EU Food Safety Alerts: Serious Violations Found in Chinese Products

According to the recently released EU Rapid Alert System (RASFF) notification for Food and Feed categories, in the 32nd week of 2024, a total of six violations related to Chinese food and related products were reported in EU member states. The violations mainly involved substandard tableware, seaweed and condiments.

These problems reveal that China's exports of food and related products still face many challenges in safety, quarantine management and other aspects. Food enterprises must strictly abide by the regulations of the importing country for product export, and strengthen the testing and control of food contact materials to ensure that export products meet the standards to avoid the consequences of refusing entry or forced delisting due to quality problems. At the same time, government departments should also further enhance the supervision intensity of export food to ensure that the export link is more rigorous. Only with both enterprise self-discipline and government supervision can Chinese food exports gain a better reputation in the international market.