Imported food has been increasingly popular nowadays. The relevant statistics show, the gross amount of China imported food was $13.78 billion in the first quarter of 2014, rose 24.1% from a year earlier. Imported food safety and food supervision have become one of the most concerned issues for food importers and overseas food exporters. In this topic, officials from Guandong Entry-Exit Inspection & Quarantine Bureau (Guangdong CIQ) will share information of imported food supervision system and safety requirements with us.

Food label is one of the most important media to display the product information. China Food and Drug Administration released ‘the announcement of implementing special inspection to normalize food labels. The expert from Inspection Team of Shanghai Municipal Food and Drug Administration will give us a case study on China food label regulations and enforcement requirements.

According to relevant regulations, imported food shall conform to the national food safety standards in China. AQSIQ issued the announcement of imported food standard in 2009. The inconformity to Chinese standards, becomes another main reason why imported food are returned or destroyed. How to avoid losses due to the inconsistency with food standards? The expert from the competent authority will make a professional guide for you.

Non-compliant label has become a major problem of noncompliant behavior for imported food product. According to the statistics, since the early of 2014, it happened frequently that many imported food products were returned or destroyed because of unqualified labels. Therefore, imported food labeling regulations become hot issues concerned by related parties. The expert from China Certification & Inspection Group TianJin., Ltd. will share with us important information regarding to imported food labelling requirements.

New food raw material development is an important task of food industry innovation. However, the strict requirements for food raw material registration make food companies flinch in the face of the big challenge. The expert from China National Center for Health Inspection and Supervision is going to make a specific interpretation and guidance for us to clarify the key points of new food raw material registration

The safety of food contact material is an important part, but also the weak part, of food safety management. Trends of Chinese food contact materials management have a far-reaching influence on the companies of food contact materials and related products. The expert from China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment will share Chinese food contact materials management regulations with us.

China has been recognized as the first biggest health food consumption country in the world. The reform of health food management system in China, will impact deeply both domestic and imported health food companies. What’s the status quo of China health food management? How would health food regulation change in the future? The expert from China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control will share the key points of the revised content of Chinese health food regulation.

Genetically modified food has become a hotspot topic today. How does Chinese government manage genetically modified food (including imported genetically modified food)? What’s the safety evaluation process for genetically modified food? The expert from China National Institutes for Food and Drug Control will share the relevant regulation requirements for genetically modified food.