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Court ordered the merchant to refund the payment for the meal replacement cake which did not indicate the unsuitable population of ginseng and the food limit and added some carnitine beyond the limit

  Hu purchased the "meal replacement cake" in a hangzhou trade co., LTD., which contains ginseng ingredients (planted), L-carnitine, etc., but did not indicate the the people that not suitable to eat ginseng and the addtive L-carnitine was used beyond the scope of GB 14880, According to investigated fact that the court can determine Hu has in involved in a number of similar lawsuits across the country, combined with the professional food safety standards knowledge of him, can prove that it is for the purpose of making a profit and purchase for food, the plaintiff's identity will no longer be defined as "customers", so the plaintiff's claim shall not be supported. The plaintiff claimed to refund the payment for goods, which met the legal provisions, and the court supported that.         胡某在杭州某贸易有限公司购买的“代餐饼”，配料包含人参（人工种植）、左某肉碱等，但未标注人参不适宜人群及食用限量且超范围添加左某肉碱，法院根据查明的事实，能够认定原告在全国范围内，多次进行与本案类似的法律诉讼，结合原告提出的涉案产品不符合食品安全标准的专业程度，可以证明其是以牟利为目的而购买案涉食品，原告的身份不再被界定为“消费者”，故本院对于原告要求惩罚性赔偿的诉讼请求不予支持。法院认为涉案商品未标注人参不适宜人群及食用限量且超范围添加左某肉碱，不符合食品安全标准，原告主张退还货款，符合法律规定，本院予以支持。 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

Soliciting Public Opinions on 7 New Varieties of Food Additives including α -amylase

China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment on Soliciting Public Opinions on 7 New Varieties of Food Additives including α -amylase   On September 27th, the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment solicited public opinions on 7 new varieties of food additives, such as α-amylase, and the deadline was October 23rd, 2020.        9月27日，国家食品安全风险评估中心公开征求α-淀粉酶等7食品添加剂新品种意见，截止日期为2020年10月23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

SAMR | Response of Simplifying the Procedures for Food Business Licenses

  In response to the question of whether the procedures for handling food business licenses can be simplified, the State Administration for Market Regulation replied that the Measures for the Administration of Food Business Licenses stipulates that the market supervision and administration departments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may formulate specific implementation measures according to the actual conditions of their respective administrative regions. 针对能否简化食品经营许可证的办理手续的问题，市场监管总局回复：《食品经营许可管理办法》规定，各省、自治区、直辖市市场监督管理部门可以根据本行政区域实际情况，制定具体实施办法等。 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

MARA | Carrying out random inspection of National Quality and Safety Supervision of Agricultural Products in 2020

  On September 25, the General Office of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People's Republic of China issued a notice on the random inspection of the quality and safety of agricultural products in 2020, focusing on crop products, livestock and poultry products and aquaculture products. The parameters should focus on the banned pesticides, vegetables and fruits and other agricultural products, banned drugs and other compounds, and veterinary drugs. The main targets are planting and breeding bases, agricultural production enterprises, specialized cooperative economic organizations of farmers, large farmers of planting and breeding, slaughterhouses (farms).         9月25日，农业农村部办公厅发布开展2020年国家农产品质量安全监督抽查工作的通知，本次抽查品种上以种植业产品、畜禽产品、养殖水产品为重点；参数上以禁用农药、蔬菜水果等特定农产品禁用农药、禁用药品及其他化合物、停用兽药为重点；对象上以种植养殖基地、农产品生产企业、农民专业合作经济组织、种植养殖大户、屠宰厂（场）为重点。 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 an aquatic product enterprise in Brazil

  Due to the COVID-19 nucleic acid positive test on one sample of internal packaging of one batch of frozen band fish imported from Brazil, according to the regulation of Notice No. 103 of 2020 issued by the General Administration of Customs, the national Customs will suspend to accept the import declaration of aquatic products from The MonTEIRO INDUSTRIAL DE PESCADOS LTDA(registration number SIF3218) from September 26, 2020 for one week, and the declaration will be automatically resumed upon expiration.         因从巴西进口1批冻带鱼1个内包装样本检出新冠病毒核酸阳性，根据海关总署公告2020年第103号的规定，全国海关自2020年9月26日起暂停接受巴西MonTEIRO INDUSTRIAL DE PESCADOS LTDA(注册编号为SIF3218)水产品生产企业产品进口申报1周，期满后自动恢复。 Recomment article: GACC | Emergency preventive measures against an aquatic product enterprise in Indonesia GACC | Emergency preventive measures against an aquatic product enterprise in Norway 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

Imports from China as the largest buyer of Russian agricultural products expand by 27%

  According to data from the Agricultural Export Center of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, as of September 20, Russia exported 2.67 billion US dollars worth of agricultural products to China, an increase of 27% over the same period last year. According to data, China is the largest buyer of Russian agricultural products, and exports to China accounted for 14% of the total agricultural exports, of which the main export products are fish products, with an export value of 1.1 billion US dollars. Overall, the export volume of Russian agricultural products in 2020 will increase by 19 billion US dollars compared with the same period last year, which is an increase of 14%. The second largest exporter of Russian agricultural products is Turkey, and its export volume has also increased by 27%, and its export value has increased to 2.1 billion US dollars, of which grain exports are 1.2 billion US dollars. The third largest export of Russian agricultural products is still the European Union, with exports increasing by 7% to 1.96 billion US dollars, of which fish products are the most exported at 633 million U.S. dollars. In addition, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Egypt, Belarus, Ukraine, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan are among the top 10 countries for purchasing Russian agricultural products. According to the forecast of the Industrial Appraisal Center of the Agricultural Bank of Russia, the export of Russian agricultural products can reach 27-28 billion US dollars in 2020. 25.6 billion US dollars were reached in 2019. 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 development of Russian certification system boosts agricultural exports

  Foodmate News: The Press Center of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation reported on September 24 that Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergey Levin was attending a public seminar on "Agricultural Export: Certification and Standards" jointly organized by the Agricultural Export Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and a bank . It was pointed out that the export of Russian agricultural products in 2020 showed a positive trend, and the export volume as of September 13 increased by 15% compared with the same period last year. In order to ensure the sustainable growth of product exports and ensure that products meet the increasingly refined needs of foreign countries, great efforts must be made to promote the development of halal certification, organic certification , HACCP system certification and other related certification work. Sergey Levin emphasized that Russia has a developed halal product market, which creates favorable conditions for expanding the halal standard certification system. At present, the overseas markets of Russian halal products include the Persian Gulf, Middle East and North African countries, etc. The future market prospects of Indonesia and Malaysia are broad. The Russian Deputy Minister also stated that Russian organic products are also an important direction for Russian agricultural exports. Russia bans the cultivation of genetically modified crops. At present, there is a large area of idle arable land and abundant water resources. In the future, it can promote the long-term development of the organic product market by improving the certification and labeling system. The Russian government will continue to expand and improve the corporate export opportunity disclosure system and will formulate corporate export information guidelines based on the principles of products and counterpart countries. Officials of the Russian Federation Veterinary Plants Bureau, staff of the Russian System Certification Center, business representatives and experts in the field of international certification attended the seminar. 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

Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 173)

  On September 25, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 173) 1. From January to July 2020, the total export of Mexican beef and live cattle reached 2.242 billion U.S. dollars. The export of live cattle ranked third in Mexican agricultural sales, second only to beer and avocados. 2. As of September 18, Ukraine's grain exports for the current marketing year (July 2020-June 2021) have exceeded 10 million tons. Among them, wheat 7.04 million tons, an increase of 47,000 tons; barley 2.65 million tons, an increase of 71,000 tons; corn 612,000 tons, a decrease of 1.29 million tons. As of September 1, Uzbekistan's grain and edible legume crop stocks were 17.24 million tons, a decrease of 18% from the same period last year (21.11 million tons). 3. According to the report of the Rosario Grain Exchange in Argentina, from April 20 to September 20 this year, the local price of soybeans in Azerbaijan rose from US$207/ton to US$280/ton, an increase of 35%; while the local price of corn increased from The US$114/ton on May 26 rose to US$165/ton on September 20, an increase of 45%. 4. From September 1 to 20, Brazil exported 2.92 million tons of soybeans, a year-on-year decrease of 42%. Brazil is expected to export 3.5 million tons of soybeans in September, a year-on-year decrease of 24%, of which 65% are sold to China. 5. In 2019, the UAE’s total foreign trade in food and beverages was USD 24.8 billion, an increase of approximately 4.72% from USD 23.7 billion in the previous year, of which imports were USD 16.3 billion, exports were USD 4.3 billion, and re-exports were USD 4.2 billion. . 6. Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the total agricultural output value of Australia in the 2020-2021 fiscal year will continue to remain at the level of 61 billion Australian dollars. Total agricultural exports are expected to fall 10% year-on-year to A$43.5 billion. 7. The U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts that due to severe weather conditions, global peach production in 2020-2021 will decrease by 1.1 million tons to 21 million tons. As the main producing area, China reduced production by 500,000 tons to 14.5 million tons, and the EU reduced production by 600,000 tons to 3.5 million tons. Recommend article: Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 163) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 164) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 165) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 166) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 167) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 168) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 169) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 170) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 171) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 172) 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 U.S. Issues Food Traceability Record Requirements Regulations

  2020 September 21, the US Food and Drug Administration FDA issued "part of the food traceability records requirements" regulations, which the "food traceability species list" involving leafy products fresh fruits and vegetables, some species of fish , egg, nut jam and so on. This regulation standardizes data elements and information to facilitate the transmission of information to the next unit in the food supply chain for rapid and accurate traceability. Through this regulation, the FDA can more quickly determine the source of contaminated food, reduce product recalls, and conduct root cause investigations in a timely manner, so as to understand how contamination occurs and prevent contamination from recurring. The regulations require the units that produce, process, package, and hold the food in the "List of Food Traceability Varieties" to formulate and maintain relevant records. The phase record should contain "key data elements", such as traceability batch number, product receipt date, shipping date, product name, etc. The regulatory review period is 120 days. 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 amends part of the "Food Sanitation Law Implementation Rules"

  Foodmate News: On September 25, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) issued a partial amendment to the " Food Sanitation Law Implementation Rules". The main amendments are as follows: In order to prevent the contents of the sauces and vinegar from leaking to the outside, the sauces and vinegar are allowed to be packaged and sold separately when there is no possibility of harm. When a person receiving food hygiene education in that year, the food hygiene education received in the special city, metropolitan city, special autonomous city, province, and special autonomous region to which his business site belongs is the same type of food hygiene education , Deemed to have received food hygiene education from the same industry. In addition, strengthen the administrative penalty standards for casual restaurant operators or ordinary restaurant operators for installing audio equipment and allowing guests to dance. 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