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EU will increase imports of sunflower oil from Ukraine

  Ukraine’s AgroPortal website reported on November 11 that imports will increase due to the EU’s forecasted lack of sunflower seed production. According to Ukrainian UkrAgroConsult, EU sunflower seed production in the 2020/21 market is expected to fall to 8.9 million tons (950,000 tons less than the previous forecast, and 1.3 million tons less than the previous season), which will be the 2016/17 market year The lowest level. Sunflower oil imports are expected to increase by 400,000 tons to 2 million tons (230 tons in 2019/20 market). Among them, imports from Ukraine will account for 90% of imports. In addition, soybean imports are expected to increase by 700,000 tons to 15.7 million tons (14.7 million tons in the 2019/20 market), and soybean oil to increase by 53,000 tons to 400,000 tons (455,000 tons in the 2019/20 market). 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

China and Tanzania reach agreement on soybean export to China

According to a report by Tanzania’s mainstream media "Daily News" on November 1, Tanzania and China reached an agreement to export soybeans to China. Tanzanian Ambassador to China Kailuki issued a statement on the official Twitter account of the Embassy in China on October 26, stating that China’s annual soybean demand is about 103 million tons, of which 15 million tons are produced in China and 88 million tons are imported from abroad. Now Tanzania It has also become one of the countries that can export soybeans to China. He pointed out that in China soybeans are the main source of protein for animal feed and edible oil. At the same time, Wu Peng, Director of the Department of African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said that the agreement reached between the two countries is conducive to expanding imports from Africa. This is one of the important measures to implement the "Eight Actions" of the 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Summit. Both China and Africa will benefit from closer trade ties. According to statistics, the annual output of soybeans in Tanzania is about 10,000 tons, and the main producing areas are Ruvuma, Iringa, Mbeya, Morogoro and Manyara provinces. At present, the main agricultural products that Tanzania exports to China are sesame, sisal, tobacco and cashew nuts. 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

Registration of 16 generic pesticides released by Brazilian MAPA

  A list of a record 16 generic formulated pesticides or products that will effectively be available for use by Brazilian farmers has been published in Act No. 60 of the Department of Plant Health and Agricultural Inputs of the Secretariat for Agricultural Defense, in the Federal Official Gazette. Among the registered products, three of them are composed of microorganisms such as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Trichoderma harzianum, which are biological agents of pest control that attack Brazilian crops. “The novelty is that they are the first product registrations that use the two biological assets in a mixture. This enhances the effect of controlling biological assets on controlled pests, generating greater efficiency,” explains Bruno Breitenbach, general coordinator of Pesticides and Related Products. Registered products are recommended for the control of Rhizoctonia solani, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Deois flavopicta and Euschistus heros. All products use active ingredients previously registered in the country. The registration of generic pesticides is important to decrease market concentration and increase competition, which results in fairer trade and lower production costs for Brazilian agriculture. In 2020, 63 products were considered to be of low impact (biological and organic). This is the largest number of product registrations in this profile in the same year. All registered products were analyzed and approved by the bodies responsible for health, environment and agriculture, according to scientific criteria and in line with the best international practices. The original Portuguese version of this piece is from Notícias Agrícolas. 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 EPA releases draft biological evaluations for atrazine, simazine and propazine

  EPA is taking the next step in its regulatory review of atrazine, simazine and propazine, three widely-used herbicides used to control a variety of grasses and broadleaf weeds. Atrazine is used on about 75 million acres of agricultural crop land every year and is especially effective, affordable, and well-studied. In September 2020, EPA announced its interim registration review decisions for atrazine, simazine and propazine (collectively known as the triazines), finalizing measures to protect human health, mitigate potential ecological risks while providing America’s farmers with valuable tools they have come to rely upon. Today, EPA is releasing its draft biological evaluations (BEs) for triazines for public review and comment. Biological evaluations are the beginning of EPA’s Endangered Species Act consultation review process for pesticides where the agency determines if an endangered or threatened species or critical habitat could be affected by the use of a certain pesticide. EPA will accept public comments on the draft evaluations until Jan. 5, 2021. After carefully considering the public comments received and any additional data received, the agency will finalize the BEs. If EPA determines a pesticide may affect a listed species or its critical habitat, the agency will consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service (the Services) as appropriate. The Services will then issue a biological opinion to determine if the population of a species would be adversely impacted and, if so, propose ways to reduce risks. It is the goal of EPA to ensure that pesticides can continue to be used safely with minimal impacts to threatened and endangered species. This is the second group of pesticides, and the first herbicides, where the agency used its March 2020 Revised Method for National Level Listed Species Biological evaluations of Conventional Pesticides to assess potential impacts that these herbicides may have on threatened and endangered species and their critical habitats. As such, EPA used advanced exposure modeling techniques to estimate exposures to plants in various environments such as wetlands. The biological evaluations make effects determinations for 1,795 listed species and 792 designated critical habitats when these pesticides are used according to product labels. This includes no effect (NE), not likely to adversely affect (NLAA), and likely to adversely affect (LAA) determinations. A summary of LAA determinations for atrazine, simazine, and propazine is below: - Atrazine is likely to adversely affect 54 percent of all species and 40 percent of critical habitats; - Propazine is likely to adversely affect 4 percent of all species and 2 percent of critical habitats; - Simazine is likely to adversely affect approximately 53 percent of species and 40 percent of critical habitats. To read the biological evaluations, please visit EPA's webpage. EPA is accepting public comments via docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0514 at www.regulations.gov. 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

China and Russia hold video negotiation on Russia's export of animal products to China

  Russian Federation Veterinary Plants Bureau November 9 news: On November 6, 2020, the Russian Federation Veterinary Plants Bureau and the General Administration of Customs of China held video-based negotiations on Russia's export of animal products to China . The two sides discussed the suspension of the export of Russian fish products to China due to the discovery of the new crown virus on the packaging: in the past two weeks, 4 Russian ships exported to China were detected with the new crown virus. The Russian Animal Plant Administration has discussed the cause of the incident. An investigation was carried out. After investigation, the above-mentioned products are planned to be sold to the European Union, and the products are not intended to be exported to China. After the cargo ship arrived at the European port, the cargo was stored in the refrigeration station for more than a month, after which the product was shipped to China. The Russian side tested the crew of the Russian ship for COVID-19, and the results were all negative. At present, China has made a one-week decision to temporarily ban the above-mentioned Russian ships from exporting goods to China. Russia requires China to provide a test report on the presence of the COVID-19 virus on the product packaging, a copy of the veterinary certificate, and the certificate and product that the controlled product has arrived in China. Tag photos. During the negotiation process, the two parties discussed the principle of only conducting video inspections on Russian ships. The Chinese side detected the COVID-19 virus on the packaging of its products, and decided that relevant companies would display their work processes under complex epidemic conditions in the form of videos. Inform how to unload and store goods. The Russian Federal Bureau of Veterinary Plants proposes to cooperate with China in the field of science to jointly develop a uniform laboratory test method for research on whether the product contains the COVID-19 virus. 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

Australia updates import requirements for formula supplementary sports foods

  On November 4, 2020, the Australian Department of Agriculture issued Notice IN08-20. According to the report of the Food Australia and New Zealand , the import requirements for formula supplementary sports foods were updated , and octopamine and aconitine were included in the The list of hazardous substances for human health cannot be added to formula supplementary sports foods. 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 | Decision To Revise Import Requirements for the Importation of Fresh Citrus From South Africa Into the United States

  On November 5, 2020, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA issued the decision to revise the import requirements for citrus (grapefruit, lemon, mandarin orange, sweet orange, tangelo, and Satsuma mandarin) fruit from South Africa into the United States. based on the findings of a commodity import evaluation document (CIED), which they made available to the public for review and comment through a previous notice, they are removing restrictions on the ports of entry into which such citrus may be imported. This action will allow these citrus species to be imported into more ports in the United States without presenting a risk of introduction or dissemination of plant pests or noxious weeds. 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 plans to revise the "Specifications for Food, Additives" (Specifications for Cool Drink Water)

  On November 9, the Japanese Health Ministry issued the modified draft of "Specifications for Food, Additives", plans to add the mixing of lactobacillus, yeast, fermented milk or lactobacillus drinks after sterilization or disinfection, which must be managed in an appropriate way that is not contaminated by pathogenic microorganisms for other cool potable water, the deadline for above comment is December 13, 2020.         11月9日，日本厚生劳动省发布了《食品、添加剂等的规格标准》的部分修改征求意见稿，拟追加对于其他清凉饮料水，杀菌或除菌后混合乳酸菌、酵母、发酵乳或乳酸菌饮料时，必须用不被病原微生物污染的适当方法管理混合后的工艺，以上意见征集截止日期为2020年12月13日。 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

WTO Notification on Chinese Regulation of "Requirements of Restricting Excessive Package—Foods and Cosmetics"

  On November 9, the WTO announced Chinese regulation of " Requirements of Restricting Excessive Package—Foods and Cosmetics", which is applicable to the sales packaging of food and cosmetics, and it is not applicable to gifts or products not for sale. The deadline for comments is 60 days from notification.        11月9日，WTO通报中国《限制商品过度包装要求 食品和化妆品》 ，本标准适用于食品、化妆品的销售包装。意见征集截止时间为发布之日起60日内。 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

Australian rock lobster has extended its customs clearance time in China

  From Intrafish November 6 news, the end of October this year, the Australian rock lobster exports have begun efforts to restore and China trade. Previously, these lobsters experienced serious delays in customs clearance. According to information received by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment (DAWE), the inspection rate for the usual import inspections has been increased to 50% of the cargo volume. To this end, relevant departments are further implementing this information and remind exporters to reconsider the recent export of rock lobster. China announced on the 4th that since November 6, seven types of Australian products have been suspended by China, including coal, barley, copper ore and copper concentrate, sugar, wood, red wine and lobster. Rock lobster fishery is one of Australia’s most important commercial fisheries. In 2018-2019, about 94% of Australian rock lobster exports of 752 million Australian dollars (approximately US$539.5 million) were exported to China, making China an important export market. Australian rock lobster mainly comes from Western Australia and South Australia. If the November 6 deadline is implemented, the trade dispute between Australia and China will escalate significantly. 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