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On the 31st of October, CFDA published the third quarter of 2017 sample inspection results for 624423 batches of food products (including health food and food additives).
The inspections resulted in 609480 batches of compliant samples, accounting for 97.6% of the total, and 14943 noncompliant ones. The overall compliance rate appeared to be 0.2% lower than H2 this year, which is equal or lower than the compliance rate in bulk daily consumer goods such as cereals, oils, meat products, eggs and poultry, etc.. Dairy products and infant formula foods rates are over 99%.
The most common problems of non-compliant samples are listed in the following table:
Noncompliance Reason | Percentage of noncompliant samples | Difference with the second quarter of 2017 |
Microbial contamination | 30.4% | +7.9% |
Additives exceeding either scope or limits set by law | 24.0% | -4.9% |
Veterinary and pesticide residue level not compliant | 21.9% | -0.1% |
Product quality indicators not met | 11.2% | -1.7% |
Pollution from heavy metals or other elements | 3.9% | +0.9% |
Presence of inedible substances | 1.9% | -1.2% |
Biotoxin contamination | 1.0% | +0.1% |
All the notices about inspection from entrusted institutions can be checked on the food sampling information column of CFDA website or through other official means.
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