Last Week's Food Safety Report: 12 Instances of Non-Compliance from Chinese Products, EU RASFF Issues Urgent Alert!

This week (October 28 to November 1), South Korea, Japan and a number of other countries and regions have issued food related policies and notifications. The following content will be detailed from two aspects of foreign import and export policies and measures and notification of violations.

I. Foreign import and export policies and measures

South Korea has issued detailed regulations on import requirements such as online purchasing of imported food

On October 23, the Korean Food and Drug Safety Department (Ministry of Food and Drug) officially issued detailed regulations on import requirements such as online purchasing of imported food. In order to ensure the consistency and consistency of import declarations such as online purchasing of imported food, and improve the efficiency of inspection of imported food, the Ministry of Food and Drug of Korea has decided to standardize information such as product name and manufacturer name of import declaration products from November 1, 2024. The specific requirements are that the information must be filled in in English capitals to ensure the accuracy and consistency of the information.

South Korea has revised its customs law to exempt some vegetables from import duties

On October 28, 2024, the National Legal Information Center of the Republic of Korea officially issued the provisions on the application of quota tariffs under Article 71 of the revised Customs Law. According to the revised content, if it is necessary to promote imports to smoothly supply goods or strengthen industry competitiveness, or stabilize domestic prices, for example, for goods whose import prices have soared, a quota tariff rate lower than the basic tariff rate can be imposed. This change will come into effect on October 29, 2024.

Russia's Vologda region will resume exporting ice cream to China

According to a report by the Russian satellite news agency St. Petersburg on October 31, the press office of the governor of the Russian Vologda region Filimonov announced that Vologda will resume exporting ice cream to China. The move will help strengthen trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.

The United States approves imports of fresh cherimoya from Mexico

According to the U.S. Federal Register, on October 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) issued Document 2024-25085, officially approving the import of fresh cherimoya from Mexico. This decision will provide U.S. consumers with a greater variety of fruit choices, while also opening up new market opportunities for Mexican agricultural exporters.

Japan lifted the monitoring and inspection of residues of acetamidine in Perilla and fluosilazole in carrot produced in China

On October 24, 2024, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan issued the Health Food Delivery Notice No. 1024 1. According to the announcement, based on the actual inspection results so far, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare decided to delete the contents of the relevant parts of the monitoring and inspection Schedule 3 of Chinese Perilla and fluosilazole in carrots. The move will simplify import inspection procedures for Chinese Perilla and carrots, helping to improve import efficiency.

Notification of export violations

The European Union reported that China's export spoons were not qualified

According to the latest news of the EU Rapid Warning System for food and Feed (RASFF), on October 30, 2024, the EU notified the existence of unqualified spoon products exported from China. The Food partner network reminds all export enterprises that they must strictly comply with the relevant requirements of the importing country to ensure that the products meet the standards, especially in food contact materials, pay special attention to the amount of migration of various substances to ensure the safety of food and related products, so as to effectively avoid risks that may be encountered in the export process.

Excessive chlorpyrifos was detected in green tea exported from China

According to the latest notification of the European Union's Rapid Warning System for food and Feed (RASFF), on October 30, 2024, green tea products exported from China were detected to contain excessive levels of chlorpyrifos. The food partner network hereby solemnly reminds all export enterprises that they must export products in strict accordance with the requirements of the importing country, and strictly check the pesticide residues in the products to ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.

Excessive pesticide residues were detected in Sichuan pepper exported from China

According to the latest news of the EU Rapid Warning System for food and Feed (RASFF), on October 31, 2024, China's export of Sichuan pepper products were detected with excessive pesticide residues. The Food Partner network reminds all export enterprises that they must strictly comply with the relevant requirements of the importing country and strictly check the pesticide residues in their products to ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.

Glycidyl ester was detected in exported shrimp

According to the latest notification of the European Union's Rapid Warning System for Food and Feed (RASFF), glycidyl ester was detected in shrimp slices exported from China on October 31, 2024. Food Partners reminds all export enterprises that they must export products in strict accordance with the requirements of the importing country to ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.

Banned veterinary drugs were detected in dried casings exported from China

According to the latest news from the EU Rapid Warning System for Food and Feed (RASFF), on October 25, 2024, dried casing products exported from China were detected to contain banned veterinary drugs. The Food Partner network reminds all export enterprises that they must strictly comply with the relevant requirements of the importing country and strictly inspect the residues of veterinary drugs in their products to ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.

China's export ramen containing undeclared allergens was notified

According to the latest notification of the EU Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), on October 25, 2024, China's exported ramen products were found to contain undeclared allergens. The Food Partner network hereby reminds all export enterprises that they must export products in strict accordance with the requirements of the importing country, pay attention to the existence of allergens in products, and ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.

Aflatoxin exceeded the standard of our country's exports of peanuts were detained in Spain

According to the latest news from the EU Rapid Warning System for Food and Feed (RASFF), on October 25, 2024, peanut products exported from China were detained in Spain because of excessive aflatoxin. Food Partners reminds all export enterprises that they must strictly control the aflatoxin content in peanut products to ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.

The EU notified that China's export of dried casings and vegetable fresh-keeping pads were unqualified

According to the latest notification of the EU Rapid Warning System for food and Feed (RASFF), on October 31, 2024, China's exports of dried casings and vegetable preservation MATS were notified of unqualified products. According to reports, the substandard dried casings were sold to France, Germany and Spain. The Food Partner network hereby reminds all export enterprises that they must export products in strict accordance with the requirements of the exporting country, pay attention to the migration amount of various substances in food contact materials, and ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.

Japan reported that China's exports of pork buns and frozen Onions and other products unqualified

According to the latest news from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, recently, the Japanese Ministry of Health and Labor updated the notification of the violation of Japanese food hygiene law, which shows that there are 4 batches of unqualified food in China. The Food Partner network reminds all export enterprises that they must export products in strict accordance with the requirements of the importing country, check the residues of pesticides in the products, pay attention to the existence of various pathogenic bacteria in the products, and ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.

Four Chinese companies were included in the FDA Red list, involving products such as frog legs and astragalus root powder

Recently, the United States FDA website updated the import alert measures (import alert), which automatically detained the relevant products of four Chinese companies. Food Partners would like to remind all exporting companies that they must strictly comply with the relevant requirements of the importing country and ensure that their products meet the standards to avoid the risk of being included in import alert measures.

Violations of Chinese food exports to South Korea in October 2024 (updated as of October 27)

In October 2024, China's food violations exported to South Korea involved various categories such as aquatic products, processed foods and agricultural and forestry products, and the food and food-related products violated at the export stage were returned to the exporting country or disposed of. The Food Partner network reminds all export enterprises that they must export products in strict accordance with the requirements of the importing country to ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.

Violation of Japan's Food Hygiene Law in October 2024 (Updated on October 28)

Recently, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare updated the notification of food exported to Japan in violation of the Japanese food hygiene Law, informing a number of batches of food and related products unqualified. The Food Partner network reminds all export enterprises that they must export products in strict accordance with the requirements of the importing country, check the residues of pesticides in the products, pay attention to the existence of various pathogenic bacteria in the products, and ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.

Eu Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) Communication (Week 43, 2024)

According to the official website of the EU, in the notification of the 43rd week of 2024, the EU Rapid Warning System for food and feed category (RASFF) notified 12 cases of non-conformity of Chinese food and related products. The substandard egg products were reported to have been sold to Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Spain and Sweden. The Food Partner network reminds all export enterprises that they must export products in strict accordance with the requirements of the importing country, do not use substances not authorized by the EU, check the residues of agricultural and veterinary drugs in products, pay attention to the migration amount of substances in food contact materials, and ensure the safety of food and related products to avoid export risks.