New notice on COVID testing for cold foods exported to China
Vietnamese agencies have been updated on a new notice of the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) on testing for COVID-19 with cold foods exported to China.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese agencies have been updated ona new notice of the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC) on testing for COVID-19 withcold foods exported to China.
The Vietnam Sanitary and PhytosanitaryNotification Authority and Enquiry Point (SPS Vietnam) on July 25sent a document to the departments of plant protection, veterinary medicine,and quality management of agricultural, forestry and fishery products; the Vietnam Association ofSeafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), and the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association on GACC’s Notice No. 58/2022 on improvingand optimising pandemic prevention measures at ports and border gates for coldchain foods imported into this country.
GACC has applied COVID-19testing on imported cold chain foods. Based on the inspection results, thesafety status and management system of the exporting country will be investigated to find out if it complies with GACC requirements.
For enterprises that still fail to meet GACC’s regulations, fixed-termsolution, then export suspension or cancellation ofenterprises' export status registration will be applied.
According to GACC, the COVID-19 testing on imported cold chainfood products aims to prevent and control COVID-19 scientifically and accuratelyat ports and border gates, thus ensuring the safety of the product supplychain./.
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