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SAMR | Announcement on Strengthening the Supervision of Consumer Goods Recall from Online Sales

On December 29th, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) issued the Announcement on Strengthening the Supervision of Consumer Goods Recall from online Sales. The announcement stipulates that producers and other operators certify that they have established and improved systems for collecting, verifying, analyzing and processing defects in consumer goods sold online. If it is found that there are defects in consumer goods sold online, the producer shall immediately stop the production, sale, and import of defective consumer goods. SAMR encourages producers and other operators engaged in online sales of consumer goods to establish internal consumer product safety and recall traceability mechanisms. 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 Codex Alimentarius, amending the limits of Clostridium perfringens for 6 products including kimchi

 On December 28, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued Announcement No. 2020-128, amending some of the contents of the Food Code. The main contents are as follows: 1. Change the limit of Clostridium perfringens in kimchi, pickled food, sugar pickled food, canned food, vinegar, compound seasoning food, curry from "≤100/g (sterilized products are negative)" n=5, c=2, m=100, M=1,000 (n=5, c=0, m=0/25g for sterilized products)”. 2. Modify the limit of microorganisms in coffee. 3. Modify the limit of arsenic in fish oil to the limit of inorganic arsenic. 4. Modify the list of food ingredients. 5. Newly set and modify the residue limit standards for 27 pesticides including Diquat. 6. Newly set and revise the residue limit standards for four veterinary drugs including methyl triazinone. 7. Modify the general test method. 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

Chinese ambassador to Russia: China will become the first export destination of Russian meat products in 2020

Russian Satellite News Agency, Moscow, December 24. The Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said in an exclusive interview with the Satellite News Agency that China will become the number one country for exporting Russian meat products in 2020, and the cooperation between China and Russia in the market for meat products has achieved remarkable results. The two sides have a good development trend of cooperation in this field. When answering questions about China’s import of Russian pork, Zhang Hanhui said that China and Russia open up each other’s markets for high-quality agricultural and sideline products and enrich the types of markets supplied by the two countries. This is mutually beneficial cooperation and is important to improving the well-being of the two peoples and deepening economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. significance. He said, “In 2018 and 2020, China will open its markets to Russian frozen poultry and beef, and this year, China has become the number one exporter of Russian meat products. From January to October this year, China imported meat from Russia. Such products amounted to US$290 million, an increase of nearly five times year-on-year. It can be said that the mutual access cooperation between China and Russia in the meat product market has achieved remarkable results, reflecting the good development trend of cooperation between the two sides in this field. The Chinese ambassador stated that pork is a meat product with high demand in the market. The mutual market access is highly concerned by related companies of both parties. As the African swine fever problem has not been effectively resolved, the development of this cooperation is currently facing objective difficulties. It is hoped that Russia will continue to strengthen prevention and control, strive to resolve the African swine fever problem as soon as possible, and create prerequisites for the restart of negotiations on mutual access to the pork market between the two sides. Zhang Hanhui said that he noticed that the business community is highly concerned about the export of Russian pork to China. He said that the competent government departments of both sides have agreed to carry out technical exchanges and cooperation in the prevention and control of African swine fever, continue to maintain communication at the expert level, jointly respond to the challenge of the African swine fever epidemic, and work together to remove obstacles to the development of pork market access cooperation. According to previous reports, Barsunayev, director of the Russian Export Center's representative office in China, said in an interview with the Satellite News Agency that Russia and China are negotiating to lift restrictions on Russian exports to China. He said that at present, in addition to negotiating the lifting of import bans and restrictions on food products, the two countries’ authorized organizations are also under negotiation on the supply of Russian pork to China. Barsunayev believes that Russian pork can occupy an important position in the Chinese market. Russian companies can provide 300-35 million tons of pork to the Chinese market each year, worth $1 billion.  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

Case｜Sales of concentrated yogurt that is not stored at the temperature indicated on the label, the court ruled to reject all appeals of consumers

Chen bought "XXX concentrated yogurt", and its label shows that it needs to be refrigerated at 2-6℃. Chen claimed that the yogurt he bought was not stored at 2-6℃, and provided physical photos and food. However, the food could not be seen to have been shot at the defendant's office, and it could not prove that the purchased goods had quality problems. To sum up, the court rejected the plaintiff's claim. 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

GACC | Emergency Preventive Measures against A Pakistani Company

On January 5, the General Administration of Customs took emergency preventive measures against a Pakistani company, due to the positive nucleic acid test of COVID-19 in one package sample of a batch of frozen sardines imported from Pakistan, the national customs suspended the acceptance of Pakistani aquatic product manufacturer M/S.AQUA SEAFOOD (Registered number: T-71/2008) import declaration for one week from January 5. Product declaration will resume automatically after expiration.         12月26日，海关总署发布对巴基斯坦1家企业采取紧急预防性措施，因从巴基斯坦进口1批冷冻小沙丁鱼的1个外包装样本中检出新冠病毒核酸阳性，全国海关自12月26日起暂停接受巴基斯坦水产品生产企业M/S.AQUA SEAFOOD（注册编号为T-71/2008）的进口申报1周，期满后自动恢复。 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 | issues inspection instructions for imported food based on document inspection results

On December 28, South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued import inspection instructions for imported food based on document inspection results.79 enterprises (involving 13 Chinese food producers and 24 Chinese aquatic products producers) will be subjected to precision inspection (processed food, etc. - random sampling inspection/livestock products, aquatic products - final precision inspection). 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 National Development and Reform Commission promulgated Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment(2020 Edition)

On December 28, The National Development and Reform Commission promulgated Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment(2020 Edition) , which will come into force on January 27, 2021, while the Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment(2020 Edition) will be abolished simultaneously.This document includes: aquatic product processing, shellfish purification and processing, seaweed health food development;Cheese and reprocessed cheese production;Development and production of infant formula food, formula food for special medical use and health food, etc.  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

GACC | Emergency Preventive Measures against 2 Russian Fishing Vessel

On December 29, the General Administration of Customs took emergency preventive measures against a Russian processing vessel and a fishing transport vessel, due to the positive nucleic acid test of COVID-19 in one package sample imported from Russia, the national customs suspended the acceptance of Russian aquatic product processing vessel MELKART-5 “MURMAN SEAFOOD” CO.,LTD. (Registered number: CH-10R) and a fishing transport vessel BREST OOO “SP” SOYUZRYBA” (Registered number: CH-33G) (Registration number CH-075) import declaration for one week from December 29. Product declaration will resume automatically after expiration.         因从进口俄罗斯1艘加工渔船、1艘捕捞运输渔船的水产品外包装1个样本中检出新冠病毒核酸阳性，全国海关自12月29日起暂停接受俄罗斯MELKART-5 “MURMAN SEAFOOD” CO.,LTD.（注册编号为CH-10R）1艘加工渔船和BREST OOO “SP” SOYUZRYBA”（注册编号为CH-33G）1艘捕捞运输渔船的进口申报1周，期满后自动恢复。 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 Zabaikal region imports 1,800 tons of Chinese fruits and vegetables every week

News from the Russian Federal Veterinary Plant Service on December 23: From December 14 to 21, 2020, the Zabaikal Regional Bureau under the bureau conducted plant inspection and quarantine on fresh vegetables and fruits imported from China weighing 18,000 tons. jobs. According to statistics, about 1,700 tons of fresh Chinese vegetables are imported, and the categories include peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, vegetables, cabbage, and carrots; about 100 tons of fresh fruits are imported, including kiwi, mango, and grapes. All imported products have successfully passed the official inspection and quarantine control and are allowed to go on the market for circulation. 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

Eurasian Economic Commission approves dairy product label management plan

Kazakhstan Capital Network reported on December 24 that Markina, assistant to the chairman of the Executive Committee of the Eurasian Economic Commission, said at a media briefing that the Eurasian Economic Commission Council meeting held on the 23rd had approved the implementation of label management in the Eurasian Economic Union. The list of dairy products and the timetable for implementing mandatory label management. Ma said that according to the document, the mandatory label management of dairy products in the Eurasian Economic Union will be implemented in three phases: The first phase will be before June 1, 2021, and mandatory for cheese, ice cream and other edible ice (with or without cocoa) Label management; the second phase is before September 1, 2021, and the mandatory label management of dairy products (milk, cream, yogurt, yogurt, milk residue, butter) with a shelf life of more than 40 days will be implemented; the third phase is December 2021 Before 1 day, compulsory label management was implemented for dairy products with a shelf life of less than 40 days. The Eurasian Economic Commission also determined the list of dairy products that do not require mandatory label management, such as food for children under three years of age, and dairy residues. The member states of the Eurasian Economic Union will determine the specific time for implementing mandatory label management. It is reported that the Russian government has previously approved a list of dairy products to be subject to mandatory label management. Russia’s timetable for implementing mandatory label management for dairy products is the same as that of the Eurasian Economic Commission. The product list is broader than the Eurasian Economic Commission’s list, including dairy products with a net weight of no more than 30 grams, non-industrial packaging retail dairy products, and children under three years of age. Food, as well as specialized diet food and health 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