At the beginning of the New Year in 2020, Washington time on January 15, China and the U.S. signed the first phase of economic and trade agreement (hereinafter referred to as “The Agreement”) (full text of The Agreement), once released quickly on to the front page of major websites.

At present, the imported infant formula allowed to be sold in China through general trade must finish the registration of facilities in General Administration of Custom (GACC) and the registration of product formulation in State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), which are two independent registration systems.

However, signing of this Agreement will change the current situation. After thorough study and comparison, the registration department of FOODMATE highlighted and interpreted few key points appeared in The Agreement, for your reference. ...

Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has listed the pneumonia epidemic caused by the 2019 novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) as an “Public Health Emergency of International Concern”, which has aroused widespread concern in various countries. Although the Director General of the WHO, Tan Desai said that he does not recommend travel and trade restrictions on China, and some countries shall avoid taking extreme response measures, but in order to prevent and control the epidemic, some countries have adjusted their trade policies with China, causing certain impacts on China’s food import and export trade. At the same time, affected by the epidemic, delays in the work resumption of many domestic foreign trade enterprises have also caused losses to China’s foreign trade.

FOODMATE has summarized the impacts of the current 2019-nCoV-caused pneumonia epidemic on food-related trade measures in various countries and regions, for your reference....

FOODMATE has translated the Guidelines for Novel Coronavirus infected pneumonia epidemic prevention and control in catering service industry released by Guangdong Administration For Market Regulation, for your reference.

According to the spreading characteristics of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infected pneumonia epidemic, the catering segment is an important part of epidemic prevention and control, which is of great significance for the prevention and control of the epidemic. Recently, the Guangdong Administration For Market Regulation organized experts in food and disease prevention and control to compile the “Guidelines for Novel Coronavirus infected pneumonia epidemic prevention and control in catering service industry in Guangdong province”, giving scientific guidelines from the aspects of food raw materials, requirements for practitioners, operating practices, cleaning and disinfection of places, management and control of people gathering and dinners,etc...

FOODMATE has summarised the acceptance situation, review situation and approval situation of novel food ingredients in 2019, for your reference.

National Health Commission has accepted 6 application of novel food ingredients in 2019, of which has been reviewed by CFSA and has been solicited public opinions in November 25, 2019. The solicitation situation are as follows:...

FOODMATE has summarised the acceptance situation, review situation and approval situation of novel food additives in 2019, for your reference.

National Health Commission has accepted 56 applications of novel food additives (including the application of expanded usage of food additives) in 2019, including the domestic manufactured and imported products (starts with the same case number, unable to distinguish).