July 2018 Non-Compliant Food Data Released by China Customs

In the last month, a total of 139 batches of foods from 18 countries/regions failed to pass import inspection carried out by China General Administration of Customs (GAC), according to the latest data published by GAC on Aug 22.

Some 26 batches of complementary infant foods, 31 batches of biscuit and 46 batches of beverages account for the majority of non-compliant food. Reasons for non-compliance are mainly:

Wrong concentration of nutrients
Unqualified Labeling
Misuse of food additives
Overuse of food additives
Excessive microbial communities

Complementary infant food

Product	Cereal-based complementary infant food
Manufacturer	Heinz Italia S.P.A
Country of origin	Italy
Reasons for rejection	Content of Vitamin D fail to meet requirements; Content of Vitamin A fail to meet requirements; Content of ferrum (Fe) fail to meet requirements; Content of Vitamin E Content of zinc fail to meet requirements; Content of folic acid fail to meet requirements; Content of biotin fail to meet requirements; Content of phosphorus fail to meet requirements; Content of potassium fail to meet requirements; Content of protein fail to meet requirements.

Biscuit

Products	Pastry biscuit, sandwich biscuit, etc.
Country of origin	Taiwan(China), Japan, Australia, America, Norway, Indonesia
Reasons for rejection	Misuse of food additive curcumin Misuse of food additive sunset yellow Misuse of food additive fumaric acid Misuse of food additive sulfur dioxide Expiration of shelf life Unqualified labeling;

Beverage

Products	Coffee, solid beverage, sports beverage, nut beverage, etc.
Country of origin	Taiwan(China), Australia, America, Norway, Vietnam
Reasons for rejection	Misuse of food additive caffeine; Misuse of nutritional fortification substance niacin Overuse of food additive L- arginine Unqualified labeling Excessive pathogen count