FOOD & BEVERAGES

The Official Journal of the European Union has published new Commission Regulation 2019/1338 which amends Regulation 10/2011 on plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. Hong Kong’s food suppliers and suppliers of food packaging (e.g., food containers) to the EU market will likely know that this latter-mentioned law has established a Union list of authorised substances. More

In 2018, Hong Kong’s total exports of processed food and beverages increased by 1% to reach HK$69.3 billion. Mainland China was the largest market for Hong Kong’s processed food and beverage exports, accounting for 41% of the total, followed by Vietnam on 20%. The food and beverages industry in Hong Kong largely centres on re-export activities. In 2018, re-exports accounted for more than 90% of Hong Kong’s total exports of food and beverages. More

The State Department has certified 39 nations and one economy, including Hong Kong and mainland China, as meeting the requirements of Section 609 of Public Law 101-162, thus allowing them to continue to export shrimp to the United States. The list of those certified is unchanged from 2018. More