Early this year, MUJI announced a worldwide recall of its bottled water products after detecting excessive bromate contaminant, a disinfection by-product (DBP) generated during ozone disinfection. Although the products mentioned in the recall notice have never entered Chinese mainland, the news wasMore...- The removal of export taxes on chemical fertilizers, the enactment of the “Soil Pollution and Control Law”, and series of new/revised fertilizer standards are bringing far-reaching effects on Chinese fertilizer market, which is invariably moving towards rationalization, high-efficient,More...
- The Special Rules were promulgated in 2007 after scathing criticism was leveled at China by both domestic and international interests due to China’s long history of product quality and safety issues. The Special Rules were designed to essentially fill in the cracks and loopholes left by other lawsMore...
- Recently, Beijing authorities upheld a decision to impose an administrative sanction on a famous e-commerce platform after it was discovered selling non-compliant water dispensers. Beijing NHC imposed a fined of 310,000 Yuan, which exceeds normal sanction guidelines issued in China’s water productMore...
- China’s overseas consumption maintained an annual average growth of 25.2% from 2005 to 2014 and the consumption rose to a record of 1,200 billion CNY in 2015, of which 680 billion CNY was for overseas shopping. At the same time, slowing export earnings and investment have left national consumptionMore...
- Rice contributes to 60% of the world’s grain supply and rice growing/consumption regions tend have the largest populations and largest economies in the world. Given the likelihood of increased global demand for rice, we can expect a concomitant increase in the paddy herbicide market, which alreadyMore...
- The European Union authorisation is a new form of authorization which was recently introduced into the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR), promulgated on 1st September, 2013. Based on the new article, this Union-level authorization will allow products to be sold in all EU countries at one sameMore...
- Quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) are among the most widely used disinfectants in the world and are used on medical devices, common surfaces, food containers and the human body etc. To assess the risk/hazards posed by these substances the Chinese health inspection and disease control authorityMore...
- China's food and catering market has grown rapidly and with this growth we have also seen an increase in usage of food use disinfectant products which has led to concerns revolving around food safety. China’s disinfection legal framework is seriously underdeveloped compared with EU and the US whoMore...
- China's population is estimated to peak by 2030 reaching 1.5 billion and per capita food demand will be stable at 500 kg annually. To maintain self-sufficiency in food supply, China needs to increase grain output from 617.9 million tons in 2017 to 634 million tons by 2020 and 700 million tons byMore...
