On July 14, China AQSIQ published the 2016 white paper on quality and safety of imported food in China, which provides a summary of imported food trade and food safety in 2016.
According to the White Paper the diversity of foods imported in China is increasing. Meat, aquatic products, oil and fat products are all still listed in the top 10 by total trade volume.
In 2016, 3042 batches of imported food were non-compliant representing an 8.4% increase compared to the same period last year. Beverages topped the list with 19.6% of total compliance failures. Pastry and biscuits, grains and its products, sugar, wine, dairy products, tea, meat, dried nuts, and aquatic products also featured heavily.
22.8% of compliance failures can be attributed to the excessive or improper use of food additives. China has different food additive requirements compared with other countries and importers often do not understand regulatory requirements. Apart from that, microbial contamination, quality, label, certificate, package etc. were all serious problems.
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