China: China Announces Standards for Reconstituted Cereal Products as WTO SPS Notification 1008

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On November 19, 2015, China notified the WTO of the National Food Safety Standard of Reconstituted cereal products (an update of the GB 19640), issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) as SPS/N/CHN/1008. This standard applies to foods made from cereals or other starchy substances as main raw material, with or without the addition of auxiliary material, processed through cooking and/or drying and dehydrating, then obtained after direct reconstitution or after reconstitution and heating. The food may become sticky after reconstitution or reconstitution and heating. Such foods include oatmeal, sesame paste, lotus seed thick soup, lotus root starch, mixed beans paste, congee, etc. The deadline for submission of final comments to China is January 18, 2016. The proposed date of entry is yet to be determined. Comments can be sent to China’s SPS Enquiry Point at sps@aqsiq.gov.cn. The following report contains an unofficial translation of this draft measure.

China: China Announces Standards for Reconstituted Cereal Products as WTO SPS Notification 1008

Exporting, Regulations & Requirements
East Asia and the Pacific, China
Processed Food Products

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