EU WARNS OF UPCOMING CHINA FOOD IMPORT CERTIFICATION CHALLENGE
June 1st, 2017
THE EUROPEAN Commission has warned that the Chinese government is planning to introduce what it calls “unjustifiable food certification requirements” for imports into China. This alert comes in a new annual report from the EU executive on international trade and investment barriers, looking at developments last year (2016) and upcoming changes.
The report said that China has plans to impose new certification standards on confectionary, chocolates, biscuits, jams, compotes and other fruit preparations, milled products and grains, breakfast cereals, noodles ...
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