FOOD & BEVERAGES

The National Health Commission and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly released 17 additional national food safety standards and one amendment sheet on 7 September. These have to do with food additives, food nutrient fortifiers and limits on pathogens in prepackaged and bulk ready-to-eat foods. More

Total health food sales in China grew 12.4% on the year to about RMB250.3 billion in 2020, and are expected to reach RMB270.8 billion in 2021. More

Ireland is the only European country that has managed to post positive economic growth during the first year of the global coronavirus pandemic, its GDP increasing by an enviable 3.4% in 2020. This interview sets out how the Irish business community is ready for more dynamic collaboration with Hong Kong entrepreneurs in the post-pandemic future. More

The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce recently issued a joint statement on the reallocation of unused 2021 tariff quotas for agricultural imports. It decrees that enterprises applying for tariff quota reallocation must submit their applications to their local development and reform commission and commerce department between 1 and 15 September. More