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Netherlands expects to renew its health certificate as soon as possible to resume trade with China

  From Intrafish Nov. 5 news, since China Customs refers to the cold frozen fish found COVID-19 product virus remaining, the Chinese government has strengthened all imported seafood in the regulations document examination as well as imported goods detection . Last Friday (October 23), the Dutch government decided to suspend the issuance of health certifications to seafood exported to China, on the grounds that the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention had isolated live new coronaviruses on the outer packaging of imported frozen cod, and some products had been printed with the Netherlands. Export health certification. The Netherlands expects to resume exports to China earlier this week by making necessary changes to the health certificate. In a new report sent to member states on October 30, the Dutch Fish Federation (Visfederatie) pointed out that exports to China are expected to resume as soon as possible in the week of November 1. Since October 23, Dutch traders will not be able to purchase non-fresh fish, crustaceans and soft seafood exported to China because the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has not issued sanitation certificates for these third countries. NVWA stated that the changes to the certificates are expected to be carried out early this week, and once adjusted, these certificates can be applied for again. According to the current situation, the revised certificate will be ready for use this week, and exports to China will be able to start again. In 2019, the Netherlands exported approximately 262 million euros of seafood to China, a year-on-year increase of more than 50%, making it the most valuable destination for its products outside the EU. 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

Indonesia issues new regulations-"Guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practices of Complementary Foods for Infants and Young Children"

  Indonesian Food and Drug Administration Bureau official website news show: the new regulations Indonesian Food and Drug Administration issued - " infant supplementary food good manufacturing practice guidelines" (2020, No. 28) in 2020 October 14 came into effect . The regulations require that all producers and operators of supplementary foods for infants and young children must implement the requirements of the Good Manufacturing Practice Guidelines. The regulations are applicable to supplementary foods for infants and young children from 6 months to 24 months or special nutritional needs/special medical purpose processed foods. Production guidance. 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

Hong Kong | Import of poultry meat and products from areas in Russia, Germany and UK suspended

  The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department announced on November 6 that in view of notifications from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about outbreaks of high pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza in Tomskaya Oblast in Russia, the District of Nordfriesland of the State of Schleswig-Holstein in Germany and Cheshire West and Chester District of Cheshire County in the United Kingdom (UK), the CFS has instructed the trade to suspend the import of poultry meat and products (including poultry eggs) from the above-mentioned areas 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 142 tonnes of frozen poultry meat from Russia in the first nine months of this year. During the same period, Hong Kong imported about 2,500 tonnes of frozen poultry meat and about 880,000 poultry eggs from Germany, and about 8,700 tonnes of chilled and frozen poultry meat and about 330,000 poultry eggs from the UK. "The CFS has contacted the Russian, German and British authorities over the issues 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 releases the draft of some amendments to the"Standards, Specifications and Labeling Standards for Drinking Spring Water"

  On November 6, according to Korean media reports, South Korean Ministry of Environment issued a draft of "Standards, Specifications and Labeling Standards for Drinking Spring Water" for comments. The main amendments include: In order to improve the recycling rate of plastics and reduce the amount of pollutants, drinking water label can be marked on the container or bottle cap. For the inner packaging product, if the label is marked on the inner packaging surface, the product does not need to be affixed to the label. The marked items of drinking spring water are separately marked on the main display panel and the separate zone, but if part of the marked items in the separate zone is marked on the main display, the marked items can be omitted. For large-volume drinking spring water products, which is more than 10L, the label can be pasted on the bottleneck. The deadline for soliciting opinions above is until November 26, 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

New Zealand MPI lifts alarm on South Cape shellfish biotoxins

  On November 6, 2020, the New Zealand Department of Primary Industries (MPI) canceled on the west coast of the North Island from the collection of shellfish public health warnings. This warning is from the South Point (entrance of Manukau Port) on the North Island to Tirua Cape (the southern end of Kawhia Port). Further sampling of the coastal shellfish of the coastline indicated that the paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxin is now at a safe level. The other warnings from Waipapakauri to Kaipara Harbor on the west coast of the North Island still exist. 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

NHC | Work Plan for Preventive Comprehensive Disinfection of Imported Cold Chain Foods

  On November 9, the National Health Commission issued the Work Plan for the Preventive Comprehensive disinfection of imported cold chain food, which is applicable to the disinfection of the loading means of transportation and the internal and external packaging of products of imported cold chain food.         11月9日，国家卫生健康委员会印发《进口冷链食品预防性全面消毒工作方案》，本方案适用于进口冷链食品的装载运输工具、产品内外包装的消毒。 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

SAMR | Adjust the time for receiving business consultation calls

  Recently, the Food evaluation Center of the State Administration for Market Regulation announced that since October 20, 2020, the food evaluation center has made the following adjustments to telephone consultation service: the telephone number has been adjusted to 010-53815833. Consultation time: (1) Health food is from 9: 00 am to 11: 30 am and from 13: 00 pm to 16: 30 pm every Thursday; (2) Formulated foods for special medical purpose and infant formula milk powder are from 9: 00 am to 11: 30 am every Tuesday.         近日，国家市场监督管理总局食品审评中心发布公告，自2020年10月20日起，食品审评中心受理业务电话咨询服务做如下调整：电话号码调整为010-53815833。咨询时间：（一）保健食品为每周四上午9:00-11:30、下午13:00-16:30；（二）特殊医学用途配方食品、婴幼儿配方乳粉为每周二上午9:00-11:30。 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

SAMR | Issue the Interim Provisions on Regulating Promotion Behavior

  On November 5, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the Interim Provisions on Regulating Promotion Behavior, which will come into force on December 1, 2020. The "Several Provisions on Prohibiting Unfair Competition in Sales Activities with Awards" issued by Decreer No.19 of the former State Administration for Industry and Commerceon on December 24, 1993 shall be abolished at the same time.         11月5日，国家市场监督管理总局发布《规范促销行为暂行规定》，本规定自2020年12月1日起施行。1993年12月24日原国家工商行政管理局令第19号发布的《关于禁止有奖销售活动中不正当竞争行为的若干规定》同时废止。 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

SAMR | Issued the Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Supervision of Webcast Marketing Activities

On November 5, The State Administration for Market Regulation issued "Guiding Opinions on Strengthening the Supervision of Webcast Marketing Activities". It is forbidden to released advertising without review for medical, medicines, medical apparatus and instruments, pesticides, veterinary drugs, health food and formula food for special medical use. In view of the food safety problems in webcast marketing, according to the Food Safety Law, it will focus on investigating and punishing illegal behaviors such as selling food without business qualification, selling food that does not meet the food safety standards, and selling food marked with false production date or beyond the expiration date.         11月5日，国家市场监督管理总局发布《关于加强网络直播营销活动监管的指导意见》，主要内容包括未经审查不得发布医疗、药品、医疗器械、农药、兽药、保健食品和特殊医学用途配方食品等产品的广告。针对网络直播营销中的食品安全问题，依据《食品安全法》，重点查处无经营资质销售食品、销售不符合食品安全标准的食品、销售标注虚假生产日期或超过保质期的食品等违法行为等。 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

EU | Issue Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of Authorising the Sugar Obtained from Cocoa Pulp as a Novel Food

  On November 5, the European Commission revised (EU) 2017/2470, authorising the placing on the market of sugars obtained from cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) pulp as a novel food under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2470, and giving the definition and labeling requirements of related products. This Regulation shall come into force on November 25th, 2020. Table 1 (Authorised novel foods), the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order: Table 2 (Specifications), the following entry is inserted in alphabetical order: 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