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China Bans Seafood from Japan

Posted on August 24, 2023
  • Today, August 24, 2023, China announced it is banning imports of all seafood from Japan in response to Tokyo’s decision to begin releasing radioactive waste water from the Fukushima nuclear
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FDA Update on China Food Facility Registration

Posted on December 22, 2021
  • In a December 21 Constituent Update, the FDA announced that they provided the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) lists of U.S. establishments that sought to be recommended

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FDA Guidance on China Food Facility Registration

Posted on December 7, 2021
  • We have previously blogged about the General Administration of Customs China’s (GACC’s) publication of registration requirements applicable to all foreign food companies that manufacture, store, or process food exported to

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New Details on China’s Overseas Food Facility Registration

Posted on October 25, 2021
  •  In the spring of 2021, China published the Chinese General Administration of Customs (GAC) Decree 248 – Regulations on Registration and Administration of Overseas Manufacturers of Imported Food, to

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Chinese Food Industry Proposes the First Group Standard for Plant-Based Meat

Posted on July 2, 2020
  • On June 24, 2020 the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) published a draft group standard for plant based meat products and will be soliciting comments

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Plant-Based Food Regulation in China

Posted on May 19, 2020
  • As China starts to emerge and recover from COVID-19, more and more food brands are entering into the plant-based food space. As the plant-based market in China begins to expand,

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FDA Will Postpone Most Foreign Inspections Through April 2020 in Response to the Ongoing Spread of the Coronavirus

Posted on March 12, 2020
  • The ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus has prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to postpone most foreign inspections of manufacturing facilities.  On March 10, 2020, the FDA

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Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Business in China

Posted on March 4, 2020
  • The coronavirus (COVID-19) is having global public health implications and its economic impact cannot be underestimated. The full extent will not be known until many months, or even years, down

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Amid Ongoing Trade Talks, U.S. and China Remove Import Restrictions on Poultry Products

Posted on November 15, 2019
  • On November 14, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that China plans to lift its ban on poultry imports from the United States. China originally instituted its ban

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China, U.S. Tariffs to Have Long-Term Effect on Soybeans

Posted on September 25, 2018
  • The same day that China and the United States imposed new tariffs on each other’s products, including food items, the Soybean Association issued a statement warning about the long-term effects

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