FOOD & BEVERAGES

The Greater Bay Area: Creating a New Caviar Connoisseur Market

26 February 2020

After five years in Hong Kong selling to local and Asian re-export customers, Russian Caspian Caviar Limited is taking steps to market and sell one of the world’s most luxurious gourmet products across the Greater Bay Area. Built on a culture and tradition of producing the highest quality caviar, the company sees the growing pool of wealthy and discerning diners in Guangdong Province and beyond as a market well worth tapping into. More

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FDA Seeks Input on General Principles for Food Standards

21 February 2020

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking additional input on a May 2005 proposed rule regarding general principles for food standards and food standards modernisation. More

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Amended Measures for Food Production Licensing to Take Effect in March

17 February 2020

Under newly revised rules scheduled to take effect on 1 March 2020, a food production licence will have to be obtained to engage in any food production activities on the mainland. The principle of one licence per enterprise will apply. More

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China Lifts Ban on Import of Cloven-Hoofed Animals and Animal Products from Japan

31 January 2020

Based on the latest risk assessments, China’s General Administration of Customs and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs jointly announced on 19 December 2019 the lifting of a ban in relation to the 2010 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Japan (Announcement No. 200 [2019]). More

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China Lifts Ban on Certain Beef Imports from Japan

31 January 2020

Based on the latest risk assessments, China’s General Administration of Customs and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs jointly announced on 19 December 2019 the lifting of a long-enforced ban in relation to mad cow disease in Japan (Announcement No. 202 [2019]). More

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Green orange orchard a winner

22 January 2020

Self-made industrialist Li Tao-tak (at left, main picture) was born and raised in Hong Kong; he retired from the plastic mould business in 2011 and invested HK$200 million (US$26 million) to establish Zhanxiang Farm in the Hunan Province. More

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China’s New Old: Consumer Characteristics and Preferences

08 January 2020

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Toast to artisanal wines

06 January 2020

Intense interest from industry players at the HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair in November testifies to the city’s role as a wine hub, where merchants including bespoke vintners find a welcoming market. More

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EU-wide Restriction Sought on PFAS Chemicals That Are Commonly Used in Textiles and Other Applications

06 January 2020

It was reported just before Christmas last year that the Dutch Government intends to prepare a detailed proposal to phase out the use of poly- and perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS) in the EU. The Netherlands wants to see EU-wide restrictions in place for products that contain PFAS except where their use is essential. More

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Tradition, innovation blend at drinks fair

03 January 2020

A Nordic birch-sap alcoholic beverage isn’t the obvious thirst-quencher in a city as hot and humid as Hong Kong, yet if that’s what tickles your fancy, then Swedish sparkling wine Sav was just the ticket at the HKTDC Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair held in the admittedly cooler and drier month of November. More

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