China sets quality control on milk imports
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CHINA’S quality watchdog said yesterday that overseas dairy producers which have registered with the Chinese authorities can sell dairy products in the country.
The dairy producers must meet Chinese rules and standards on sanitary conditions and get approval from authorities to sell dairy products, according to the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
The first batch of registered overseas dairy producers totaled 1,122 companies, including 41 baby formula makers.
Meanwhile five New Zealand infant formula makers have been approved to export their products to China, New Zealand Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy and Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye said in a joint statement yesterday.
“These manufacturers represent around 90 percent of our infant formula exports to China by volume,” Guy said.
“New Zealand officials have been working intensively with manufacturers and Chinese officials to address corrective actions, allowing these five manufacturers to be registered as of May 1,” he said.
‘‘The new rules signal China’s desire for greater accountability for imported infant formula from all countries.”
The Ministry for Primary Industries was working with all producers to ensure their compliance with the new Overseas Market Access Requirement issued on Wednesday, which details the conditions needed to produce infant formula for export to China.
“China has indicated that other manufacturers can be registered after May 1 if they meet the requirements verified by MPI,” Kaye said in the statement.
Radio New Zealand reported the firms approved to continue exporting to China are Nutricia, Westland Cooperative Dairy Company Ltd, Canpac International Ltd, Dairy Goat Cooperative (NZ) Ltd, and Fonterra.
Exports of retail-ready infant formula represent 4 percent of New Zealand’s dairy exports to China, or about NZ$200 million (US$172 million) per year.
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