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The General Administration of Customs admitted fresh fruit from Iran for the first time

Sep 05, 2022

On August 31, the General Administration of Customs (GACC) announced that the import of fresh citrus from Iran will be allowed from now on, marking the first time that fresh fruit from Iran has been allowed by the GACC. The allowed citrous fruits include

Hong Kong: Sample of imported mango from Taiwan tested positive for COVID-19 virus

Jul 07, 2022

A spokesman for the Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said today (July 6) that in view of imported mango samples from Taiwan tested positive for the COVID-19 virus in Macao, the CFS has immediately stepped up su

China imported 4.442 billion US dollars of fruits and products in the first quarter of 2022

May 18, 2022

According to China's customs statistics, in March, China's fruit and products imports 1.175 billion US dollars, up 30.72% year on year;The import volume was 727,700 tons, up 16.30% year on year.In the first three months, China imported 4.442 bil

Analysis of Chinese Exported Foods Alert Notification in 2022 Q1

Apr 29, 2022

From January to March 2022, the European Union, United States, Japan, South Korea and Canada notified 506 batches of China exported food products, involving 29 categories. Using the food safety sampling inspection query and analysis system that FoodM

Russia allows import of stone fruit crops from China

Feb 22, 2022

The official website of the Russian Federal Service for Animal and Plant Sanitary Supervision announced that from February 20, 2022, the import of stone fruit crops from China to Russia is allowed.According to the news, the decision was made based on a re

GACC | Uzbekistan lemons are allowed to be exported to China

Nov 29, 2021

On November 22, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) announced that, in accordance with the relevant laws and regulations of China and the protocol between China and Uzbekistan on the phytosanitary requirements for the export of Uzbek lem

MARA | Amending the Administrative Measures for the Safety Evaluation of Agricultural Genetically Modified Organisms (Draft for Comments)

Nov 15, 2021

On November 15, 2021, to enhance agricultural genetically modified organisms safety management, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) amended part of the terms Administrative Measures for the Safety Evaluation of Agricultural Genetically Mo

Passion fruit from Laos was approved to be exported to China

Nov 10, 2021

Recently, the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) issued the Announcement on the Phytosanitary Requirements for Imported Laos Fresh Passion Fruits. Laos fresh passion fruit that meets the relevant requirements will be allowed to be imported

China-ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Animal and Plant Quarantine and Food Safety Cooperation Was Held

Sep 14, 2021

On September 13, the 7th China-ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Animal and Plant Quarantine and Food Safety Cooperation was held by video. Up to now, nearly 1,500 agricultural products and foods from 10 ASEAN countries can be exported to China. In recent y

WTO: Phytosanitary Requirements of Import Solanum lycopersicum L. and Capsicum spp. Seeds Notified by China

Jul 28, 2021

On July 16, 2021, China submitted notification No. G/SPS/N/CHN/1223 to the WTO, notifying the Phytosanitary Requirements of Import Solanum lycopersicum L. and Capsicum spp. Seeds.Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) is a quarantine pest of entry plant