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Russia plans to formulate new sanitary regulations prohibiting the transportation of food and chemicals in the same vehicle

  Foodmate News: the Russian Federation, consumer protection and public supervision bureau August 6 Latest news: Council under the federal government "regulatory guillotine" mechanism of action plan, the council has developed SP-2020 "population health and epidemiological regulations" The new requirements of the regulations, the relevant draft is currently in the evaluation and review stage. According to the official website, the new regulations aim to clarify the scope of mandatory regulations that companies should comply with and ensure the health and safety of consumers. The new regulations proposed banned food and non-food joint transportation, transportation may not be used in food, drinking water and other transportation products, transportation of household chemical products and pesticides: these products mixed transport (vehicle interior ambient air temperature is too high or packaging Damage) or will cause food to be contaminated with toxic elements of household chemicals, thereby causing consumers to have allergic or toxic reactions. The draft new regulations point out that food and household chemicals can only be allowed when the retailer submits an application and provides relevant documents and records, and when the food and other household chemicals are separately placed in different areas of the vehicle during transportation to prevent food from being contaminated Use the same vehicle for transportation. 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 Meat Industry Association: China is still New Zealand’s largest red meat export market

  The official website of the New Zealand Meat Industry Association (MIA) reported on August 6 that New Zealand’s annual red meat exports in June 2020 were 9.4 billion New Zealand dollars. Despite the interference of the new crown pandemic, it still increased by 639 million or 7% year-on-year. China is still the largest export market. In the June 2020 year, New Zealand exported 3.7 billion New Zealand dollars of red meat to China, an increase of 24% year-on-year. Part of the reason is because of the impact of African swine fever, China's increased demand for red meat protein. New Zealand's exports to the two major markets of the United States and the United Kingdom remained strong, at 1.7 billion New Zealand dollars (down 1%) and 453 million New Zealand dollars (down 3%). Exports to Japan increased by 15% to 418 million New Zealand dollars, and exports to Taiwan, China increased 7% to 299 million New Zealand dollars. In the June 2020 year, New Zealand lamb exports fell slightly by 3% to 386,250 tons, but strong meat prices increased exports by 4% to 4 billion New Zealand dollars. Beef exports increased by 2% throughout the year to 460,170 tons, and exports increased by 15% to NZ$3.8 billion. Meat by-products continue to be an important source of income for the industry, with exports of 1.6 billion New Zealand dollars, basically the same as the previous year. In the month of June 2020, China continued to be the largest market for New Zealand red meat exports, although sales were down 13% from the same period last year. But New Zealand’s exports to the United States increased by 54%, and exports to the United Kingdom increased by 46%. Overall exports increased by 7%. Silma Karapeeva, chief executive of the New Zealand Meat Industry Association, said the export results are impressive, especially in a challenging global market. "Despite the turbulent global market, the international demand for New Zealand red meat continues to be strong. One of the strengths of the meat processing and export industry is our product diversification strategy. The company is benefiting from the close relationship with its customers and is Efforts to match products with customer needs, so as to obtain greater market value and return to our farmers. Due to the new crown epidemic, we are facing economic headwinds, and the red meat sector has created considerable export income for the country. New Zealand farmers, Processors and exporters are commendable for their outstanding performance. Red meat is New Zealand’s second largest export commodity, and the sector is the largest manufacturing employer and plays a vital role in the economy. The continued success of the industry has contributed to Our country’s recovery from the global economic impact of the pandemic is crucial." 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 imported 55.13 million tons of soybeans in the first 7 months! China boosts demand for Brazilian soybeans

  Agropages reported: On the morning of August 7, the latest data from the General Administration of Customs showed that in the first seven months of this year, China imported 55.135 million tons of soybeans , an increase of 17.7%, and the average import price was 2729.6 yuan per ton, down 0.5%. . Among them, 10.091 million tons of soybeans were imported in July, a decrease from 11.16 million tons in June. Among the countries that supply soybeans to China, Brazil 's performance is more impressive. Data show that my country imported 10.52 million tons of soybeans from Brazil in June, an increase of 91% year-on-year, accounting for nearly 95% of my country's total imports. This data also set a single-month highest purchase record in my country. Some analysts pointed out that there are two main reasons for China's boost in demand for Brazilian soybeans. First, as the pig industry recovers, China's demand for soybeans continues to grow. Secondly, Chinese buyers seize the opportunity of lower soybean prices in Brazil at the right time, and better weather is conducive to Brazilian soybean exports. It is worth noting that in the first half of this year, Brazil completed the export sales of more than 60 million tons of soybeans, and also pre-sold nearly 40% of the newly planted soybeans. Coupled with the smooth export of agricultural products to China, the country's agricultural export trade has also achieved outstanding results. According to a survey by the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil’s agricultural exports to China reached US$20.5 billion in the first half of this year, accounting for 40% of Brazil’s total agricultural exports. Among them, oilseeds and protein accounted for 87% of Brazil's total agricultural exports to China, while soybean exports to China accounted for 72% of the country's total soybean exports. 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 releases partial amendments to the "Test Methods for Residual Pesticides, Veterinary Drugs and Feed Additives in Food"

  Foodmate News: On August 6, 2020, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan issued Notice 0806 No. 1, which made some amendments to the “Methods for the Detection of Residual Pesticides, Veterinary Drugs and Feed Additives in Foods”. The main amendments are as follows: 1. Two new test methods have been added to the individual test methods: the silicoflufen test method (livestock and aquatic products) and the prednisolone test method (livestock products). 2. The relevant content of Quinclorac Test Method (Agricultural Products) is updated in Annex 3. 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 amend the organic product regulations

  On August 4, 2020, the U.S. Federal Register received the U.S. Department of Agriculture document No. 2020-14581, which proposed to amend the Organic Products Regulations. The contents to be revised are: (1) The scope of application and exemptions of the regulations. (2) Requirements for imported organic product certificates. (3) Requirements for record keeping and traceability of the production and processing process of organic products. (4) Labeling regulations for organic agricultural products not used for retail. (5) Calculation method of organic ingredient content in multi-ingredient food, etc. The amendment aims to strengthen the supervision and management of organic agricultural products. The document will be officially published in the Federal Register on August 5, 2020, and the feedback period is 60 days. For more details, please refer to: https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2020-14581.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

Australia plans to revise the maximum residue limits of abamectin and other pesticides in some foods

  5 August 2020, the Australian Federal Register website released a number F2020L00988 bulletin, published farming veterinary legislation ( Maximum Residue Limits Standard ) No. 6 of 2020 amended the case, proposing to amend the avermectin and other 15 kinds of pesticides in some food in maximum residue limits, the revision and feedback solicitation period will follow through agricultural veterinary chemical product administration announced Agency (APVMA) website. Part of the revised content is as follows: Note: "*" in the table indicates that the MRL is set at or close to the limit of analytical quantification; "T" indicates that MRL is a tentative limit. For more details, please refer to: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2020L00988 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

Russia lifts sampling measures for laboratory intensive inspection of dried fish from China

  On 4 August 2020, the Russian Federal Veterinary and Plant Health Supervision Bureau website news, In response to the instruction issued by the Bureau on 25 May to implement laboratory intensive inspection and sampling of relevant products of a company in China (Instruction number №ФС-АРв-7/3389-7), at present, Sampling has been completed, and the 10 samples taken are undergoing laboratory testing. The laboratory strengthening inspection sampling measures for the relevant products of the enterprise are now lifted. The previous enhanced inspections are as follows: For more details, see: https://fsvps.gov.ru/fsvps/download/direction/26332 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 US automatically detains Chinese exports of infant formula and other foods

Foodmate News: Recently, the US FDA website has updated its import warning measures (import alert), among which, automatic detention measures have been implemented for related products of a Chinese company. The details are as follows: Foodmate reminds export companies to strictly follow the requirements for food production and processing to ensure the compliance and safety of food and avoid the risk of export products being detained. 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. 145)

  On August 6, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 145) 1. Joseph Glauber, the former chief economist of the United States Department of Agriculture, pointed out that in 2019, in order to compensate for the trade war with China, Trump paid US farmers a total of 32 billion to 33 billion US dollars agricultural subsidies through several aid programs. This is about three-quarters higher than the $19.1 billion limit allowed by the WTO and violates WTO laws. 2. The Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Bureau of the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines launched a five-year milk fish satellite hatchery program to reduce dependence on imported fry. The Philippine milk fishing industry has a gap of 2.81 billion fry every year. 3. The National Dairy Producers Association of Russia stated that in 2019, Russia’s milk production was 22.5 million tons, with a self-sufficiency rate of 83%. It is estimated that Russia's commercial milk production will reach 23.3 million tons in 2024, with a self-sufficiency rate of 90%. 4. In the first seven months of this year, Cambodia officially exported 2.69 million tons of agricultural products through official channels. The main export markets are China, Thailand, Vietnam, etc. Among them, rice exports exceeded 430,000 tons, an increase of 38%, and exports to China exceeded 150,000 tons, an increase of 34.46% year-on-year. 5. In the first seven months of this year, Ukraine's soybean oil exports reached 175,500 tons, valued at 124.7 million US dollars. Exports to China 8.136 million tons, worth 5781 million US dollars, accounting for 46.35%. 6. As of 31 July, the Indian autumn crop sowing has reached 8822 million hectares, up by 14%, the annual autumn sown area has been completed 85%. Recommend article: 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) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 140) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 141) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 142) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 143) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 144) 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. 144)

On August 6, the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 144) 1. The World Food Program (WFP) warned on 29 July, hunger, economic downturn and the current hurricane season is threatening the people of Latin America and the Caribbean. The number of people facing severe food insecurity will increase by 269%, from the total number of 430 million in 2019 to 1600 million. 2. In the first six months of this year, the export volume of Argentine poultry, beef, pork and mutton increased by 16%, setting a new record. Among them, pork exports increased by 40% year-on-year. 3. The advisory body predicted that 2020-2021, Brazil's corn acreage is expected to 1928 million hectares, an increase of 2.9%; total output of 1.12 million tons, up 8.4%. Wheat production is expected to reach 7.34 million tons, a record high. 4. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Perdue stated that the European Union has set up trade barriers to import American food and agricultural products, labeling U.S. agricultural products with “hormone beef”, “antibiotic chicken” and “genetically modified food”, which clearly bear the label of trade protectionism. 5. The European Commission approved Poland's 95 million euros and Lithuania's 20 million euros national aid plan to support enterprises in the primary agricultural sector affected by the coronavirus epidemic and companies that process poultry and egg agricultural products. The funds will be paid in the form of direct grants. 6. In the first six months of this year, Ukraine’s oil crop seed exports were USD 326 million, a year-on-year decrease of 47%. 7. India’s grain reserve purchases this season hit a record high, with 38.97 million tons of wheat and 50.5 million tons of rice. The high government procurement has increased the income of farmers and provided a guarantee for the distribution of welfare grains. 8. The overall situation of agricultural production in the United States is better than the previous year. Corn, soybeans and rice grew well and well, respectively, 15 %, 19 % and 8 % higher than the same period last year; spring wheat grew well and well and remained the same as the same period last year. In June, the U.S. agricultural and food price indices were 89.2 and 93.7, respectively, down 4.6 and 3.1 percentage points from the same period last year. Recommend article: 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) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 140) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 141) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 142) Overseas Agricultural Information Express (No. 143) 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