Regarding the Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for the Dairy Products from Austria
1. Basis for inspection and quarantine
(1) The Import and Export Animal and Plant Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China, the Implementation Regulations of the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China, the Implementation Regulations of the Import and Export Commodity Inspection Law of the People's Republic of China, the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Implementation Regulations of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China.
(2) The Measures of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety and the Provisions of the People's Republic of China for the Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Food.
(3) Protocol between the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China and the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection of the Republic of Austria on Inspection and Quarantine Requirements for dairy products exported from the Republic of Austria to China.
(4) Announcement of the General Administration of Customs on Clarifying the Requirements for Inspection and Quarantine of Imported Dairy Products.
2. Import products are allowed
Dairy products imported to China refer to foods originating in Austria and processed with cow milk, goat milk and sheep milk as the main raw materials and properly heat-treated. Including pasteurized milk, sterilized milk, mixed milk, fermented milk, cheese and recycled cheese, thin cream, cream, anhydrous cream, condensed milk, milk powder, whey powder, whey protein powder, bovine colostrum powder, casein, milk mineral salts, milk based infant formula and its premix (or base powder).
3. Requirements of production enterprises
The dairy production enterprises exported to China are approved or registered by the Austrian authorities, under the supervision of the Austrian authorities, and meet the requirements of China and Austria on animal health and public health.
According to the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China and the Provisions of the People's Republic of China on the Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Food, the production enterprises that export dairy products to China shall be registered in China, and the products produced by the enterprises that do not obtain the registration shall not be exported to China.
4. Dairy animal requirements for providing raw milk
Dairy animals providing raw milk for dairy products exported to China must meet the following requirements:
(1) from a farm that meets the following conditions:
a. Quarantine restrictions on foot-and-mouth disease have been lifted for at least 2 months.
b. Rinderpest, Rift Valley fever and bovine infectious pleuropneumonia have not occurred on the farm.
c. At the time of raw milk collection, the farm had not been subject to quarantine restrictions due to anthrax in the previous 12 months.
d. No clinical symptoms of Brucellosis, bovine paratexulosis (also known as Johne's disease), and Tuberculosis were found in dairy farms.
e. The farm is free of PPR, Scrapie and sheep smallpox.
f. The farm is under the supervision of the Austrian Protection Department.
g. The farm and its surrounding areas are not subject to quarantine restrictions due to animal diseases in accordance with the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) Terrestrial Animal Health Code and the Austrian Animal Health Code.
(2) the animals have not been fed the feed prohibited for animals in Austria and China.
(3) Implement the Austrian national residue control plan formulated by the Austrian Ministry of Protection, and require enterprises to test raw milk. According to the national residue control plan and raw milk testing results, the residues of veterinary drugs, pesticides and other toxic and harmful substances in dairy products exported to China do not exceed the maximum limits set by Chinese standards.
5. Requirements for quarantine examination and approval
For dairy products, pasteurized milk and prepared milk produced and processed by pasteurization technology, quarantine approval shall be handled in advance and the Entry Plant and Animal Quarantine Permit shall be obtained.
6. Certificate requirements
Dairy products exported to China should be accompanied by veterinary health certificate issued by the Austrian government.
7. Food safety requirements
(1) Dairy products exported to China shall comply with the provisions of Austrian and Chinese laws and regulations as well as the national food safety standards of China.
(2) If the milk raw materials for exporting dairy products to China come from countries (regions) other than Austria, it shall be proved that the origin of milk raw materials can export corresponding milk raw materials to China.
(3) The product or raw milk adopts one of the following processing processes:
a. Sterilization procedure with minimum temperature of 132℃ for at least 1 second (UHT);
b. If the pH of the milk is below 7.0, use a sterilization procedure with a minimum temperature of 72 ° C for at least 15 seconds (high-temperature instantaneous pasteurization HTST);
c. If the pH of milk is 7.0 or above, apply the HTST procedure twice.
8. Packaging and marking requirements
Dairy products exported to China must be packaged with new materials that meet Chinese standards. The outer package shall be marked in Chinese and English with specifications, place of origin (specific to state/province/city), destination, product name, weight, name of manufacturer, registration number, production batch number, storage conditions, production date and shelf life. The inner packaging shall comply with the relevant regulations of China, and the label shall indicate the country of origin, product name, enterprise registration number, name, address and contact information of the manufacturer, production date and shelf life, and production batch number.
9. Storage and transportation requirements
The whole process from packaging, storage to transportation of dairy products exported to China shall conform to sanitary conditions and prevent pollution by toxic and harmful substances. The goods shall be sealed after loading into the container, and the seal number shall be indicated in the veterinary health certificate. Do not open and change the package during transportation.
GACC
March 6, 2024
