FOOD & BEVERAGES

Cheers for Wine & Spirits Fair 2018

14 November 2018

USDA Soybeans Report Highlights Falling Exports to Mainland China

13 November 2018

USDA’s November 2018 “Oilseeds” report indicates that the small quantities that were shipped after the imposition by Beijing of retaliatory duties have either been diverted to other markets (Vietnam, Singapore and South Korea) or are currently languishing off the coast of mainland China waiting to be discharged. More

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Australian Business: The Role of the Hong Kong Hub

12 November 2018

With more than 600 Australian companies having a presence in Hong Kong, the community unanimously pointed to the importance of Hong Kong’s role in helping Australian businesses excel in the Chinese market as well as in its wider expansion to Asia. This article features stories of four Australian companies from different industries using Hong Kong in different ways, illustrating Hong Kong’s strengths as an ideal hub for Australian businesses. More

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China’s Catering Sector (2): We-Media for Restaurant Business Operators

08 November 2018

Established in 2013, as a new online platform focusing on the catering sector, Canyin Laoban Neican (www.watcn.com) provides industry news and information as well as management services to business owners, entrepreneurs, and supply chain service providers in the catering business in China. It also offers a diverse range of other services aimed at the growth and promotion of catering companies, including education and training, investment, and the promotion of brand chain and brand nurturing. More

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FDA Issues Mandatory Food Recall Guidance

07 November 2018

The FDA issued on 5 November final guidance regarding mandatory food recalls. The agency notes that it is committed to evaluating all applicable evidence in determining whether an article is adulterated or misbranded such that it will cause “serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals” (SAHCODHA). More

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“Think Global, Think Hong Kong” Tokyo 2018 highlights

07 November 2018

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China Announces 2019 Grain and Cotton Import Tariff Quotas

05 November 2018

Full details of the application process for the 2019 import tariff quotas for grain and cotton have been released by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). More

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USITC Notices

30 October 2018

Scheduling of AD/CV Injury Investigations on Polyester Textured Yarn. The USITC has released the schedule for the preliminary phase of its AD and CV injury investigations on polyester textured yarn from mainland China. Return questionnaires are due by 1 November, requests to appear at the pre-hearing conference are due by 6 November. More

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Brazil Launches WTO Case Against Mainland China’s Sugar Measures

25 October 2018

Brazil on 22 October filed a request for consultations under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism over certain measures imposed by mainland China on sugar imports. If a mutually-satisfactory understanding is not reached following a 60-day consultation period, Brazil may formally request the establishment of a WTO panel to examine this matter. More

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U.S. Consumer Groups Hail FDA Decision to Ban Use of Seven Food Additives

23 October 2018

The Center for Food Safety and the Natural Resources Defense Council are hailing a recent FDA decision to remove seven synthetic food flavouring substances and flavour enhancers (adjuvants) from its approved food additives list. This action was taken in response to a petition filed in 2016 by these two groups and seven other non-profit advocacy organisations that cited test results from the National Toxicology Program that these flavourings cause cancer. More

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