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- Nation to launch new label on food exports
Date: 24-Aug-2007 Sources: (Shenzhen Daily)
CHINA will next month begin marking food exports that pass quality tests with a special label, following recent safety scandals that have hurt the industry's reputation, domestic media said Thursday.
Food exports that have passed inspections will carry the label 'CIQ? which stands for China Inspection and Quarantine, the China Daily reported, citing a regulation from the nation's quality watchdog.
Packing must also carry information, such as the producer's name and address, batch number and production date, to keep the source of any potential quality problems on record and stem fake exports, the report said.
The new labeling system would begin Sept. 1. The system is likely to increase the costs for Chinese food exporters, with about 20,000 shipments worth US$100 million in Dongguan, Guangdong Province to be affected each year, the China Daily said.
However, the move is necessary as many of the recent food safety problems have involved illegal exports that were not subject to inspections, the newspaper said, citing a Chinese industry executive.
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