on March 30, 2020 (Final Amendment: Yaosheng Food Transfusion No. 0714 No. 3 issued on July 14, 2020), when inspecting the red beans produced in China, it was found to be in violation The regulations on pesticide residues in the Food Sanitation Law were adopted. Therefore, the frequency of monitoring and inspection of acetochlor in red beans has been increased to 30%. For more details, please refer to: https://www.mhlw.go.jp/content/11135200/000652292.pdf 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 United States intends to revise the list of bioengineered foods

On July 23, 2020, the U.S. Federal Register website received the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Announcement No. 2020-14933, proposing to amend the " Bioengineered Food List" (bioengineered food is genetically modified food). The main contents of the revision include: (1) Include sugarcane that has the function of releasing anti-bud insect substances after genetic modification; (2) Add a description of the antiviral properties of the zucchini varieties that already exist in the list after genetic modification. The varieties included in the list can be grown and produced commercially, and they are also approved for food consumption or as food ingredients to be added to food. The announcement will be officially published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2020, and the feedback period is one month from the date of publication. In addition, USDA is also considering the subsequent listing of genetically modified vitamin A rice and genetically modified cowpea that are resistant to stem borers. This time it is also soliciting safety research and evaluation conclusions on these two varieties in the announcement. For more details, please refer to: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-14933.pdf 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

US FDA adds 5 substances to food contact list

  On July 21, 2020, The National Law Review informed that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added 5 additional entries to its Inventory of Effective Food Contact Substance (FCS) Notifications since the beginning of June 2020. Food contact substances within the inventory are those that “have been demonstrated to be safe for their intended use.” The new substances are included in the following entry numbers: Click to view details: https://www.foodpackagingforum.org/news/fda-adds-5-substances-to-food-contact-inventory 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

Switzerland revises phytosanitary regulations

On July 21, 2020, the Swiss Federal Register website issued Announcement No. SR916.201, which proposed to amend the Phytosanitary Regulations. The main contents of the amendment include: (1) Revise the list of quarantine pests prohibited from entering the country. (2) Update the list of imported plants and plant products prohibited from third countries, adding Solanaceae. (3) Revise the list of plants and plant products that are allowed to be imported from a third country but must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate, and the list of plants and plant products that are allowed to be imported from a third country but need to meet specific production, processing or treatment conditions. The revised content will take effect on August 1, 2020. For more details, please refer to: https://www.admin.ch/opc/de/official-compilation/2020/3073.pdf 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