Producers deny excess plasticizers in cognac
By Hu Min |
March 6, 2013, Wednesday
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COGNAC producers Camus and Remy Martin have denied reports that their brandies may be on their way back to France due to excessive plasticizers, noting that customs clearance has been delayed by new rules requiring independent testing on plasticizers in wines, dairy products and meat.
The announcements came in the wake of a report by French newspaper Charente Libre that a large quantity of the liquor has been sealed at ports in Shenzhen in south China.
Remy Martin China said yesterday its products are up to standard, but it now takes longer to clear customs because of testing, based on new requirements from Chinese authorities. Camus made a similar announcement, adding that exports of its products are continuing normally.
According to the French report, the amount of plasticizers in some samples may have reached 30 milligrams per kilogram, far above the levels allowed in China.
Liquor importers said in December that the tests would be required starting in February. China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has not responded to the reports or the company statements.
French television reported that many cognac producers were asking laboratories how to make the products meet Chinese standards.
Remy Martin's most expensive bottles cost more than 20,000 yuan (US$3,225).
More than 40 million bottles of cognac are exported from France to China every year.
The announcements came in the wake of a report by French newspaper Charente Libre that a large quantity of the liquor has been sealed at ports in Shenzhen in south China.
Remy Martin China said yesterday its products are up to standard, but it now takes longer to clear customs because of testing, based on new requirements from Chinese authorities. Camus made a similar announcement, adding that exports of its products are continuing normally.
According to the French report, the amount of plasticizers in some samples may have reached 30 milligrams per kilogram, far above the levels allowed in China.
Liquor importers said in December that the tests would be required starting in February. China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has not responded to the reports or the company statements.
French television reported that many cognac producers were asking laboratories how to make the products meet Chinese standards.
Remy Martin's most expensive bottles cost more than 20,000 yuan (US$3,225).
More than 40 million bottles of cognac are exported from France to China every year.
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