China to Treat CBEC Traded Items as Personal Articles

On Mar. 17, 2017, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that commodities traded through cross border ecommerce will be regulated as personal articles from…

2017.03.20

Korea to Implement Pesticide Residue Positive List

On Mar. 9, 2017, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (MFDS) announced that the positive list system will be fully applied to pesticide residue control…

2017.03.20

China Lifts Ban on French Beef

On Mar. 16, 2017, China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced that the ban on the importation…

2017.03.20

Major China Food Safety Issues Exposed on Consumer Rights Day

Mar. 15 marks world consumer rights day during which food safety is always an important focus for both government and consumers. This year, food advertisements, illegal health…

2017.03.17

Taiwan to Include Three More Food Categories into Traceability System

On Mar. 1, 2017, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) announced another three food categories that will require food traceability.…

2017.03.13

New Testing Items for China Infant Formula Sampling Inspection

According to the “Implementation Rules for National Food Safety Supervision Sampling Inspection” released last month (see CL news report on Feb. 24, 2017), …

2017.03.13