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On July 15, 2020, China notified 589 maximum residue limits (MRLs) on 67 pesticides in foods to the World Trade Organization SPS Committee as G/SPS/N/CHN/1164.
The significant rise of dog- and cat-owning households in East Asia presents an opportunity to increase the U.S. exports of pet food.
On August 13, 2020, India notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a draft regulation related to new standards for dairy products (analogs) and revised standards of ghee (clarified butter)...
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Hong Kong: Hong Kong Pet Food Market

Hong Kong is the world’s eleventh-largest market for imported pet food, and also the hub for pet food trade in the region.
Bilateral trade of agricultural products between the United States and the Dominican Republic has increased during the first six months of Calendar Year 2020 (CY 2020), despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
On August 18, 2020, the city of Shenzhen in South China imposed new COVID-19 handling and testing requirements for imports of frozen meat and seafood.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

India: COVID-19 in India - Weekly Food Retail Update

Weekly report as of August 21, 2020, of COVID-19 impact on India's food retail sector.
The Government of India’s Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) notified in the Official Gazette of India, the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives)...
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China: Guangzhou Continues Importing Meat and Seafood

Despite widespread news stories to the contrary, the city of Guangzhou – a major metropolis in South China – has not/not suspended imports of meat and seafood.
Taiwan is the fifth largest export market for U.S. organic products, reaching over $90 million in sales in 2019.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Taiwan: Taiwan Reinforces Health Claim Regulations

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) recently strengthened the enforcement of food labeling requirements for health claims.
Initially banned in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Africa announced that the sale and distribution of alcohol would be reauthorized from August 17, 2020.