China Revamps Food Nutrition Labeling Regulations
On August 31, 2020, the Chinese National Health Commission, published the amendments of the mandatory food nutrition labeling standard – GB28050-xxxx for public comments, due by October 20, 2020.[i] These amendments not only address various issues that arose from the implementation of the current GB28050[ii] adopted in 2011, but also help promote Beijing’s long-term Healthy […]
COVID-19 likely spread by cold-chain products
Chinese scientists have discovered that the COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing in June was likely to have been triggered by cold-chain imports from overseas, adding to mounting evidence that the virus can be transmitted from contaminated cold-chain products to humans. Based on the findings, the study underscores the significance of intensifying supervision of cold-chain imports, especially […]
Origin of COVID-19 resurgence in Beijing: Cold chain food contamination
Watch out for a highly possible new transmission route of the novel coronavirus – cold chain transportation. After several months of analysis, Chinese researchers have concluded that imported food via cold chain from high-risk areas overseas may be the origin of the unexpected COVID-19 resurgence in Beijing in June, which started from the city’s largest […]
Frozen food package polluted by living coronavirus could cause infection: China’s CDC
China’s disease control authority said on Saturday that contact with frozen food packaging contaminated by living new coronavirus could cause infection. The conclusion came as the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention detected and isolated living coronavirus on the outer packaging of frozen cod during efforts to trace the virus in an outbreak reported […]
China asks frozen food importers to shun countries with severe coronavirus
China had reported no local infections of the coronavirus for more than a month but recently detected it on the packaging of imported aquatic products in Jilin province and Qingdao city BEIJING : (Reuters) – China’s capital called on importers on Monday to shun frozen food from countries suffering from severe novel coronavirus outbreaks after […]
Mushroom poisoning behind most outbreaks in China
Poisonous mushrooms were the most common cause of outbreaks in China during a 14-year period, according to a study. Stats on mushroom outbreaksOf the 13,307 outbreaks with known etiology, almost a third were caused by poisonous mushrooms, followed by Vibrio parahaemolyticus at 11 percent while the percentage linked to saponin, Salmonella, nitrite, pesticides, Staphylococcus aureus […]
FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ineligible Imported Cooked Duck Blood Curds from China
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is issuing a public health alert for an undetermined amount of imported cooked duck blood curds from China. The total amount of ineligible product is undetermined because the investigation is ongoing. The cooked duck blood curds product does not identify […]