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China: Prospects for U.S. Seafood in Northeast China

From March 11 to 13, 2018, the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Shenyang, China, led a reverse trade mission of five buyers from three Northeastern Chinese companies to the Boston Seafood Show.
Direct cargo flights between Anchorage, Alaska, and Northeast China’s largest city, Harbin, with 10.6 million residents, are to launch in June 2018.
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Poland: Food Processing Ingredients

The Polish food processing industry was restructured and mostly privatized during recent decades.
In mid-2018, the Hong Kong government is planning to introduce a new ordinance on toothfish (more commonly known as Chilean seabass)....
On May 18, 2017, the South African Ministry of Health invited further comments or inputs on the Draft Regulations relating to maximum levels of metals in foodstuffs.
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Tunisia: Aquaculture Industry Small but Growing

Tunisia’s aquaculture production rose from a small 140 MT in 1987 to 15,200 MT in 2016, valued at $75 million, with long-term growth prospects of 10 percent annually....
South China is a growing market for premium U.S. seafood…Upcoming opportunities for U.S. exporters to meet with South China retail food importers, as well as hides & skins importers…
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Japan: An Overview of the Food Labeling Standard

In August 2012, the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) started to work towards completion of a comprehensive Food Labeling Standard (see, e.g., GAIN Reports JA3001 and JA3054).