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 AQSIQ Decision on Whey Imports to
China
The General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China (AQSIQ)
has recently sent a warning to the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau’s
(CIQ’s) offices at entry ports to inspect and test the protein content of
imported whey powder. CIQ officials have begun to strictly forbid
any whey powder that does not comply with China’s National
Standards.
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CCMMP export certificate nears
adoption
The Codex Committee on Milk and Milk Products (CCMMP) made significant
progress on multiple fronts at its Feb. 4-8 meeting in Queenstown, New
Zealand. First and foremost, the CCMMP advanced the Draft Model Export Certificate
for Milk and Milk Products to step 8 for final adoption by the Codex
Alimentarius Commission in July 2008.
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More)
Mexico sets
special milk powder TRQs
Mexico
established a special tariff rate quota (TRQ) of 8,723 tons specifically for
milk powder from the United
States.
The TRQ, which runs through the end of 2007, will be allocated to Liconsa and
private industry processors. The new TRQ is a positive sign for
U.S.
dairy suppliers and another indication that the Mexican government and domestic
dairy associations understand and accept global powder market conditions (short
supply/high demand/high international prices) and the provisions of NAFTA.
U.S.
exporters will also be eligible to ship under an additional TRQ of 17,499 tons
being opened concurrently to WTO members. (USDEC
Mexico
office; USDA) Export Guide can head off problems
Several shipments have
been detained in the European Union (EU) in the past few weeks due to
non-compliance with the EU’s labeling requirement that all packages contain an
identification mark (formerly known as a health mark), which lists the
EU-approved plant number and country of origin. In these cases, detention could
have been prevented by consulting the up-to-date information in USDEC’s U.S. Dairy Export Guide (available at
www.usdec.org).
Volume 3 of the U.S. Dairy Export Guide contains
standards and labeling requirements for nearly 70 countries worldwide, and is
continually updated so that members have access to current information. For
example, the EU’s “General Labeling” section was recently updated to include all
EU legislation published through 2007, including the revised identification mark
requirements which entered into force in January
2006.
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