According to the monthly notice of unqualified foods and cosmetics by GAC, 88 batches of imported foods and 3 batches of imported cosmetics were found unqualified and refused for entry in February, 2019.
Unqualified foods came from 25 countries or regions, involving 16 categories. Alcoholic drinks, beverages, grains and their products are the major unqualified categories.
The foods refused for entry did not comply with China’s laws and regulations. The main reasons of rejection were: unqualified package, failure to provide required certificates and lack of inspection and quarantine approval.
Unqualified cosmetics came from South Korea and Germany, which belonged to skin care cosmetics and oral care cosmetics. The rejection reasons were: inconformity of goods and documents, non-compliant label and failure to provide required certificates.
The above mentioned unqualified foods and cosmetics had been returned or destroyed at ports, according to GAC.
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