- 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
FDA Update on China Food Facility Registration
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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,
FDA Will Postpone Most Foreign Inspections Through April 2020 in Response to the Ongoing Spread of the Coronavirus
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- 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
Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Business in China
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- 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
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- 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
China, U.S. Tariffs to Have Long-Term Effect on Soybeans
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- 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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