Chinese grape wine producer acquires Canadian winery

China's Tonhwa Grape Wine Co., Ltd inked a contract with the King's Court Estate Winery from Canada to purchase a 70 percent stake of the Canadian company with 50 million yuan (6.6 million U.S. dollars), announced the company on Tuesday.

With about 133 hectares of grape plantation and advanced icewine producing technique from its Canadian counterpart, Tonhwa vows to expand its ice wine market.

"We would provide the Chinese people the first bottle of classic icewine with VQA (Vintners Quality Alliance) standard produced by an enterprise acquired overseas," said Wang Xiaoming, general manager of Tonhwa.

Tonhwa Grape Wine Co., Ltd, established in 1937 and based in northeast China's Jilin Province, is the first icewine producer in China. Tonhwa is China's winery at highest latitude. It took the golden prize in the International Wine Challenge (IWC) last year.

Canada is the largest producer of icewine, and the King's Court Estate Winery in Ontario is a supplier of wholesale VQA Canadian wines to other wineries in bulk or bottles worldwide.

28日下午，中国·通化葡萄酒股份有限公司与加拿大皇家冰酒酒庄在吉林省长春市签订了战略收购协议，这是中国企业首次在加拿大本土收购冰酒酒庄。

中国·通化葡萄酒股份有限公司拟投资5000万元人民币收购加拿大皇家冰酒酒庄70%的股份，取得将近2000亩的优质冰葡萄酒种植园和先进的酿酒技术。据了解，中国·通化葡萄酒股份有限公司计划大力发展冰葡萄酒市场，借鉴学习加拿大冰葡萄酒的先进技术经验，并整合国内产业资源及全球营销网络。

“我们将为中国市场提供第一瓶海外收购企业生产的符合VQA标准的顶级冰酒。”中国·通化 葡萄酒股份有限公司总经理王晓鸣说。

据介绍，加拿大皇家冰酒酒庄位于安大略省四大葡萄种植区的核心区尼亚加拉半岛，是安大略省最大的冰酒原酒供应商之一，而安大略省占有加拿大75%的冰葡萄酒市场份额。同时，加拿大皇家冰酒酒庄还向瑞典、德国、日本、韩国等地输送冰酒产品。

该酒庄负责人约瑟夫·齐默尔曼在签约仪式上表示，随着中国·通化葡萄酒股份有限公司对加拿大皇家冰酒酒庄的收购以及中国对加拿大葡萄酒工业的投资，两国的葡萄酒酿造业都将迎来新篇章。

中国·通化葡萄酒股份有限公司是中国首家冰葡萄酒生产者，通化地处北纬40°５2′-43°３′，与法国波尔多等世界著名葡萄产地同属北纬40°的葡萄黄金生产带，是中国纬度最高的酿酒葡萄产区，曾在2006年国际葡萄酒烈酒挑战赛中荣获唯一非欧洲产葡萄酿酒金奖。

28日，中国·通化葡萄酒股份有限公司同时举行了成立70周年及中国通化葡萄酒城冠名庆典活动。

【星岛网讯】北京一家工厂工人用手将未经消毒的一次性筷子，装入卫生小袋中，然后销往小餐馆。生意好的时候，一天可卖出十万双。

　　据《新京报》报道，当地执法人员日前取缔了这个非法加工批发筷子的黑窝点，查获约50万双未经消毒的一次性筷子和一台包装用的机器。经包装后的筷子每双卖人民币0.04元，销售情况好时，每天可赚1000元，一个月就能获利三万多元。

　　该加工点负责人向执法人员出示的营业执照上显示，注册地为海淀区西郊食品冷冻厂，但经营项目中并没有加工销售一次性卫生用品一项，因此属非法经营。

　　据《北京日报》报道，业内人士透露，一次性的筷子并不像许多消费者想像的那样“卫生”，反而容易成为卫生死角。

　　许多一次性筷子还升级打包成了装有湿巾、牙签的“三件套”，在一些酒店、餐馆中使用。而这种“三件套”生产成本从0.20元到0.50元不等，售价却高达一至两元，以一个日客流400人的中型餐馆计算，“三件套”的年获利在10万元上下。

　　前几年一项检查结果表明，一次性餐具的卫生合格标准要低于普通餐具经过清洗消毒后的卫生合格率，所以一次性餐具并不一定就是卫生的。而且目前一次性餐具的运输、储存状况并不尽如人意，还会对一次性餐具造成二次污染。

8月24日消息，8月22日，经过近两个月的调查，39健康网公布了近10年来首次针对中国网民健康状况的综合性公益调查结果，并通过整理健康学、营养学、流行病学、医药统计学等各领域专家小组分析报告后发布——“中国网民健康状况白皮书”。调查结果显示，网民们的健康知识与健康观念比较乐观，但心理问题明显突出。超过半数网民自称有心理问题，70%网民有健忘、注意力不集中、焦虑、抑郁、缺乏自信等问题。

据中国互联网络信息中心（CNNIC）调查显示，截止到2007年7月，中国网民总数已达到1.62亿，网民已成为一个重要的特殊群体，因此中国网民的健康问题，已经成为值得国家及社会普遍关注的大问题。但由于一些与传统人群的不同特点，网民的健康状况一直以来并未被纳入到专业行业领域的关注范畴，导致目前没有一家权威机构进行过针对此群体的、科学全面的健康状况调研。

本次在线调查由39健康网发起，通过线上线下调查的方式，对网民的健康疾病知识、心理状况、健康意识及生活习惯等方面进行了全面的调查。有近15万名网友参加了调查。

半数网民自认有心理问题

调查结果显示，62%的网民都认为自己很快乐，认为处世乐观，热情诚恳是一个心理健康的人最典型的特征。但网民们的心理健康状况令人担忧，有20%的网民认为自己心理状况不健康，半数的网友经常或偶尔有心理问题，而超过70%的网民有健忘、注意力不集中、焦虑、抑郁、缺乏自信等各种问题。超过53%的网民认为工作压力大的白领更容易患心理疾病。

虽然多数网民会经常出现各种心理问题，而且对心理健康也非常在意，但却很少有人对此引起重视。有近70%的网友从未参加心理课程，超过90%的网友从未去过心理咨询机构。

环境变差、压力大、不注重健康是现代人疾病增多的三大原因

调查显示，95%的网民对什么是亚健康有概念，但网民的健康状况却不容乐观。72%的人平常有头晕、失眠、关节疼痛等问题，其中26%的网民最近有头晕症状，19%的网民存在失眠问题，只有28%的网民没有上述健康问题。

对于现代人疾病增多的主要原因，网民认为生活环境变差、压力大和不注重健康是导致疾病增多的三大原因，其中将环境污染排在首位的网民占到了36%，另有27%和22%的网民认为现代人缺乏对自己健康的重视和压力过大。

健康习惯尚未养成

虽然大多网民拥有比较完整的健康知识，比如近80%的网友认为预防是健康最重要的一段防线，超过70%网友认为从小就应开始注重保健，近60%的网友认为买健康保险是必要的。但更多网民对于健康体检、健康知识普及等并不重视，而更多的网民并未形成良好的健康习惯。据调查结果显示，每年半数以上的网友在医院健康体检的投入少于1000元，近30%的网友没有任何投入；超过一半的网友从来不参加健康知识讲座。

而网民上网时间过长，缺乏锻炼也是存在的主要健康隐忧。调查显示，有41%的网民周末休息会选择在家上网，而选择进行运动的网民不足9%；每天能保证8小时以上睡眠的网民只有16%。

健康网站已成为网民们了解健康知识的最常用的平台，调查结果显示，有60%的网友通过互联网和39健康网这样的专业网站来了解健康知识。而此次网民健康调查和《中国网民健康状况白皮书》的发布，将对我国的卫生保健发展和国民健康水平提高产生积极的推动作用。39健康网联合总裁秦刚表示，希望调查结果能够为社会、相关单位和网民个人了解和改善网民这一特定群体的营养和健康状况，提供最真实、最客观的参考依据与科学方法。

2007年6月17日，来自河北的天露糖业有限公司分别与黑龙江两家制糖企业签约——收购北大荒糖业有限公司全部股权；对去年收购的依安瑞雪糖业集团进行设备改造，建设年加工百万吨甜菜制糖项目。

　　据本报记者了解，这两个项目的签约金额达到5亿人民币。

　　而在河北天露的背后，赫然凸现的是来自大不列颠的英国糖业（海外）有限公司（简称“英糖”）的身影及其整合国内制糖企业的野心。

　　6亿收购天露

　　英糖为世界500强企业之一的英国食品联合集团公司（ABF）的子公司，其主要业务是拓展海外与糖业有关的业务，在制糖生产上，世界排名位居第二。

　　而河北天露前身是张北糖厂，2001年改制实现了由国有企业向股份有限公司的转换，并通过一系列兼并收购，成为了我国北方最大的甜菜制糖企业。

　　“英糖准备与我们天露进行整体合资。”6月19日，河北天露营销总部销售经理李赫然告诉记者，英糖与天露原来在业务上就有一些合作，目前双方正在就股权合作商议，“已经有一段时间了”。

　　李赫然表示，英糖将收购天露多少股份，现在尚在讨论中。不过就英糖而言，希望能控股收购天露。

　　而河北天露另一位内部人士则对记者透露，目前双方已基本达成了合作意向：由英糖收购天露51％的股权，收购价格为6亿元人民币左右。

　　据他介绍，英糖找上天露的原因在于，天露的董事长平亚军此前在英糖企业中担任职务。据悉，在参与天露改制前，平亚军一直担任河北马利酵母有限公司董事长一职，当时，该公司为澳大利亚BURNSPHILP集团马利发酵公司的合资企业。2004年，ABF收购了BURNSPHILP的酵母烘焙业务，河北马利也成为ABF的旗下企业，此后，平亚军也担任了马利酵母的销售总监一职，与ABF颇为熟悉。而收购谈判也在今年开始商议了。

　　该内部人士进一步介绍，改制后的天露主要为高管与员工集体持股的企业。而他们得到的消息是，一旦英糖收购51％的股权成功，职工可能会采取自愿变现的方式转让或继续保留手中股份。不过，目前由于谈判还没结束，对于股权安排公司还未正式发文。

　　而李赫然称，此次收购应该在今年7月底会有正式结果出来。

　　英糖的野心

　　在收购天露后，外来者英糖欲做国内糖业整合者的愿望将变得愈发清晰。

　　资料显示，英糖此前在中国主要投资区域为广西。广西作为中国蔗糖主要生产区，很早就引起了英糖的浓厚兴趣。经过几次收购，目前，英糖已经在广西拥有3家投资企业，即宜州市广西博庆食品有限公司、武宣县广西博宣食品有限公司和象州县广西博华食品有限公司，旗下有4家糖厂。

　　而在英糖与河北天露接洽之前，后者也正在努力打造一个行业兼并整合者的形象。近几年，天露在内蒙古、黑龙江一些国有企业改制过程中，通过采取收购、重组及技改扩模等手段向规模化、集团化发展。

　　去年，河北天露出资1000万元购买了原黑龙江望奎糖厂所有权，组建黑龙江天露糖业公司；随后，出资6000万元重组原黑龙江省依安瑞雪糖业有限责任公司。

　　目前，河北天露已拥有内蒙古天露糖业有限公司、黑龙江天露糖业股份有限公司、黑龙江依安瑞雪糖业有限公司、张北大华利食品有限公司、北京天露盛世食糖销售有限公司和哈尔滨营销中心6家控股子公司，是北方最大的甜菜制糖集团。

　　因此，直接收购作为整合者的河北天露，英糖可谓“老谋深算”。

　　一位中国糖业协会的专家告诉记者，目前进入国内制糖业的外资企业并不多，主要为泰糖和英糖两家。泰糖也是通过收购在国内发展，目前年产糖量90万吨，比英糖要高。而国内最大的糖企是位于海南的洋浦南华糖业，生产能力为150万吨左右。因此，此前英糖在国内规模并不算最大的，不过按集团考量，英糖能进入国内糖企前十强，甚至排名还会靠前一些。

　　不过，英糖的超越之心已在暗暗萌生。

　　2005年，英糖在40多万吨基础上进一步扩大生产其广西合资企业集团的生产规模。去年工程完成后，英糖广西合资企业集团日榨量提高到6000吨，年产糖量达到55万吨左右。

　　而通过河北天露，英糖已在黑龙江展开大规模“圈地运动”。据了解，此次签约的瑞雪糖业和北大荒糖业的项目均是英糖相中的，这也是河北天露能豪掷5亿的原因。

　　“由于我们和英糖的合作还没最后敲定，目前的项目都是我们出面先做。”上述河北天露人士介绍，此次收购北大荒糖业所有股权的代价为1亿多人民币。

　　而就瑞雪糖业而言，英糖将投资4亿元人民币，重点改造其甜菜生产线，把瑞雪糖业的生产能力由过去的60万吨提高到100万吨，建成全国最大的甜菜制糖企业。同时新增万吨酵母生产线。项目全部达产达效后，年可实现销售收入7亿元，利税1.2亿元。

　　同时，记者还了解到，借此次哈洽会机会，英糖携手河北天露高层还考察了黑龙江其他制糖企业，并流露出合作意向。

　　“我们的目标是再收购几家糖企，争取在五年内达到100万吨的产量。”河北天露方面介绍。而一旦收购天露成功，英糖在中国五年内的糖业总产能也将超过150万吨，成为行业内新的航母级企业。

 从今年9月1日开始，中国所有出口食品都要加贴检验检疫标志。中国驻美大使馆官员本月15日在华盛顿表示，这意味着所有的中国出口食品都要经过官方的强制性检验。中国出入境检验检疫协会会长葛志荣在日前举行的世界番茄加工联合会“2007中国行”论坛上表示，为了给世界各国消费者提供质优、安全的食品，中国检验检疫部门将采取多项措施严控出口食品安全。

在美国媒体连续不断报道中国产品品质问题之时，中国驻美大使馆15日举行专题吹风会。中国驻美大使馆商务一等秘书赵宝庆透露，中国政府将分别于8月底和9月派遣高级官员代表团前往美国，将与来自美国食品药品管理局(FDA)以及消费者产品安全委员会(CPSC)的官员就食品和其他产品安全问题展开磋商。9月中旬，将举行中美消费品安全峰会，讨论采取措施降低消费品召回率。

赵宝庆说，对所有出口食品加贴检验检疫标志是强制性的，表示官方机构对每批出口食品都要进行检验检疫，合格者在销售包装和运输包装上加贴官方颁发的标签。他透露，自从中国输美宠物食品和鱼类问题曝光后，中国已经加大了对出口食品的检查力度，抽查率明显提高。赵宝庆说，没有任何国家能够保证其所有产品都没有品质问题。

中国出入境检验检疫协会会长葛志荣说，作为一个负责任的大国，中国检验检疫部门正在建立完善一套既符合国际通行做法、又切合中国实际的出口食品安全管理体系。

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China's food quality and safety

    Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

    August 2007, Beijing

    The quality and safety of food is a major benchmark of the economic development and people's living conditions of a country. Adhering to the people-oriented approach, the Chinese government has always attached great importance to food quality and safety. Moreover, sticking to the principle of nipping problems in the bud, it has built and improved a supervisory system and mechanism for food safety, strengthened legislation and the setting of relevant standards, exercised strict quality control regarding food, actively promoted international exchanges and cooperation in this respect, and has greatly raised public awareness of food safety. Thanks to such efforts, the overall level of food quality in China is being steadily enhanced, the situation of food safety is continuously improving, and the order in food production and operation have markedly turned for the better.

    I. Food Production and Food Quality

    1. The Quality and Safety Level of Processed Food Is Steadily Improving

    (1) Rapid and Sound Development of the Food-processing Industry

    In recent years, China's food industry has maintained fast and sound growth, with a steady increase in economic benefits. Foodstuffs can be classified by their raw materials and processing techniques into 525 kinds in 28 categories: processed grain products; edible oil, fat and fat products; seasonings; meat products; dairy products; soft drinks; convenient food; biscuits; canned food; iced drinks; fast-frozen food; potato and dilated food; candies (including chocolate and chocolate products); tea; alcoholic beverages; vegetable products; fruit products; roasted seeds and nuts; egg products; cocoa and bakery coffee products; sugar; processed aquatic products; starch and starch products; pastries; bean products; bee products; special diet food, and others. At present, China has 448,000 enterprises engaged in foodstuff production and processing. Among them, 26,000 enterprises of designated scale occupy 72 percent of the market, taking the leading role in terms of output and sales revenue; 69,000 are enterprises not up to the designated scale and those with more than ten employees, taking up a market share of 18.7 percent; and 353,000 are small businesses or workshops with fewer than ten employees, with a market share of 9.3 percent.

    Statistics show that, in 2006, industrial food enterprises of designated scale generated 2,158.695 billion yuan of output value (excluding tobacco), accounting for 6.8 percent of the national industrial output value, and up 23.5 percent year on year. The average annual industrial added value and profit of processing enterprises of grain, oil, meat and dairy products all exceeded 20percent. The output of major foodstuffs in 2006 were: wheat flour, 51.93 million tons; edible vegetable oil, 19.855 million tons; fresh frozen meat, 11.125 million tons; dairy products, 14.596 million tons; beer, 35.152 million kl; and soft drinks, 42.198 million tons. These figures show rises of 28.2 percent, 17.5 percent, 24.0 percent, 23.5 percent, 14.7 percent and 21.5 percent year on year, respectively. In the first six months of 2007, the accumulated output value of the food industry amounted to 1,281.62billion yuan, up 29.9 percent as compared with the corresponding period last year. The output of beer, edible oil, soft drinks and gourmet powder led the world.

    At present, the development of China's food industry displays the following features:

    One, the processing techniques and equipment of some food enterprises reach or approach the advanced international level. Large meat, dairy product, beverage and beer producers all have world first-class production and testing facilities, which guarantees the quality of their products. The development and application of such key processing techniques as membrane-separation technology, physical property modification, cold-aseptic filling, concentration and cold processing has narrowed China's gap with the world advanced level in terms of processing technology and equipment.

    Two, quality control of the enterprises has become more scientific and standard. So far, 107,000 food producers have obtained market access permits regarding quality and safety, and 2,675 have been granted hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) certificates.

    Three, the structure of products is being improved to cater to the increasingly diverse demands of consumers. The proportion of intensively or deeply processed foodstuffs to the total output of foodstuffs keeps increasing. For instance, liquid dairies now account for more than 85 percent of the total output of dairy products; colas no longer dominate the market, as a result of the mushrooming of packed drinking water and fruit, vegetable and tea drinks; special flour above second grade accounts for 65 percent of the total output of wheat flour; standard rice above first grade accounts for 88 percent of the total output of rice, and special rice for 33.9 percent of the total output of rice; and Grades I and II oil (salad oil and quality culinary oil according to previous national standards) accounts for 58.5 percent of the total output of edible vegetable oil.

    (2) Continuous Improvement of Food Quality

    One, the acceptance rate of foodstuffs on the whole is steadily rising. The rate was 77.9 percent in the 2006 national foodstuffs sample survey, and it rose to 85.1 percent in a similar survey in the first half of 2007. The level of food quality and safety remains stable, with a gradual upturn.

    Two, the quality of food produced nationwide is improving. In the first half of 2007, the 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government on the mainland of China reported an average 89.2-percent acceptance rate of foodstuffs, and the figure in 14 of them surpassed 90 percent.

    Three, the quality of food in key sectors is fairly high. Thanks to the country's endeavors to improve the work of food producers and processors, the quality of 525 kinds of foodstuffs in 28 categories has been enhanced to various degrees, with remarkable progress in the quality of food with a large daily consumption. According to statistics, the ten foodstuffs with the largest consumption are edible oil, fat and fat products; alcoholic beverages; aquatic products; processed grain products; soft drinks; meat products; dairy products; seasonings; starch and starch products; and sugar. In the first half of 2007, sample surveys showed a 90-percent or higher acceptance rate of all the above ten foodstuffs except aquatic products, whose acceptance rate was 85 percent. That of meat products was 97.6 percent.

    (3) Quality Food Dominating the Market

    Along with the development of the food industry, the scale of food producers keeps growing, production is becoming more concentrated, and the quality of foodstuffs of large and medium-sized producers is sound. In 2006, the top 100 revenue earners held 24.9 percent of the total sales of the food industry; the top ten dairy producers generated 54.7 percent of the total revenue of the dairy industry; the top ten soft-drink producers generated 39.5 percent of the total output of that industry; the top ten sugar makers produced 43.6 percent of the total output of the sugar industry; the top 50 meat producers accounted for 70 percent of that industry in terms of production capacity and sales; the eight beer brewery groups, each with a production capacity of over one million kl, produced 57 percent of the national beer output; the ten largest wineries produced 62.1 percent of the national output; and the three largest instant noodle producers occupied 76 percent of the Chinese market.

    2. The Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products Is Steadily Improving

    (1) Fast Growth of High-quality and Safe Brands

    Quality agricultural products are steadily expanding their market. Agricultural standardization has been notably enhanced, which increases farmers' income and changes their farming patterns. Hazard-free, green and organic products make up 90 percent of all agricultural-product exports. Over the past five years, the export of green food has shot up 40 percent annually, and has been accepted by over 40 of China's trading partners. So far, China has developed 28,600 kinds of hazard-free agricultural products, and set up 24,600 hazard-free production bases with a total area of 21.07 million hectares. Five thousand three hundred and fifteen Chinese enterprises use the green food logo on their 14,339 kinds of products totaling 72 million tons and grown on 10 million hectares of land. In addition, 600 producers use the organic food logo on their 2,647 kinds of products totaling 19.56 million tons and grown on 3.11 million hectares of land. Altogether, there are 539 state-level agricultural demonstration zones, 100 demonstration counties (farms) and nearly 3,500 provincial-level demonstration zones, with a combined growing area exceeding 33.33 million hectares.

    (2) Acceptance Rate of Agricultural Products Rising Continuously

    Inspections in the first half of 2007 showed that the average acceptance rate regarding pesticide residues in vegetables was 93.6 percent; those regarding clenbuterol hydrochloride contamination and sulfa drug residues in livestock products was 98.8 percent and 99.0 percent respectively; and that regarding chloromycetin in aquatic products was 99.6 percent, of nitrofuran 91.4 percent, and of pesticide residue over 95 percent in sample surveys done at production bases.

    3. The Quality of Imported and Exported Foodstuffs Stays High

    China is a large importer and exporter of foodstuffs, with the amount of each growing steadily in recent years. The import and export volume in 2006 totaled US$40.448 billion-worth (excluding wheat, corn and soybean, same below), up 21.45 percent year on year.

    (1) Safety of Export Food Guaranteed

    In 2006, China exported 24.173 million tons of food, worth US$26.659 billion, up 13.29 percent and 16.0 percent year on year, respectively. The top ten varieties in terms of export value were aquatic products, processed aquatic products, vegetables, canned food, juices and drinks, processed grain products, seasonings, poultry products, alcoholic beverages, and livestock meat and chopped entrails.

    Foodstuffs of the mainland of China have been exported to more than 200 countries and regions, of which the top ten in terms of trade volume are Japan, the US, the ROK, Hong Kong, Russia, Germany, Malaysia, Holland, Indonesia and the UK.

    For many years, over 99 percent of China's exported foodstuffs have been up to standard. In 2006 and the first half of 2007, China exported to the US some 94,000 batches and 55,000 batches of foodstuffs, respectively, and 752 batches and 477 batches of each were found by the US to be substandard, making the acceptance rate99.2 percent and 99.1 percent, respectively. In the case of the EU, the figures were 91,000 batches and 62,000 batches, with 91 batches and 135 batches found by the EU to be substandard, making the acceptance rate 99.9 percent and 99.8 percent, respectively. On July 20, 2007, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan, the largest importer of Chinese food, released an examination report on food imported from China in 2006, which showed that Japan conducted more sample surveys on Chinese food (15.7 percent) than on food from anywhere else, but Chinese food had the highest acceptance rate (99.42 percent), followed by that imported from the EU (99.38 percent) and the US (98.69 percent). The mainland of China is a major supplier of food for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Two large food sample surveys conducted by Hong Kong's Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in the first half of 2007 showed that the acceptance rate stood at99.2 percent and 99.6 percent, respectively.

    (2) Quality of Imported Food Stable

    In 2006, China imported 20.273 million tons of food, worth US$13.396 billion, up 37.94 percent and 25.11 percent year on year, respectively. The top ten varieties in terms of import value were vegetable oil, aquatic products, cereals, sugar, dairy products, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and associated products, poultry and chopped entrails, oil crops, and processed grain products.

    China imports foodstuffs from 143 countries and regions, and the top ten in terms of trade value are Malaysia, Russia, the US, Indonesia, Argentina, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and France.

    For many years, the quality of food China imports has been fairly stable, and no serious hazard has been caused by imported food. During the period from 2004 to the first half of 2007, the acceptance rate of imported food, according to statistics released by the ports of entry, were 99.29 percent (2004), 99.46 percent (2005), 99.11 percent (2006) and 99.29 percent (first half of 2007), respectively.  

    II. Food Safety Regulatory System and Work

    To ensure food safety, the Chinese government adheres to the principle of giving priority to prevention and control at its root by monitoring and controlling the whole process, and has formed a regulatory format in which the local governments take the responsibility, related departments provide guidance and conduct coordination, and different sectors make concerted efforts under the unified national leadership. In response to the circumstances in China, the State Council issued the Decision on Further Strengthening Food Safety Supervision in 2004, according to which one monitoring link is supervised by one department; sectional supervision is adopted as the main means while supervision of different varieties as the supplementary means, making clearer the functions and responsibilities of the food safety supervisory departments. The Decision divided food safety supervision into four links, managed by the departments of agriculture, quality supervision and inspection, industry and commerce, and health, respectively. The production of primary agricultural products is supervised by the agriculture department, the quality and daily hygiene supervision of food processing is overseen by the quality supervision and inspection department, supervision of food circulation and distribution is done by the department of industry and commerce, and that of the catering industry and canteens is taken care of by the health department. The integrated food-safety supervision and coordination, and investigation of and penalties imposed for major incidents in this regard are the responsibility of the department of food and drug administration, while imported and exported agricultural products and other foodstuffs are supervised by the quality supervision and inspection department. In this way, there is a strict, complete regulatory system for food safety supervision in which the departments concerned work in close cooperation, with clearly defined functions and responsibilities.

    As it is a prolonged and arduous task to strengthen food safety control, a regulatory system and a lasting efficiency mechanism should be established and improved, and planned with consideration given to both present and future needs to deal with both the symptoms and root causes of food safety problems, especially the latter.

    The Chinese government stresses food safety from the source, improvement of the related basic regulatory systems, and strengthening of food safety supervision.

    1. Intensifying Supervision on the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products

    In 2001, China started to implement the Hazard-free Food Action Plan, focusing on the control of residue of high-toxic pesticides in vegetables and clenbuterol hydrochloride contamination in livestock products, to address the most concerned problems of illegal use of high-toxic pesticide and veterinary medicines, as well as violations of residue standards. The Plan stipulates a complete supervisory process from farmland to market by emphasizing the three key aspects of materials used in farming, production and market excess. By carrying out regular monitoring and inspection, the Plan aims at enhancing people's awareness of food quality and safety, ensuring management responsibility, and improving the levels of management and quality and safety of agricultural products by means of standardization. Today, the system for securing the quality and safety of agricultural products is improving, with steadily strengthened supervisory capacity and notable progress in agricultural standardization, leading to the formation of a work mechanism integrating service, management, supervision, penalty and emergency response, to ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products.

    2. Establishing and Strictly Implementing Market Access Systems for Food Quality and Safety

    The food quality and safety market access systems established by the Chinese government in 2001 comprise three major ones. One, the production license system, which requires that food-processing enterprises cannot produce and market their products without having the capability to control the source materials' quality, and the adequate conditions to ensure food quality and safety in terms of production equipment, technological flow, product standardization, testing equipment and capability, environment, quality control, storage and transportation, packaging and labeling, and production staff. Enterprises can produce and sell food only after obtaining a food production license. Two, the compulsory inspection system, which means that enterprises have the legal obligation to ensure that their food products pass quality inspection before entering the market. Three, the market access labeling system, i.e., enterprises are required to put on food products the QS label, guaranteeing their quality and safety. Following the principle of phased implementation, by the end of June 2007, some 107,000 food production licenses had been issued to enterprises, which took up over 90 percent of the market of their trades. Meanwhile, supervision has been strengthened over enterprises with food production licenses. By the end of June 2007,1,276 food production licenses had been withdrawn, cancelled, revoked or nullified for substandard food products.

    In pace with the growing number of enterprises obtaining the license, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has released lists of such enterprises, making clear that producers without the license and products without the QS label must not enter the market, and warning consumers not to use such products.

    3. Intensifying State Supervision by Sample Survey for Food Quality

    The Chinese government carries out a food supervision and inspection system mainly by means of sample survey. Since it was set up in 1985, the system has been strengthened and become more focused to enhance its efficiency. In recent years, daily-consumption food items, such as dairy products, meat products, tea, beverages, grain and edible oil, have become the major targets of sample surveys, especially those produced in workshops and enterprises located in concentrated food-producing areas. Special attention has been given to the hygienic indices of microorganisms, additives and heavy metals in food, and to follow-up inspections of small enterprises with unstable product quality. By increasing sample survey frequency and coverage, the goal of rectifying producers of the same type of food by means of sample survey has been by and large met. The state supervisory sample surveys were carried out on 11,104 batches of foodstuffs produced by 7,880 enterprises from 2006 to June 2007. Meanwhile, greater efforts have been made to rectify and punish enterprises turning out substandard products, and to set things straight by means of the following: First, strictly implementing the public announcement system. Three hundred and fifty-five batches of food with serious quality problems produced by 355 enterprises were found in sample surveys and publicly announced. At the same time, publicity is given to good enterprises, quality products and sound brands. Two hundred and forty products winning the title of "Famous Chinese Brand" and 548 freed-from-inspection products have become popular among consumers. Second, strictly carrying out the rectification system. Enterprises with substandard products are urged to rectify themselves strictly, to be examined again in due course. If problems persist, they will be ordered to stop production for an overhaul. If they still cannot pass the inspection after the overhaul, their business licenses will be revoked. Third, strictly implementing the penalty system. Producers who mix impurities or imitations with their products, or pass fake or defective products off as genuine ones will be ordered to stop production, and their products be confiscated. Legal liabilities will be imposed in serious cases by the judicial organs.

    4. Intensifying Rectification of Food Workshops

    Regional differences and disparities between urban and rural areas in China make the supervision of food workshops a prolonged and arduous task. At present, food workshops with fewer than ten employees are the ones that pose the most difficult problem for ensuring food quality and safety. For workshops engaged in traditional, low-risk food processing, the government sticks to the principle of supervision and standardization while giving guidance to such workshops for consumers' convenience. On the one hand, the government has tried to upgrade them to the market-access requirements by means of shutdown, stoppage of production, merging or changing line of business; on the other, more stringent supervisory measures have been taken to prevent food safety accidents. In recent years, supervision of workshops and small enterprises has been conducted mainly in four aspects: One, transformation of basic work conditions. Workshops cannot start production without meeting the requirements. Two, restrictions on market scope. Food products processed by such small workshops are not allowed to sell outside the administrative areas of townships or towns in which they are located, not allowed to enter shopping centers and supermarkets. Three, restrictions on food packaging. Before obtaining a market access permit, food products from the workshops are not allowed to have marketing package, so that they cannot enter the market disguised as licensed goods. Four, public undertaking. Food workshops must undertake to the public that they do not use any non-food materials, misuse additives, use recycled food, send their products to shopping centers or supermarkets, or market their products beyond the approved region, and guarantee that their food products meet the basic safety and hygienic standards. After such rectifications, the average acceptance rate in sample surveys of food workshops rose to 70.4 percent in 2006. By the end of June 2007, 5,631 workshops had been closed down, 8,814 had been made to suspend production, and 5,385 had reached the requirements after rectification.

    5. Promoting the Responsibility System for Regional Food Safety Control

    The responsibility system for regional food safety control mainly comprises the following aspects. First, to have specified persons responsible for specified regions and enterprises. The system requires that food safety inspectors of the quality supervision and inspection department go to the townships to supervise the food-processing enterprises; township government coordinators assist the inspectors in supervising food quality and safety; and local reporters bring to attention anything illegal regarding food quality and safety. The number of inspectors, coordinators and local reporters must be fixed, their duties defined, and their working areas and inspecting enterprises designated. Second, the system requires "three enters" and "four graphs." The former refers to entering villages, households and enterprises to find out their working conditions and set up files of food producers and processors; the latter refers to drawing up a graph showing dynamic changes in enterprises, a graph showing the distribution of food producers and processors, a graph showing the implementation of supervisory duties, and a graph giving food safety precautions, so as to carry out proactive monitoring and control. Third, the system requires local governments to sign documents of responsibility, enterprises to sign letters of undertaking, and quality supervision and inspection departments to submit regular food safety reports.

    By the end of June 2007, a total of 16,030 food-safety supervision regions had been set up, 25,346 full-time food-safety inspectors had been put to work, 72,474 local government coordinators had been appointed, and 106,573 food-safety reporters had been recruited in 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. In 2006, the quality supervision and inspection departments at various levels made 900,000 inspections of food producing and processing enterprises.

    6. Stepping up Supervision of the Food Circulation Sector

    The "Three Green Projects" have been vigorously promoted in China, advocating "green consumption, green markets and green channels." The government encourages modern modes of organization and management for circulation, positively supports the development of chain management and logistics provision; urges marketing enterprises to examine materials before accepting them, check business licenses, require invoices for purchases, keep accounts of transactions and honor their undertakings for food quality, as well as promotes market managers' food quality responsibility system; implements market inspection system in an all-around way; improves the food quality monitoring system, and strictly implements the system that substandard food must be withdrawn from the market and destroyed and made known to the public; strengthens administration over butchering of livestock and fowls, breaks down regional barriers and encourages the nationwide circulation of high-quality foodstuffs with good credit standing and prestigious brand names; improves food processing, circulation and service systems in communities; strengthens the management of the use of genuine food safety labels and standard packaging, and concentrates efforts to crack down on printing of fake packaging, labels and trademarks.

    7. Intensifying Supervision of Food Safety in Catering Industry

    Hygiene in the catering industry is vital for food safety. In this regard, the Chinese government has primarily done the following: One, it has intensified supervision on hygiene in the catering industry, promulgated and put into effect the Hygienic Standards for the Catering Industry and Group Food Service Providers, adopted a quantified and classified supervisory system for food hygiene management, and strengthened supervision on each link of the catering industry. Two, it has urged the catering industry and canteens to implement the quantified and classified supervisory system for food hygiene management in an all-around way, improved and strengthened monitoring of food contamination and building of a monitoring system on diseases caused by contaminated food. Three, it has intensified crackdown on activities in violation of food safety law, investigated and dealt with serious cases and timely made them known to the public. In 2006, the health departments inspected 2.04 million catering entities of various types and school canteens, dealt with 45,000 cases of illegal food processing and sale and closed down 25,000 food processors and sellers that had been operating without hygiene permits. Four, it has strengthened efforts on hygienic work in schools, directed and carried out special inspections on food and drinking water hygiene, and prevention and treatment of contagious diseases in schools all over the country, as well as prevention of food poisoning and the spread of communicable intestinal diseases. Five, it has conducted food-related jeopardy assessment and issued early warnings for food safety problems on a scientific basis and provided food assessment information.

    8. Carrying out Rectification in Respect of Food Quality and Safety in an All-around Way

    In order to crack down on the spread of counterfeit and shoddy foodstuffs in certain regions, special comprehensive rectification campaigns were launched in these regions for food quality and safety. The Chinese government has conducted a special project involving hundreds of regions, thousands of townships and tens of thousands of food producers and processors. Targeting key regions, food processing venues and households and their products, the project has resolved the regional problem of producing and selling fake and inferior goods by establishing a food safety monitoring network, stepping up efforts in building up the technological forces such as standardization and monitoring technology, improving technical services for enterprises, promoting the setting up of food industry associations, and intensifying law enforcement and making more stringent efforts to crack down on the production and sale of counterfeit and faulty food. Meanwhile, the departments of industry and commerce as well as quality supervision and inspection keep intensifying law enforcement and, with focus on food quality and safety, direct and conduct special law enforcement actions against activities in producing and processing counterfeit food-related items at the source, strictly crack down on illegal activities such as production of food with non-food materials and misuse of additives in food, as well as food producers with neither a business license nor food-processing permit. In 2006, the quality supervision and inspection departments handled 49,000 illegal operations in this field, confiscating counterfeit and shoddy foodstuffs worth 450 million yuan. In the same year, the departments of industry and commerce sent 5.6 million person/times for law enforcement and inspected 16,000 key food markets and 10.4 million food operating business/times, closed down 151,800 unlicensed businesses, revoked4,629 business licenses, investigated and dealt with 68,000 cases of production and sale of counterfeit and shoddy food, of which 48cases were referred to the relevant judicial organs, and ordered 15,500 tons of substandard foodstuffs off the market.

    9. Beefing up the Construction of a Risk-warning and Emergency-response System

    The Chinese government has established a nationwide quick risk warning and responding system in respect of food safety, actively conducted risk monitoring and control in food production, processing, circulation and consumption, and preliminarily realized the early discovery, early warning, early control and early treatment of food-safety problems through efficient collection and analysis of information on food safety. It has also established a rapid and efficient response mechanism covering the collection and analysis of risk-related information, issuing warnings and rapid responses so that it is possible to provide prompt reports, take swift action, make accurate judgment and mete out appropriate measures.

    10. Establishing and Improving a Food Recall System

    This system comprises two aspects: active recall and instructed recall. The system stipulates that it is the responsibility of food producing and processing enterprises to recall their products if necessary, requires that food producers should instantly put a halt to the production and selling of their products if they suspect any safety risk in their food products, and take the initiative to recall such food products. Producers who purposely conceal food hazards or do not perform their recall obligations, or whose faulty production has extended such hazards or made them recur, will be instructed to recall their products. In recent years, in conducting food sample surveys and law enforcement, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has become more stringent in demanding food recall when major food-safety hazards, such as pathogenic bacteria, chemical pollutant or non-food materials, are found in food products. Toward those food producing enterprises causing serious consequences, the Administration has revoked their licenses, thus reducing hazards that might be caused by unsafe food and safeguarding the health and safety of consumers.

    11. Improving the Food Safety Credit System

    The Chinese government pays great attention to the construction of the credit system for food safety, and has set up the preliminary credit records for food-producing enterprises, as well as a system to publicize the honor rolls and blacklists of food producers and processors.

    Meanwhile, the functions of chambers of commerce and trade associations have been brought into full play to promote self-discipline in the food industry. By giving backing to excellent and competent enterprises, the government supports and helps good and strong enterprises by legislative, administrative and economic means to create an honest environment for food safety, and to enhance people's awareness of honesty in this regard. It has made great efforts in gradual improvement of this mechanism for food safety, and given full scope to its role in regulating, guiding and supervising food safety. It has built up files of credit records of food safety and promoted classified credit monitoring in the food industry. Emphasis is laid on the establishment of a registration and information system and a classified database of credit records of food producers and sellers, which collects information on food producers' and sellers' market access, food-safety control, and consumers' complaints and reports, to ensure an effective control based on adequate information. In recent years, the latest network technology has been used for this purpose, so that consumers may timely, easily, quickly and effectively distinguish counterfeits from genuine ones, which greatly helps safeguard consumers' interests, discourages the production and sale of fake foodstuffs and promotes honesty among enterprises in this industry.

    Over the years, the continuous growth of the food industry in terms of variety and quantity as well as the improvement of quality have helped satisfy the people's ever-increasing consumption demands, raised their living standard and promoted national economic development. However, the Chinese government is well aware that there are still problems with food safety, owing to the country's limited socio-economic development. In the days to come, penalties will be focused on those who produce shoddy products or products containing inferior materials or impurities, palm off counterfeits as genuine ones, process foodstuff with non-food or moldy materials, produce foodstuff in disregard of required standards and misuse additives in foodstuff, so as to continuously guarantee food safety and quality.

    III. Supervision of Imported and Exported Food

    1. Supervision of Imported Food

    Exploration and practice over the years have enabled China to set up a complete framework of food quality and safety supervisory system and guarantee measures to ensure the safety of imported food.

    -- Scientific risk management system. According to the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) and common international practice, the Chinese government adopts an inspection and quarantine entry system based on risk management for high-risk imported food, such as meat and vegetable, which includes: making a risk analysis on the high-risk food that the exporting country applies to export to China; signing an inspection and quarantine agreement with the exporting country on food involving acceptable risks; carrying out hygiene registration for foreign food enterprises; and quarantining, examining and approving the imported food of animal and plant origin. If epidemic animal or plant diseases or severe food safety problems occur in the exporting country, China shall take timely risk management measures, including suspending food imports from that country.

    -- Strict inspection and quarantine system. When imported food arrives at the port of entry, the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities carry out inspection and quarantine in accordance with law, and approve the foodstuffs to be imported only if they meet the required standards; and the customs house clears the imported food upon the strength of the Customs Clearance List of Inward/Outward Goods as issued by the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities. Only then can the food be sold in the Chinese market. If safety or hygienic problems are found in the food when inspected and quarantined, corresponding measures are immediately taken. In 2006, Chinese entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities altogether found 2,458 batches of foodstuffs not meeting the standards at ports of entry. In the first half of 2007, some 896 were found, which were returned, destroyed or used in other ways according to law. Thus is the safety of food imported for the Chinese market assured.

    -- Complete quality and safety supervisory system. While carrying out inspection and quarantine in accordance with law, the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities pay special attention to higher-risk food and problematic foodstuffs as found in the inspection and quarantine at the ports of entry. The authorities promptly issue early warnings of risks when finding imported food with serious problems or the same type of imported food with repeated problems, and take such measures as increasing the proportion of sample survey, adding more items for inspection, and suspending import.

    -- Strict system against illegal import. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and the General Administration of Customs have set up a cooperation mechanism to jointly fight illegal food imports. In 2006, China signed with the European Union Commission the Arrangement for Cooperation on Joint Prevention of Illegal Actions in the Import and Export of Food, making it clear that the two sides will crack down on such illegal activities as deception, undeclared carrying, illegal transit and smuggling through exchanges of information, technological cooperation, mutual visits of experts and special joint actions. In 2006 and the first half of 2007, 12,292 tons of illegally imported meat were seized.

　　2. Supervision of Exported Food

    Following the principle of "prevention first, supervision at the source, and control throughout the process," the Chinese government has set up and improved an export-food safety management framework composed of "one pattern and ten systems."

    "One pattern" refers to the managerial pattern for the production of export food -- "enterprise + base + standardization." This pattern conforms to China's reality and the actual situation in the field of export food, and thus is an important guarantee for the quality of such food. Besides, it is the only way for enterprises to aim for scale and intensive development in the international market. With unremitting efforts over many years, China has basically put this pattern in place for major export food items, especially high-risk foodstuffs such as meat, aquatic products and vegetable.

    The "ten systems" are: three for supervision at the source -- the archiving management system for the inspection and quarantine of planting and breeding bases, the epidemic disease monitoring system, and the supervisory system for pesticide and veterinary medicine residue; three for factory supervision -- the hygiene registration system, the classified management system for enterprises, and the resident quarantine official system for large enterprises producing high-risk food for export; three for product supervision -- the legal inspection and quarantine system for export food, the system of quality tracing and substandard products recalling, and the early risk warning and quick response system; and one for credit building -- a red list and a blacklist for food export enterprises.

    -- Strengthening supervision of planting and breeding at the source. To effectively control the risks of animal epidemics, plant diseases and pesticide and veterinary medicine residue, and guarantee food quality and safety and traceability at the source, the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities adopt the archiving management system for the inspection and quarantine of export food material bases with such risks. Only the raw materials of planting and breeding bases with archiving approval can be used in processed export food, and all the raw material bases with archiving approval are publicized on the website of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. So far, 6,031 breeding farms and 380,000 hectares of planting bases have obtained such approval. For these bases, the relevant agencies strengthen supervision, prevention and control of epidemic diseases, exercise tight management of agricultural input materials, and enforce a strict supervision system over pesticide and veterinary medicine residue, so that these problems are brought under effective control. In recent years, bird flu has been found in many places around the world, but none at the bases under archiving management in China.

    -- Strengthening supervision of food producing enterprises. China has adopted a hygiene registration system for all enterprises producing export food, and an enterprise has to be granted such registration before engaging in the production of export food. So far, 12,714 enterprises have been registered, among which 3,698 have passed the HACCP certification of the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities. The local entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities carry out routine supervision and administration of the registered food producing and processing enterprises in a unified way to ensure that the raw materials come from archived planting and breeding bases, and that the production and processing meet the required standards. As regards large enterprises producing or processing high-risk export food such as meat, the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities send resident officials to supervise them when needed. The packaging of export food should be labeled with traceable signs according to requirements, so as to ensure the traceability of the products and recall of substandard products.

    -- Strengthening inspection and quarantine before the food is exported. As prescribed by Chinese laws, all food should meet the standards set by the inspection and quarantine authorities before being exported, and the customs houses at the ports of exit should clear the export food upon the strength of the Customs Clearance List of Outward Goods issued by the entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities. If it is demanded by the importing country, the relevant entry-exit inspection and quarantine authorities should issue a hygiene certificate to prove that the food meets the required standards, and enter on the certificate the name, address, number of hygiene registration of the producing enterprise, date of production, date of export, loading port and destination port. When the goods arrive at the port of exit, the inspection and quarantine authorities at the port should examine the goods again, making sure they are intact and conform to the information on the certificate. All these measures guarantee the traceability of the food.

    -- Strengthening the construction of the export enterprise credit system. An export enterprise quality undertaking system and a red list and blacklist system for export enterprises are implemented in a comprehensive way, and efforts are being made to increase the awareness of the persons primarily responsible for product quality and help enterprises to form a mechanism of self-management, self-discipline and consciousness of operation in good faith. Included on the List of Sound Enterprises are those with a complete and effective control system, good faith, effective control over safety risks, and a good reputation in the importing countries. Such enterprises are granted favorable policy treatment. Enterprises with serious quality problems as reported by the importing countries or regions, or which have avoided inspection and quarantine or cheated the inspection and quarantine authorities are punished in accordance with the law and included in the List of Unlawful Enterprises and publicized on the Internet so as to enhance the self-disciplinary awareness of enterprises producing export food. So far, 55 enterprises have been put on the list.

    Over the years, the departments of quality supervision and inspection, trade, customs, industry and commerce, and taxation have worked closely to promote the quality and safety level of food exported from China and satisfy numerous Chinese and foreign customers with high-quality, delicious and inexpensive foodstuffs. Yet, there are still a tiny number of enterprises that disregard the law, regulations and standards of China and importing countries and, by deception or fraud, avoid supervision by the inspection and quarantine authorities, or export food by improper channels. Consequently, some adulterated, counterfeit or shoddy foodstuffs have found their way from China into foreign markets. The Chinese government is determined to step up the fight against such activities and prevent substandard foodstuffs from going overseas.

    IV. Law Regime and Technological Guarantee System for Food Safety

    1.Food Safety Law Regime Gradually Improved

    China now has a complete law regime providing a sound foundation and good environment for guaranteeing food safety, improving food quality and regulating food imports and exports.

    The specific laws in this regard include the Product Quality Law, Standardization Law, Metrology Law, Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights and Interests, Law on the Quality and Safety of Agricultural Products, Criminal Law, Food Hygiene Law, Law on Import and Export Commodity Inspection, Law on Animal and Plant Entry and Exit Quarantine, Frontier Health and Quarantine Law and Law on Animal Disease Prevention.

    The specific administrative regulations in this regard include the Special Regulations of the State Council on Strengthening Safety Supervision and Administration of Food and Other Products, Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Production Licenses for Industrial Products, Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Certification and Accreditation, Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export Commodity Inspection, Regulations for the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Animal and Plant Entry and Exit Quarantine, Administrative Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Veterinary Medicine, Administrative Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Pesticides, Regulations for the Implementation of the Standardization Law of the People's Republic of China, Measures for Investigating, Punishing and Banning Unlicensed Business Operations, Regulations on the Administration of Feedstuffs and Feed Additives, Administrative Regulations on the Safety of Genetically Modified Agricultural Organisms and Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Import and Export of Endangered Wild Fauna and Flora.

    The specific departmental rules include the Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Measures for the Administration of the Supervision of Quality and Safety of Food of Food Producing and Processing Enterprises (Trial), Measures for the Implementation of the Regulations of the People's Republic of China for the Administration of Production Licenses for Industrial Products, Measures for the Hygiene Administration of Food Additives, Measures for the Administration of Inspection and Quarantine of Entry and Exit Meat Products, Measures for the Administration of Inspection and Quarantine of Entry and Exit of Aquatic Products, Measures for the Administration of Food Safety in the Circulation Sector, Measures for the Administration of the Safety of Places of Origin of Agricultural Products, Measures for the Administration of the Packaging and Marks of Agricultural Products and Regulations for the Administration of Hygiene Registration of Export Food Production Enterprises.

    2.Construction of Food Quality and Safety Standard System Gradually Strengthened

    The Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China administers the country's food standardization work, while relevant departments under the State Council are in charge of specific food standardization work in respective sectors. The departments concerned are responsible for drafting different national standards for food safety, while the Standardization Administration initiates projects, examines them, marks the serial numbers, gives formal approval and promulgates them. Now, a food quality and safety standard system covering all categories, featuring a relatively rational structure and being fairly complete, has taken initial shape in China. Food safety standards cover the place of origin of agricultural products, quality of irrigation water, rules for the rational use of materials put into agriculture, rules and procedures for animal and plant quarantine, good agricultural practices (GAP), standards of maximum amount of pesticides, veterinary drugs, pollutants and spoilage organisms allowed in food, standards for food additives and their use, hygiene standards for food packaging materials, standards for special dietary food, standards for signs or labels on food packages, standards for the management and control of the safe production of food and standards for testing methods concerning food. These standards apply to edible agricultural products and processed food, such as grain, oil, fruit and vegetable, milk and dairy products, meat, poultry, eggs and related products, aquatic products, soft and alcoholic drinks, condiments and infant food; and cover each sector from food production, processing and distribution to final consumption. So far, China has promulgated over 1,800 national standards concerning food safety, and over 2,900 standards for the food industry, among which 634 national standards are compulsory.

    To solve such problems as food safety standards overlapping each other and poorly organized, China has sorted out the over 1,800 national standards, over 2,500 industrial standards, over 7,000 local standards and over 140,000 enterprise standards, repealing more than 530 national and industrial standards. Meanwhile, it has speeded up the revision of over 2,460 national and industrial standards, issued over 200 new national standards, and worked out plans to enact over 280 national standards. It also works hard to promote and enforce these standards, and urges food producing enterprises to strictly abide by them.

    3.Food Certification and Accreditation System Basically Established

    The Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China is responsible for administering, supervising and coordinating certification and accreditation work throughout the country, putting in order the certification market and regulating certification activities. A pattern of uniform administration, standardized operation and common implementation for the certification and accreditation of food and agricultural products has come into being, basically establishing a certification and accreditation system covering the entire process "from the farming field to dining table." The certification categories include certification of feeds, GAP certification, certification of hazard-free agricultural products, certification of organic products, certification of food quality, certification of the HACCP management system, and certification of green markets. At present, China ranks among the top ten countries in the world in this regard, with 2.03 million hectares producing certificated organic products. The country has been experimenting with GAP certification geared to international standards in 286 export enterprises and agricultural standardization demonstration bases in 18 pilot provinces; 2,675 food producing enterprises have received HACCP certificates; 28,600 primary agricultural products have passed the certification tests for hazard-free agricultural products; and continuous progress is being made in the certification of feeds, alcoholic beverages by quality grade, and green markets. The government continuously strengthens its supervision of certificated products and enterprises, and increases the authoritativeness and effectiveness of certification.

    4.Food Safety Inspection and Testing Framework Taken Initial Shape

    Regarding the supervision of foodstuffs for the domestic market, China has established a number of qualified food inspection and testing institutions, bringing into initial being a food safety inspection and testing framework with "state-level inspection institutions playing the leading role, provincial- and ministerial-level food inspection institutions forming the main body, and city- and county-level food inspection institutions acting as supplement." With the improvement of their testing capability and level, these institutions can satisfy the demands for quality and safety tests throughout the entire process – from the environment of place of origin, input materials, production and processing, storage and circulation to consumption, and can basically meet the requirements of national, industrial and relevant international standards for food safety parameters. China adopts the certification management that is in line with the international practice for food laboratories, and strengthens international mutual recognition, information sharing and joint tackling of key scientific and technological problems, ensuring the accuracy and fairness of test results. China has accredited the qualifications of some food inspection and testing institutions. Altogether, 3,913 food testing laboratories have passed the laboratory accreditation (similar to metrology certification) of China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment (CNAS) among which 48 are state-level quality inspection centers for foodstuffs and 35 are key food laboratories. The testing capability and level of these laboratories have reached a relatively advanced international standard. As regards the supervision of import and export foodstuffs, a technical support system ensuring food safety has taken shape, with the 35 state-level key laboratories playing the leading role. There are 163 inspection and quarantine laboratories for import and export foodstuffs throughout China, possessing more than 10,000 sets of large precision instruments of various types. Altogether, 1,189 professionals are directly engaged in the laboratory testing of import and export foodstuffs in these laboratories, with a rational age structure and allocation of staff according to their specialized fields. These laboratories can detect all kinds of food-borne pathogens and 786 safety or hygienic items, such as residue of pesticides and veterinary medicines, additives and heavy metals. By 2006, China had set up 323 state- and ministerial-level quality inspection centers and 1,780 provincial-, prefecture- and county-level testing institutions concerned with agricultural products. Thus, a quality and safety inspection and testing framework for agricultural products, with these institutions at different levels supplementing each other, has taken shape, providing technical support for strengthening the supervision of the quality and safety of agricultural products.

    V. International Exchanges and Cooperation Regarding Food Safety

    The Chinese government sets great store by cooperating with other countries, regions and international organizations regarding food safety, as well as by learning advanced management expertise and monitoring technology, to improve the overall quality of its foodstuffs.

    1. Strengthening Exchanges and Cooperation Regarding Food Safety Technology

    China encourages and supports its technical experts to participate in various food safety technological training programs, seminars, exchanges and comparative reviews. It also welcomes overseas experts to visit China for study or training. Besides the activities organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), China has, since 2001, conducted many rounds of technological training and exchanges on food safety, especially the implementation of the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS), with the US, the EU, Italy, Canada, Germany, the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand and Thailand. In August 2006, China sponsored food safety training for people from 14 South Pacific countries. To furnish itself with timely information to ensure the foodstuffs it exports are up to the relevant standards, China has translated the laws on food safety and hygiene of the US, the EU, Russia, the ROK and other countries and regions. It has also invited experts from the US, the EU and Japan to offer training on HACCP application, the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP), residue control and Positive List System. China's laboratories for import and export food inspection and quarantine have taken part in several comparative experiments, such as the Food Analysis Performance Assessment Scheme (FAPAS) of the UK, and joined on regular intervals the international proficiency testing conducted by established certification agencies, such as the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) and the Australia's National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA). The national center for disease control and prevention and a dozen provincial ones have passed the WHO food safety inspection capacity verifications. By November 2006, a total of 22 inspection agencies had been granted by the ROK to be "Acknowledged Overseas Official Inspection Agencies," which means that the food items that pass their checks will be free from entry inspection in that country. The testing results of the laboratories of the 35 quality inspection and quarantine agencies directly under the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine have also won acknowledgement from Japan, and many of the laboratories are open ones and have hosted delegations of experts from the US, Canada, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the ROK, Singapore, Hong Kong, as well as other countries and regions.

    2. Actively Participating in International Activities Regarding Food Safety

    The Chinese government has always been a keen advocator of and participant in international food safety activities. It has dispatched delegations to the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC), the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and other international conferences. Its call for regional cooperation on food safety at a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has received positive responses from Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asian countries, as a result of which the APEC Food Safety Cooperation Forum was established, co-chaired by China and Australia. China actively participates in international standardization activities for food safety. 

    It is a member of the Technical Management Board and Committee on Conformity Assessment of International Organization for Standardization (ISO). In May 2007, it formally joined the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). On October 20-21, 2007, it will host, in Nanning, the China-ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, with the theme of "Strengthening Cooperation on Food Safety Management and Protecting Consumer's Rights." The event will discuss the establishment of a cooperative mechanism on food safety, so as to increase exchanges and cooperation among the relevant departments of China and ASEAN to ensure the quality, safety and sanitation of the foods traded among them.

    3. Striving to Promote International Cooperation Regarding Food Safety

    While organizing regular and irregular seminars or mutual visits of experts with Japan, the ROK, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Russia, Hong Kong, and other countries and regions, China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has signed 33 cooperative agreements or memorandums on food safety and 48 import and export food inspection and quarantine protocols with 30 countries and regions, namely the US, the EU, Russia, Japan, the ROK, Singapore, Thailand, Mongolia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, Hungary, Poland, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong and Macao. Thus, a long-term and effective cooperative mechanism between China and its food trade partners has been established. And, based on this, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has built a system of annual meetings with many countries and regions. The second China-EU meeting on safety of food and consumer products at the ministerial level is scheduled to be held on September 12, 2007 in Beijing, and the third China-US food safety meeting at the vice-ministerial lev

提起台湾品牌“康师傅”，人们想到最多的大概就是方便面，那句“就是这个味儿”的广告语更是深入人心，不过，随着最近“康师傅”在上海开出的首家私房牛肉面馆正式对外营业后，或许人们的印象就要开始改观了。

　　中餐连锁顶新集团日前为集团发展确立基调，锁定食品与通路两大领域，其中食品以康师傅与味全为主，连锁餐饮则由顶巧控股主导，除了新设立的“康师傅私房牛肉面”，旗下还包括德克士炸鸡、有乐和食、牛乐亭等连锁餐饮店。

　　康师傅控股有限公司副总经理钱为家表示：作为一种中式快餐的牛肉面，还有巨大的市场空间。利用康师傅家喻户晓的牌子来切入该领域，是康师傅从快速消费品向餐饮业的第一次跨跃式迈进。这是公司经过多年的市场调查和产品研制后作出的决定。康师傅有着国际化的品牌运作经验，依靠其完善的服务、完美的工艺，寻求着市场的差异化道路，立志塑造出别具一格的新式快餐消费形态。

　　自去年7月康师傅私房牛肉面首家门店在北京开业后，不到一年时间，已在北京、深圳、上海共开设了12家门店。公司计划今年在上海再开4家分店，头三年只发展直营店，规划到2015年全国的康师傅私房牛肉面馆达到722家，目标是成为全国第一的牛肉面馆。

　　据悉，康师傅牛肉面馆以经营中高档精致牛肉面为主，主推产品是顶新特殊调制的精品牛肉面，包含10多种私房独有风味，并网罗了多种样式的小菜和冰品。除此之外，餐厅还推出98元一碗的“顶级弹牙嫩排面”，该面每天限量销售10碗，主要材料选自上等肉牛第6到第8根肋排精细制作而成，鲜滑柔嫩，每头牛只有6根。

　　纵观整个大环境，中式快餐与连锁经营多年的沉淀与发展，已经具备较为成熟的市场环境和上下游的企业链条，上海既是中西美食文化交汇之地，更是潮流餐饮品牌汇聚的高地，顶新看好上海，康师傅私房牛肉面登陆上海，不仅将推出适合本地人口味的好面，同时也将努力推动牛肉面文化的传播，力争成为上海美食文化的新风尚。

New rules for food transport

摘要：出厂才两天的牛奶怎么变酸了？还在保质期里的熟食也会变质？市民大热天遇到的这些烦心事，都因为一个看不见的“罪魁祸首”——不知何时中断过的“冷链”。记者上午从市经委获悉，上海市地方标准“食品冷链物流技术与管理规范”已通过评审，将于10月1日起实施，这是国内第一个食品冷链物流的地方标准。
    
    冷链，指为保持新鲜食品、冷冻食品等的品质，从生产到消费过程中，始终使食品处于低温状态的专门物流网络。人们对食品卫生安全的要求在不断提高，从不打“赤膊”讲风度，到全程“冷链”保温度，要求从工厂到零售点温度控制不断点，食品保质更保鲜。
    
    据专家介绍，即将实施的上海市食品冷链物流标准明确规定了食品冷链物流所涉运输、储存、装卸、配送、销售等各环节温度控制指标，还增加了质量卫生管理要求。例如标准规定：
    
    ●液体奶类（饮料）装车前将厢体内温度预冷到15℃，方可装货，运输途中产品温度不高于10℃；
    
    ●提货单位委托冷链配送企业承运时，在承运配送合同中，必须明确商品的温度要求；
    
    ●冷冻、冷藏食品出库或到达接收方时，冷冻产品应在15分钟内、冷藏产品应在30分钟内装卸完毕。
    
    本市食用农产品冷链建设起步于上世纪90年代中期，目前在全国处于前沿，但较发达国家距离很大，即使是周边的韩国和我国台湾地区，冷链标准也远远高于上海。
    
    市经委今年准备先从肉类、水产品、豆制品开始冷链建设试点，用3年时间达到以下目标：主要加工行业90%完成冷链加工、批发市场90%达到不中断、物流配送90%形成完整链接。

AS part of China's food-safety controls, the first local standard on cold-chain logistics will take effect on October 1, the Shanghai Economic Commission said yesterday.

The new standard stipulates temperature control requirements across the food cold-chain logistics process, including transport, storage, loading and unloading, distribution and sale, as well as quality and hygienic requirements.

Officials said the standard aims to better ensure food quality. In the past, refrigeration in the retail sector was emphasized but temperature control in transport and distribution was neglected. This is why some consumers complained the food they bought within its shelf life went bad.

Now the standard clarifies that frozen food should be kept below minus 18 degrees Celsius and chilled food should be kept between zero and seven degrees.

Temperatures in transport should be lowered to 15 degrees before liquid milk is loaded and it should be no higher than 10 degrees during transport, according to the standard.

Companies must also specify the temperature required for goods when they entrust logistics companies to transport their products.

Nestle's Nespresso Debuts in China with Two Stores

摘要：昨天，雀巢宣布将旗下顶级咖啡品牌奈斯派索（NESPRESSO）正式进入中国内地市场，并在北京开设亚洲首家奈斯派索咖啡吧。“中国内地除北京外，还将在成都同时开设一家精品店。”雀巢大中华区总裁兼北京奈斯派索咖啡有限公司董事长穆立表示，在今年年底和明年年初，奈斯派索还将在北京和上海开设两家精品店。

Nestle Nespresso SA, the premium coffee-capsule business of Swiss food giant Nestle Group , has opened its first two stores in China as part of planned global expansion, its China spokeswoman said.

Nespresso opened the stores in Beijing and the southwestern city of Chengdu on Wednesday, Nancy He said, adding that it planned to set up an outlet in Shanghai and add another one in Beijing this year.

Nespresso Chief Executive Gerhard Berssenbruegge told Reuters in an interview last month the company may bring its sales targets forward by one year as turnover surges and it expands into fast-growing emerging markets.

Berssenbruegge said Nespresso's business model applied worldwide and that the group had a "master plan" to tap fast-growing markets for coffee capsules such as North America and selected developing countries.

In a statement emailed to Reuters on Thursday, Nespresso said the company planned to boost the number of its stores worldwide to 120 by the end of this year from 79 in 2006.

Nestle Group has been selling coffee through retailers in China for 20 years. It also sells tea beverages, energy drinks and dairy products in the world's fourth-largest economy.

China's coffee consumption could grow to 250,000 to 300,000 tonnes per year within 10 to 15 years as disposable incomes in the world's most populous nation rise, said Andrea Illy, chairman of one of Italy's top three roasters, illycaffe, earlier this month.

That would compare with industry estimates of 2006 demand at 45,000 tonnes in the traditionally tea drinking society.

McDonald's Japan pulls bad milk from stores

Associated Press 5:50 AM CDT, July 18, 2007

摘要：麦当劳日本公司说，已从它的快餐连锁点召回了1万3千500多箱牛奶，因为这些牛奶中可能含有大肠杆菌。虽然麦当劳说这并不会对人体健康造成很大危险，但它仍准备对那些购买了受污染牛奶的顾客给予赔偿，并对此次事件给消费者带来麻烦和不安表示由衷的抱歉。麦当劳说，在进行回收之前已在东京地区的连锁店出售了146箱可能受到污染的牛奶，不过到目前为止还没有收到任何因饮用这些牛奶而生病的报告。

McDonald's Japan has pulled over 13,500 cartons of milk from its restaurants because they could contain bacteria, the company said Wednesday.

The packets could be contaminated with coliform bacteria but did not pose a big risk to human health, the fast-food chain said in a statement.

Still, McDonald's Corp. is ready to reimburse customers who bought the tainted milk, the statement said. McDonald's said it sold 146 possibly contaminated cartons in restaurants around Tokyo before the product was pulled.

"We express our heartfelt apologies for the trouble and worry we have caused our customers," the statement said.

McDonald's blamed a faulty valve at a factory east of Tokyo for the contamination. The company has not received any reports of people falling sick from the bad milk, according to the statement.

McDonald's is Japan's biggest fast food chain, with over 3,800 restaurants across the country.

Coca-Cola pours more into China

摘要：可口可乐（中国）饮料有限公司16日宣布，将投资8000万美元在上海紫竹科学园区新建一个全球创新及技术中心，以拓展其全球研发能力。据可口可乐中国区总裁戴嘉舜透露，这项总额高达8000万美元的投资建设项目中，除了新建技术中心外，还包括新建一座“绿色环保”中国新总部大楼、浓缩液主剂项目等。
研发中心2008年底建成　昨日，新上任90多天的中国区新总裁———戴嘉舜接受本报记者采访时表示，此次投资新建的全球创新及研发中心占地达到12万平米，2008年底竣工后，它将成为可口可乐公司全球的第六大研发中心。“一旦建成，它也将成为可口可乐公司未来增长的发动机”。据该公司副总裁及技术总监赵仲斌介绍，此次新建的技术中心核心部分———新研发部门，将分为产品、包装、设备、浓缩液厂等部分构建。据介绍，新研发中心建成后，将按照国内消费者的需求，来适量生产新品牌和新品种饮料。

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Coca-Cola, the world's largest beverage maker, yesterday said it would pour $80 million to set up a new research center and a new headquarters in China, one of its fastest-growing markets.

The Global Innovation and Technology Center, Coca-Cola's sixth such facility worldwide, "underscores our commitment to Asia and China, which is the future growth engine of our business", said Doug Jackson, president of Coca-Cola China.

The center, scheduled to be completed in late 2008, will have over 200 staff members.

"The enhanced research and development and innovation capabilities will allow us to capitalize on the huge growth opportunities in China," said Jackson, who assumed the current post in April.

China is Coca-Cola's fourth-largest market in terms of revenue, according to Jackson. China, he said, is expected to overtake Brazil to become its third-largest in two years. "And it would outpace Mexico to become the second-largest within five years."

China is a country with the potential to become its biggest market in "a couple of years" after it beats Mexico, Jackson said. "It's just a matter of time."

The beverage giant, he said, will continue to invest and increase capacities in China to meet the soaring demand. Coca-Cola already has 29 bottling facilities in the country. "We're going to add at least two more within one year."

The new facilities, Jackson said, will be located in "areas that are not well represented" at present.

Coca-Cola, he said, plans to spend big on infrastructure in China to drive up its sales. The "significant investment in infrastructure" will go to expand the sales force and add more vending machines, Jackson said.

可口可乐（中国）饮料有限公司16日宣布，将投资8000万美元在上海紫竹科学园区新建一个全球创新及技术中心，以拓展其全球研发能力。据可口可乐中国区总裁戴嘉舜透露，这项总额高达8000万美元的投资建设项目中，除了新建技术中心外，还包括新建一座“绿色环保”中国新总部大楼、浓缩液主剂项目等。

新研发中心2008年底建成

　　昨日，新上任90多天的中国区新总裁———戴嘉舜接受本报记者采访时表示，此次投资新建的全球创新及研发中心占地达到12万平米，2008年底竣工后，它将成为可口可乐公司全球的第六大研发中心。“一旦建成，它也将成为可口可乐公司未来增长的发动机”。

　　据该公司副总裁及技术总监赵仲斌介绍，此次新建的技术中心核心部分———新研发部门，将分为产品、包装、设备、浓缩液厂等部分构建。据介绍，新研发中心建成后，将按照国内消费者的需求，来适量生产新品牌和新品种饮料。

豆奶类将成研发重点

　　据悉， 可口可乐公司除了占据全球碳酸饮料半壁江山的可乐产品之外，近年来还开发了果粒橙果汁、茶妍工坊等非碳酸饮料。戴嘉舜表示，随着近年来果汁类、茶类饮品在中国的热销趋势，该公司今后将继续研发非碳酸类饮品，其中豆奶类产品可能会成为该公司此类研发的主要项目。

　　当有记者表示，此举是否意味着非碳酸饮料可能会成为该公司今后的研发重点。对此，戴嘉舜予以否认，“碳酸和非碳酸饮料我们都会涉及，两者的研发肯定不会平分秋色，但是哪种饮料更畅销最终还是要取决于市场消费者。”据悉，目前可口可乐公司全球共有400多个饮料品牌，近2400种饮料。至2008年底建成该研发中心后，预计将会有的新的饮料产品现身。

环保设备一半以上将来自本土

　　据悉，此次新建的项目将包括一座环境友好型的可口可乐中国总部大楼，在设计中，将采用大量绿色环保设备。据赵仲斌透露，届时，新总部将会采用诸如污水排污100％处理系统、 太阳能取暖设备、风力发电、雨水收集等节能环保设备装置。

　　除了风力发电设备全部进口之外，该公司其余设备都将采用国内相关设备的制造商企业。“目前，有关这些设备的招标工作我们正在进行，但是到目前为止，我们还不便透露是哪些中国企业、中国品牌参与了这次项目”。

 

本报讯（记者袁国礼）黑早点铺用浸泡过的废纸箱做包子馅。昨天，左家庄工商所对这家黑窝点进行检查，但摊贩逃逸，工商部门对房东立案调查。

　　据北京电视台报道，东四环附近的一个早点铺出售的小笼包子“与众不同”，馅是废纸箱和肥猪肉搅拌而成。摊主的加工点位于太阳宫乡十字口村的一间出租屋内，摊主将纸箱泡在装满水的大铁盆里，随后加入工业用火碱。纸箱因火碱的腐蚀性而褪色易碎。摊主将浸泡后的纸弄碎，加入肉馅中，再撒上一些猪肉香精，“包子馅”就这样制成了。包子熟后“肉馅”颜色看上去并没什么异样，很难看出肉和碎纸的区别。摊主称，用这种纸壳加肥肉做出来的包子，比真正的肉包子节省了大量成本，一天多赚近千元。

　　昨天，左家庄工商所对这个黑窝点进行了突击检查，但摊主逃逸，执法人员对提供场所的房东立案调查。朝阳工商分局表示，近日，他们将联合相关部门对辖区内58户早点店进行全面排查。

Kirin discusses further dairy diversification

摘要：麒麟控股7月5日宣布，为出资菲律宾最大的食品企业——生力（San Miguel）在澳大利亚的乳制品及饮料子公司，正在与生力进行交涉。目前尚处于初期交涉阶段，出资比率尚未确定。麒麟正以亚洲和大洋洲地区为中心扩大海外业务。因此，决定进一步参与合资方——生力在澳大利亚从事的食品业务。　　

生力乳制品及饮料子公司国民食品公司（National Foods）一直在生产牛奶、果汁饮料、奶酪等产品，2006年销售额约达22亿澳元。生力05年收购了该公司，并将其纳为全资子公司。另一方面，麒麟于02年对生力进行了投资，到今年5月底已经持有大约19.95％的股份。

关于对国民食品出资的交涉，当日澳大利亚经济报报道称“（麒麟）正考虑以20多亿澳元收购国民食品”。但麒麟和生力均表示“刚开始谈判，具体事宜尚未确定”。

06/07/2007 - Japanese brewer Kirin yesterday announced that it had opened "preliminary discussions" with rival San Miguel over the possibility of acquiring a stake in its Australian dairy and soft drink subsidiary National foods.

The talks could allow Kirin, which already owns a 46 per cent stake in Australia's second largest brewer, Lion Nathan, to further diversify its operations away from its core alcohol business towards dairy and non-alcoholic goods.

Such a move would see Kirin join a number of its rivals within food and beverage production in expanding outside of its core operations to offset possible potential declines in the value of more established products.

National Foods was purchased by San Miguel for $1.7bn (?1.3bn) in 2005.  It produces a variety of Australia's leading dairy brands, including cheese label Tasmanian Heritage and the license in the country for the Yoplait brands.

Claiming a stake in the group could therefore prove a prudent strategy if the Australian dairy market continues its recent growth momentum.

Between 2001 and 2006 the markets for yoghurts and non-milk dairy products in Australia have risen by 50 per cent and 34 per cent respectively, according to consumer analyst Euromonitor.

This increase has allowed the industry to offset a slow down within growth of milk products that rose just 14.3 per cent respectively.
           
The talks are a continuation of the already fruitful partnership between the two companies, with Kirin holding a 20 per cent stake in San Miguel's operations.

They could also allow Kirin to expand its product portfolio of functional and dairy goods. 

食品研究

1。国外食品类相关协会，委员会或联盟汇总（共509个）

包括

美国国家营养食品协会
The National Nutritional Foods Association
美国快餐食品协会
The Snack Food Association
英国有益食品协会
Wholesome Food Association

美国康涅狄格州食品协会
Connecticut Food Association
加拿大餐饮和食品服务协会
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
美国明尼苏达州食品协会
Minnesota Food Association
新英格兰冷冻食品协会
Frozen Food Association of New England

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2。强烈推荐，食品行业的相关专业网址（美国为主）！

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American Public Health Association
American Society of Testing Materials
AOAC International
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention。。。。

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3。国外相关食品专业院校汇总

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加州大学戴维斯分校食品科学与技术系
加州福尼亚州立工艺大学农业学院
北卡罗来纳大学食品科学系
亚利桑纳州立大学营养科学系

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英语学习

1。世界主要英语报刊网址大全！

包括

美联社
洛杉矶时报
美国新闻
华尔街日报评论
今日美国
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2。想看英文原版杂志？美国杂志300强网址大全！

包括

People（人物）  
TV Guide（电视指南）
Sports Illustrated（体育画报）
Better Homes & Gardens（美好家园）
Reader’s Digest（读者文摘）
Newsweek（新闻周刊）
Business Week（商业周刊）  　

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Danone offers to acquire Numico for $17 billion

AGENCIES[ TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2007 06:03:38 AM]

摘要：法国食品集团达能(Danone)周一向荷兰同业Numico发出价值123亿欧元(168亿美元)的收购要约,称欲藉此创建全球最大的一家健康和营养产品公司. 而达能几天前刚刚同意出售其饼乾业务给卡夫食品.

Numico是欧洲最大的婴儿食品制造商,达能发出的全现金要约将其每股价格估为55欧元.其与Numico的谈判开始于三周前,此次发出的要约凸显了食品行业如火如荼的并购形势.

"我们可以说这是一次真正的友好收购...双方的地理互补性很强,"达能执行长Franck Riboud在电话会议中说,"我想这是对一个独特公司和一独特组合报出的合理价格."

早有分析师表示,Numico的婴儿食品业务与达能的奶制品业务和达能旗下的Bledina婴儿食品品牌形成很好的搭配.

Groupe Danone is making a e12.3 billion ($16.8 billion) bid for Dutch baby food company Royal Numico to reinforce its position in the health food business, less than a week after announcing the sale of its cookie unit, the French company said on Monday.

Danone and Numico expect “agreement can be reached” over the French food group’s e55 ($75) per share offer, which is a 44% premium over the average share price over the last three months, according to a joint statement.

“With this project, we are designing a new Groupe Danone, enhancing dramatically its growth profile and its growth potential for years to come,” Danone CEO Franck Riboud said.

Royal Numico CEO Jan Bennink said the offer was “a very attractive proposition for all of our stakeholders.” The bid, which Numico’s board will recommend to shareholders, is not expected to lead to job losses, both companies said. Bennink, a former Danone executive, will step down after the transaction is complete, the companies said on a conference call.

The Dutch company will keep its headquarters at Schiphol, near Amsterdam, the statement said. Speculation about an acquisition helped the stock to add 15% this month.

Last week, Kraft Foods offered to pay $7.2 billion for Danone’s cookie and cereal division. Shedding the cookie division would allow Danone to concentrate on its dairy products and water unit and provide funds for new projects, Riboud said last week.

Prime Minister Francois Fillon promised his government will not interfere in the deal, in contrast to his predecessor Dominique du Villepin who in 2005 turned Danone into the symbol of “economic patriotism” by vowing to defend it against a bid from PepsiCo.

Danone was one of 24 “national champions” identified by the French senate last month as being vulnerable to takeover bids after a report by Ernst & Young. Before the deal was announced, analysts said Danone, itself the subject of recurring speculation of a takeover by PepsiCo, may use the proceeds from Kraft to buy Numico and repel a bid by the US drinks maker. Traders and analysts had also speculated Pepsi could have been the bidder for Numico as the shares surged.

Numico said on Monday it will seek to withdraw its shares from trading “as soon as possible,” providing Danone’s offer is declared unconditional. Shareholders will be able to vote on the deal in an extraordinary meeting mid-September when the terms and conditions will be published. A settlement date is expected in early October.

Campbell to launch soups in Russia and China

9 July 2007  By Leah Vyse

摘要：全球最大的汤品提供商：金宝汤公司(Campbell Soup Co.)宣布，其旗舰产品即将进入中国和俄罗斯市场，以满足这两个世界最大汤品消费国不断增长的富有和时间紧张型消费者的需要。

　　金宝汤的首席执行官道格拉斯-柯南特(Douglas Conant)在一份声明中写道：“中国和俄罗斯汤品市场对金宝汤来说是一个极好的发展机遇。”

　　该公司指出，已经在上述两个市场采访了超过1万名消费者，同时进行了数千次家庭测试以求更好地理解当地消费者的消费习惯。

　　中国市场方面，金宝汤将推出Swanson品牌下的两个汤品。Swanson的产品在中国香港市场已拥有20多年的销售历史。可口可乐在中国最大的装瓶合作伙伴Swire Beverages将负责这些产品在中国市场的销售。

　　俄罗斯方面，金宝汤将首先在莫斯科地区推出包含鸡肉、牛肉、蘑菇和蔬菜的浓缩汤品。Bridgetown Foods负责产品的销售。

　　总部位于新泽西州Camden的金宝汤(CPB)在一份声明中指出，一系列适合当地口味和烹调方式的用于做汤和其他食品的产品将于今年十月份在中、俄两国市场上市。金宝汤还公布了包括印刷品、广播和网络广告方式在内的市场营销计划。今天该公司未透露将为打入这两个市场投入多少资金。

　　金宝汤称，每年中国市场消费约3200亿道汤菜，俄罗斯市场约为320亿道，都明显高于美国市场的约140亿。

　　该公司还称，这两个国家人民的收入正在不断增长，而当地消费者在时间方面的紧张度持续增长，他们都希望更便捷地进行烹调。

　　金宝汤表示，本次扩张符合公司将顶级品牌寓于简单食品和焙烤快餐及打入新兴市场的发展战略。除汤类产品外，金宝汤还生产V8蔬菜汁和Pepperidge Farm甜饼。

Campbell Soup Company, the world's largest soup manufacturer, has revealed plans launch products in Russia and China, in a bid to benefit from the countries' huge growth potential.

Douglas Conant, Campbell's president and CEO, said: "The soup markets of China and Russia represent an extraordinary opportunity for Campbell."

The US-based company plans to introduce a variety of broths designed to serve as a base for the soups and other meals which Russian and Chinese consumers prepare at home. Campbell said the broths are customized for the tastes, trends, and eating habits of consumers in each country.

"During our immersion in the Russian and Chinese markets, we recognized that in order to convert homemade behavīor, we would have to offer products that enabled the preparer to use them as foundations for their favorite recipes," said Larry McWilliams, president, Campbell International.

In Russia Campbell will introduce three varieties of Campbell's Domashnaya Klassika (Campbell's Home Classics): chicken, beef, and mushroom. The broths will initially be rolled out in the Moscow region, home to around 17 million, and are expected to be available in stores in October 2007. Bridgetown Foods, a baked snacks manufacturer with a national distribution network and a presence in more than 66 cities across Russia, will distribute the products.

Over in China, Campbell will launch two varieties of broth under the Campbell's Swanson brand: a clear chicken broth, known as Gao Tang in China, made up of a combination of chicken, Hainan ham, and pork. Both broths are designed for use in a range of Chinese cooking, including soup preparation, hot pot, braising vegetables, and preparing noodle dishes, among others.

Campbell said it has been successfully selling Swanson broth in Hong Kong for more than 20 years. The company plans to introduce these broths in early October in five cities in the Guandong Province, with a total population of approximately 32 million: Guangzhou, Shenzen, Donguan, Zhongshan, and Foshan. Swire Beverages, Coca-Cola's largest bottling partner in China, will distribute the products.

The soup giant is preparing to launch marketing plans in each country to support these new broths. These will include broadcast, print, and Internet advertising, as well as in-store promotions and sampling programs. Campbell also plans to deliver 1.7 million samples and recipe booklets in the Moscow region and approximately 10 million samples and recipe booklets in China, in a bid to educate consumers about how to use the broths in meal preparation.

1美国国家营养食品协会
The National Nutritional Foods Association
www.nnfa.org
2美国快餐食品协会
The Snack Food Association
www.sfa.org
3英国有益食品协会
Wholesome Food Association
www.domainomania.com
4美国康涅狄格州食品协会
Connecticut Food Association
www.ctfood.org
5加拿大餐饮和食品服务协会
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
www.crfa.ca
6美国明尼苏达州食品协会
Minnesota Food Association
www.mnfoodassociation.org
7新英格兰冷冻食品协会
Frozen Food Association of New England
www.ffane.org
8美国国家冷冻食品和速食协会
National Frozen Dessert & Fast Food Association
www.nfdffa.org
9加拿大保健食品协会
Canadian Health Food Association
www.gdsourcing.ca
10国际生命食品协会
The International Life and Food Association
www.ilfa.org
11美国乔治亚州专业食品协会
Georgia Specialty Food Association
www.gourmetgeorgia.com
12瑞士方便食品协会
Swiss Convenience Food Association
www.swissfoodind.ch
13婴儿和饮食食品协会
The Infant and Dietetic Foods Association
www.idfa.org.uk
14西北食品加工者协会
Northwest Food Processors Association
www.nwfpa.org
15国际食品工业供应商协会
Int'l Association of Food Industry Suppliers
www.iafis.org
16北美食品设备协会
North American Association of Food Equipment
www.nafem.org
17东南食品加工者协会
southeast food processors association
www.hydrojuice.com
18国际食品和农业管理协会
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
www.ifama.org
19食品添加剂和成分协会
Food Additives and Ingredients Association
www.faia.org.uk
20北爱尔兰食品饮料协会
Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association
www.nifda.co.uk
21加拿大萨斯喀彻温省食品加工者协会
Saskatchewan Food Processors Association
www.sfpa.sk.ca
22食品工业协会
Association of Food Industries
http://philexport.org/members/afi/food.htm
23南非食品科技协会
South African Association for Food Science and Technology
www.saafost.org.za
24阿尔伯达食品加工者协会
Alberta Food Processors Association
www.afpa.com
25食品技术学者协会
Institute of Food Technologists Student Association
www.ift.org
26美国食品卫生兽医协会
American Association of Food Hygiene Veterinarians
www.avma.org
27马尼托巴湖食品加工者协会
The Manitoba Food Processors Association
www.mfpa.mb.ca
28加拿大食品执行协会
Canadian Food Executives Association
www.cfsea.ca
29智利新鲜水果协会
CHILEAN FRESH FRUIT ASSOCIATION
www.cffa.org
30热带水果协会
The Tropical Fruit Association
www.fl-ag.com
31匈牙利水果协会
HUNGARIAN FRUIT ASSOCIATION
www.kertnet.hu/gysz
32新鲜水果蔬菜联合协会
United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association
www.uffva.org
33德克萨斯蔬菜协会
Texas Vegetable Association
www.tva.org
34乔治亚水果蔬菜种植者协会
Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association
www.gfvga.org
35美国茶叶协会
Tea Association of the United States of America
www.teausa.com
36印度茶叶协会
Indian Tea Association
www.indiatea.org
37加拿大茶叶协会
Tea Association of Canada
www.agr.gc.ca/misb/fb/food/industryasso/mandates/tea_e.html
38印度茶叶种植者协会
TEA PLANTERS ASSOCIATIONS
www.teauction.com/industry/associations.asp
39马拉维茶叶协会
TEA ASSOCIATION OF MALAWI
www.yellowpagesofafrica.com/soci ... f-malawi_277367.htm
40挪威水产品协会
Norwegian Seafood association
http://195.204.152.202/AquaReg/AquaWeb.nsf/ShowParticipant OpenForm&ID=B76465D8CF723324C1256DF7006E993E&S=AED
41太平洋水产品加工者协会
Pacific Seafood Processors Association
www.pspafish.net
42蜜制品协会
Honey Association
www.honeyassociation.com
43美国粮食储藏与加工学会
Grain Elevator & Processing Society
www.geaps.com
44美国饮食协会
America Food Association
www.eatright.org
45国际奶食品协会
International Dairy Food Association
www.idfa.org/
46食品市场研究协会
Food Market Research
www.fmi.org/
47美国猪肉生产者委员会
National Pork Producers Council
www.nppc.org
48美国玉米加工协会
Corn Refiners Assn
www.corn.org/
49爱尔兰奶业委员会
Irish Dairy Board
www.idbusa.com/
50美国奶业出口委员会
United States Dairy Export Council
www.usdec.org/
51美国谷物与饲料协会
National Grain&Feed Assn
www.ngfa.org/
52美国谷物协会
U.S. Grains Council
www.grains.org/
53美国渔业协会
American Fishery Association
www.fisheries.org
54美国玉米生产者协会
National Corn Growers Assn.
www.ncga.com/index.shtml
55澳大利亚奶业委员会
Australian Dairy Industry Council
www.dairy.com.au/
56国际奶业食品协会
International Dairy Foods Assn.
www.idfa.org/
57美国禽蛋委员会
American Egg Board
www.aeb.org/
58国际食品保护协会
International Association For Food Protection
www.foodprotection.org/
59澳大利亚软饮料协会
Australasian Soft Drink Association Ltd
www.softdrink.org.au/
60食品技术协会
International Food Tech
www.ift.org/cms/
61健康食品协会
Healthy Food Association
www.optimumhealth.org/
62美国家禽与禽蛋委员会
U.S.Poultry & Egg Assn
www.poultryegg.org/
63美国食品加工业者协会
National Food Processors Association (NFPA)
www.nfpa-food.org/
64美国棉花籽产品协会
National Cottonseed Products Assn
www.cottonseed.com/
65国际食糖组织
International Sugar Organization
www.sugaronline.com/iso/
66世界贸易组织
WTO World Trade Organization
www.wto.org/
67联合国粮农组织
FAO
www.fao.org/
68南方养虾联盟
Southern Shrimp Alliance
www.shrimpalliance.com/
69美国渔业协会
www.fisheries.org
70美国饲料工业协会
American Feed Industry Assn.
www.afia.org/
71美国水产品发行商协会
American Seafood Distributors Association (ASDA)
www.freetradeinseafood.org
72美国可可研究协会
American Cocoa Research Institute (ACRI - USA)
www.chocolateandcocoa.org/acri/acriindex.htm
73厄瓜多尔国家可可出口商协会
The National Exporter Association of Cocoa (ANECACAO - Ecuador)
www.anecacao.com/
74厄瓜多尔优质可可生产商协会
Fine Cocoa Aroma Producers Association (APROCAFA - Ecuador)
www.aprocafa.com/
75印度尼西亚南苏拉威西岛可可协会
Indonesian cocoa Association of South Sulawesi (ASKINDO - Indonesia)
www.kadinss.or.id/askindo/askindo1.htm
76美国谷类化学家协会
American Association of Cereal Chemists:
www.aaccnet.org
77美国酿造化学家协会
American Society of Brewing Chemists:
www.asbcnet.org
78澳大利亚食品科学与技术协会
Australian Institute of Food Science & Technology Incorporated
www.aifst.asn.au/
79美国酿酒商协会
Master Brewers Association of the Americas:
www.mbaa.com
80新西兰食品科技协会
New Zealand Institute of Food Science And Technology
www.nzifst.org.nz
81加拿大食品协会
Food Processors of Canada
http://foodnet.fic.ca/
82新西兰农作物与食品研究协会
New Zealand Institute For Crop & Food Research
www.crop.cri.nz/
83农业研究协会(澳洲)
AgResearch
www.agresearch.cri.nz/
84英国食品科学与技术协会(IFST)
Institute of Food Science & technology
www.ifst.org/
85加拿大糖业协会(CSI)
Canadian Sugar Institute
www.sugar.ca/
86美国冷冻食品协会
American Frozen Food Institute
www.affi.com
87美国烘焙食品协会
American Institute of Baking
www.aibonline.org
88美国肉制品协会
American Meat Institute
www.meatami.com
89美国肉制品科学与技术协会
American Meat Science Association
www.meatscience.org
90美国调味品协会
Association of Dressings and Sauces
www.dressings-sauces.org
91 美国食品协会
The Food Institute
www.foodinstitute.com
92美国人造黄油生产商协会
National Association of Margarine Manufacturers
www.margarine.org
93美国糖果协会
National Confectioners Association
www.candyusa.org
94美国冷冻,冷却食品协会
National Frozen Food Association
http://nffa.org/
95美国意大利面协会
National Pasta Association
www.ilovepasta.org
96美国火鸡联盟
National Turkey Federation
www.eatturkey.com
97宾夕法尼亚洲糖果生产商协会
Pennsylvania Manufacturing Confectioners
www.pmca.com
98爆米花协会
Popcorn Institute
www.popcorn.org/index.cfm
99苹果加工协会
Processed Apples Institute
www.appleproducts.org
100 农产品交易协会
Produce Marketing Association
www.pma.com
101美国食盐协会
Salt Institute
www.saltinstitute.org
102美国糖业联盟
The American Sugar Alliance
www.sugaralliance.org
103食糖协会
The Sugar Association
www.sugar.org
104玉米饼行业协会
Tortilla Industry Association
www.tortilla-info.com
105特殊食品贸易协会
National Association for the Specialty Food Trade
www.specialtyfoodmarket.com
106威斯康星州奶制品营销管理局
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board Inc.
www.wisdairy.com
107阿拉巴马州禽蛋协会
Alabama Poultry & Egg Association
www.alabamapoultry.org
108美国食品分销协会
American Institute of Food Distribution
www.foodinstitute.com
109美国鸵鸟肉协会
American Ostrich Association
www.ostriches.org
110加州家禽产业联盟
California Poultry Industry Federation
www.cpif.org
111食品安全协会
Food Safety Consortium
www.uark.edu/depts/fsc/
112国际奶制品及熟食协会
International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association
www.iddba.org
113堪萨斯州家禽协会
Kansas Poultry Association
www.oznet.ksu.edu
114北美肉制品加工商协会
North American Meat Processors Association
www.namp.com
115美国糖果协会
American Association of Candy
www.aactcandy.org
116美国肉类加工者协会
American Association of Meat Processors
www.aamp.com
117美国面包协会
American Bakers
www.sosland.com118果汁协会
The Juice Smoothie Association
www.smoothiecentral.com
119加拿大阿尔伯达火鸡生产商协会
Alberta Turkey Producers
www.abturkey.ab.ca/
120美国冷冻食品协会
American Frozen Food Institute
www.affi.com/
121美国学校食品服务协会
American School Food Service Association
www.asfsa.org/
122食品市场协会
Food Marketing Institute
www.fmi.org/
123国际食品服务生产商协会
International Foodservice Manufacturers Assoc.
www.ifmaworld.com/
124国家大专院校食品服务协会
National Assoc of College & University Food Servic
www.nacufs.org/
125美国伊利诺斯州小麦协会
Illinois Wheat Association
www.illinoiswheat.org/
126美国德克萨斯州小麦生产者协会
Texas Wheat Producers Board & Association
www.texaswheat.org/
127华盛顿小麦生产商协会
Washington Association of Wheat Growers
www.wawg.org/
128美国烘焙协会
American Institute of Baking
www.aibonline.org/
129加勒比面粉厂主协会
Caribbean Millers Association (CMA)
www.caribmillers.com/
130粮食和饲料贸易协会
Grain and Feed Trade Association
www.gafta.com/
131爱达荷州粮食生产商协会
Idaho Grain Producers Association
www.idahograin.org/
132全国小麦生产者协会
National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG)
www.wheatworld.org/
133全国粮食和饲料协会
National Grain & Feed Association
www.ngfa.org/
134北方农作物协会
Northern Crops Institute
www.northern-crops.com/
135世界包装组织协会
World Packaging Organization
www.iopp.org/pages/index.cfm pageid=1
136更优食品联合会
Alliance for Better Foods
www.betterfoods.org/
137美国肉类加工商协会
American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP)
www.aamp.com/
138美国肉类协会
American Meat Institute (AMI)
www.meatami.com/
139美国肉类科学协会
American Meat Science Association (AMSA)
www.meatscience.org/
140美国鸵鸟协会
American Ostrich Association
www.ostriches.org/
141美国羊肉行业协会
American Sheep Industry Association
www.sheepusa.org/
142牛肉行业食品安全委员会
Beef Industry Food Safety Council
www.bifsco.org/
143加拿大牛肉出口联合会
Canada Beef Export Federation
www.cbef.com/
144食品加工设备和供应品协会
Food Processing Machinery & Supply Assoc.
www.fpmsa.org/
145食品生产商协会
Grocery Manufacturer's Assn.
www.gmabrands.com/index_flash.cfm
146食品技术专家协会
Institute of Food Technologists
www.ift.org/cms/
147国际乳品和烘焙食品协会
International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association
www.idda.org/
148国际肉和家禽HACCP联合会
International Meat & Poultry HACCP Alliance
ifse.tamu.edu/
149国际肉类贸易协会
International Meat Secretariat
www.meat-ims.org/
150国际天然肠衣协会
International Natural Sausage Casing Association
www.insca.org/
151澳大利亚肉和牲畜协会
Meat and Livestock Australia
www.australian-beef.com/Home.html
152西南肉类协会
Southwest Meat Association
www.southwestmeat.org/
153新西兰肉类生产商协会
New Zealand Meat Producers Board
www.nzmeat.co.nz/
154新西兰农场林业协会
New Zealand Farm Forestry Association
www.nzffa.org.nz/
155新西兰小农场主协会
The New Zealand Association of Smallfarmers
www.smallfarmer.org.nz/
156新西兰良种动物饲养者协会
New Zealand Thoroughbred breeders' Association
www.nzthoroughbred.co.nz/
157全国牧场主牛肉协会
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
www.cowtown.org/
158全国食品加工商协会
National Food Processors Association (NFPA)
www.nfpa-food.org/
159全国肉类协会
National Meat Association (NMA)
www.nmaonline.org/
160全国家禽和食品发行商协会
National Poultry & Food Distributors Association
www.npfda.org/
161全印度食品加工者协会
All India Food Processors' Association
www.aifpa.com
162国际香料协会
International Fragrance Association
www.ifraorg.org
163澳大利亚食品饮料进口商协会
Food & Beverage Importers Association
www.fbia.org.au
164南海岸捕捞协会
South Shore Fishing Association
www.southshorefishing.com
165新西兰动植物保护协会
New Zealand Association for Animal Health and Crop Protection
www.agcarm.co.nz
166英国动物保健品分销商协会
Animal Health Distributors Association
www.ahda.org.uk.
167美国动物保健研究中心
Animal Health Institut
www.ahi.org
168夏威夷咖啡协会
Hawaii Coffee Association
www.hawaiicoffeeassoc.org/
169有机咖啡协会
The Organic Coffee Association
www.orcacoffee.org/
170澳大利亚对虾养殖者协会
The Australian Prawn Farmer's Association
www.apfa.com.au/
171美国罗非鱼协会
American Tilapia Association
http://ag.arizona.edu/azaqua/ata.html
172家庭葡萄酒和啤酒贸易协会
The Home Wine & Beer Trade Association
www.hwbta.org/front_page.html
173国际咖啡组织
International Coffee Organization
www.ico.org/
174生咖啡协会
Green Coffee Association
www.green-coffee-assoc.org/
175饮料服务协会
The Beverage Service Association
www.beverageserviceassociation.co.uk/
176秘鲁专业咖啡协会
Specialty Coffee Association of Peru
www.prompex.gob.pe/prompex/Inf_Sectorial/Agro/cafe/SCAA.html
177英国咖啡协会
The British Coffee Association
www.britishcoffeeassociation.org/
178加拿大动物保健研究中心
Canadian Animal Health Institute
www.cahi-icsa.ca
179澳大利亚食品科学技术协会
Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology
www.foodaust.com.au
180美国国家冷冻和冷却食品协会
National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association
www.nffa.org
181澳大利亚农业综合企业协会
Agribusiness Association of Australia
www.agribusiness.asn.au
182澳大利亚食品和杂货委员会
Australian Food and Grocery Council
www.afgc.org.au
183智利鲜果协会
CHILEAN FRESH FRUIT ASSOCIATION
www.cffa.org
184佛罗里达水果协会
Florida Fruit Association
www.fundraisingfruit.com/
185热带水果协会
The Tropical Fruit Association
www.fl-ag.com/tropical/
186新鲜水果蔬菜联合协会
United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association
www.uffva.org
187佛罗里达水果蔬菜协会
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
www.ffva.com/
188乔治亚水果蔬菜种植者协会
Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
www.gfvga.org
189英国软饮料协会
British Soft Drinks Association
www.britishsoftdrinks.com/htm/qa/FruitJuice.htm
190北部坚果种植者协会
The Northern Nut Growers Association
www.icserv.com/nnga/
191芒果协会
The Mango Association
www.mad4mango.com
192全印度虾孵化场协会
All India Shrimp Hatcheries Association
www.indiashrimphatcheries.com/
193泰国冷冻食品协会
Thai Frozen Foods Association
www.thai-frozen.or.th/what/main_sub2.htm
194热带农业协会
TROPICAL AGRICULTURE ASSOCIATION
www.taa.org.uk/
195世界可持续农业协会
World Sustainable Agriculture Association
www.bcca.org/services/lists/noble-creation/wsaa.html
196生物动力农业协会
The Biodynamic Agricultural Association
www.anth.org.uk/biodynamic/
197极地农业协会
Circumpolar Agriculture Association
www.lhadley.com/Successes/successes_Ag.htm
198农民和农业专家协会
BLACK FARMERS AND AGRICULTURALISTS ASSOCIATION
www.coax.net/people/lwf/bfaa.htm
199以色列生物有机农业协会
Israel Bio-Organic Agricultural Association
www.bio-organic.org.il/intru.html
200阿尔巴尼亚农业协会
Albanian Agricultural Association
www.organic.org.al/
201玉米精炼厂协会
Corn Refiners Association
www.corn.org/
202农业网络用户协会
Agriculture Internet Users Association
www.aiua.org/scrīpts/WebCount.exe
203生态农业协会
Ecological Farming Association
www.eco-farm.org/
204马尼托巴湖绵羊协会
Manitoba Sheep Association
www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/livestock/sheep/bsa01s18.html
205加纳可可协会
Ghana Cocoa Board COCOBOD
www.cocobod.gh/
206马来西亚可可协会
Malaysian Cocoa Board
www.koko.gov.my/Industry/default.asp
207新西兰食品杂货协会
The New Zealand Food & Grocery Council
www.gma.org.nz/
208可可生产者联盟
The Cocoa Producers' Alliance
www.copal-cpa.org/
209欧洲巧克力,饼干糖果工业协会
Association of the Chocolate, Biscuit & Confectionery Industries of the EU
www.caobisco.com/
210欧洲可可协会
The European Cocoa Association
www.eurococoa.com/
211马来西亚兽医协会
Veterinary Association Malaysia
agrolink.moa.my/jph/vriph/vam/
212澳大利亚咖啡和茶叶协会
Australian Coffee and Tea Association
www.acta.org.au/links.php
213新加坡海洋工业协会
Association of Singapore Marine Industries
http://mscsdit.np.edu.sg/personal/rps/asmi/indexbot.htm
214国际食品饮料官员协会
International Association of Food and Beverage Officials
www.freewebs.com/thailandseafoodtraining/
215泰国海外渔业协会
The Thai Fisheries Association
www.tofa.or.th/Address
216印度食糖技术专家协会
The Sugar Technologists' Association of India
www.staionline.org/
217德干食糖技术专家协会
THE DECCAN SUGAR TECHNOLOGISTS' ASSOCIATION (INDIA)
www.sugar-ind.com/dsta.htm
218南印度甘蔗和食糖技术专家协会
The South Indian Sugarcane and Sugar Technologists' Assocaition
www.sugar-ind.com/sissta/index.html
219印度食糖磨制协会
INDIAN SUGAR MILLS ASSOCIATION
www.indiansugar.com/
220巴基斯坦食糖磨制协会
PAKISTAN SUGAR MILLS ASSOCIATION
www.cpp.org.pk/DBEstablishment/estb_53.shtml
221巴基斯坦食糖技术专家协会
PAKISTAN SOCIETY OF SUGAR TECHNOLOGISTS
www.cpp.org.pk/DBEstablishment/estb_69.shtml
222毛里求斯食糖生产者协会
MAURITIUS SUGAR PRODUCERS ASSOCIATION
http://prosi.net.mu/mag2000/374mar/univ374.htm
223泰国食品加工者协会
THAI FOOD PROCESSORS ASSOCIATION
www.thaifood.org/
224马来西亚棕榈油精炼协会
the Palm Oil Refiners Association of Malaysia
www.poram.org.my/
225泰国木薯贸易协会
The Thai Tapioca Trade Association
www.ttta-tapioca.org/
226澳大利亚大米种植者协会
Ricegrowers' Association of Australia
www.rga.org.au/index.asp
227.英国农场主联合会
National Farmers' Union
www.nfu.org.uk
228欧洲食品法律协会
European Food Law Association (EFLA)
www.efla-aeda.org/
229欧洲素食联盟
European Vegetarian Union (EVU)
www.europeanvegetarian.org
230英国三明治协会
British Sandwich Association
www.sandwich.org.uk/
231/ 欧盟食品与农业组织
Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations
www.fao.org/
232大西洋烹调学会
The Atlantic Culinary Academy
www.atlanticculinary.com
233法国烹饪协会
The French Culinary Institute
frenchculinary.com/fci_flash/index.html
234设得兰群岛鱼类加工者协会
Shetland Fish Processors' Association
www.fishuk.net/sfpa/index.htm
235设得兰群岛鲑鱼养殖者协会
Shetland Salmon Farmers' Association
www.fishuk.net/ssfa/index.htm
236欧洲水产品协会
European Aquaculture Society
www.easonline.org
237希腊农业加工者协会
Association of Hellenic Agricultural Processors
www.delcof.gr
238芬兰果汁果酱工业协会
Finnish Juice and Jam Industries' Association
www.etl.fi/
239丹麦果蔬协会
Association of Danish Fruit and Vegetable Industries
www.fi.di.dk
240英国食品饮料联盟
The Food and Drink Federation
www.fdf.org.uk/home.aspx
241英国面包生产者协
Association of Bakery Ingredient Manufacturers
www.abim.org.uk/
242英国糖果联盟
Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery Alliance
www.bccca.org.uk/
243英国奶酪协会
British Cheese Board
www.britishcheese.com/new/index.htm
244英国冷冻食品协会
British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF)BFFF
www.bfff.co.uk/
245英国马铃薯协会
British Potato Council
www.potato.org.uk/
246英国软饮料协会
British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA) BSDA
www.britishsoftdrinks.com/htm/index1.htm
247英国食糖协会
British Sugar
www.britishsugar.co.uk/
248英国冷藏食品协会
Chilled Food Association
www.chilledfood.org/
249英国保健食品生产者协会
Health Food Manufacturers' Association
www.hfma.co.uk/
250北爱尔兰家畜协会
Livestock and Meat Commission
www.lmcni.com/

Health food maker promotes "China-Free" products

Bob Tourtellotte, Reuters  Published: Saturday, July 07, 2007

摘要：美国一保健品公司（Food for Health International）宣称产品绝无中国制造china-free，公司准备在其销售的产品上贴上china-free的标识，以安抚消费者对中国进口产品和原料的安全恐慌。

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's bound to go down the wrong way in Beijing: A U.S. health food company will label its products "China-Free" to ease concerns about contamination.

Food for Health International, based in Orem, Utah, makes whole food nutritional supplements for people and pets, and President Frank Davis said the company will begin trumpeting the fact none of its ingredients come from China.

Plans call for a "China-Free" sticker on products such as Food for Health's "9 a Day-Plus" capsules, "Active Adults" whole food shakes and "Healthy Dog" supplements. The company also will use "China-Free" in advertisements and promotions.

"It is a response to the (headlines) coming out, and we are taking a position that we are not the only ones reading them," Davis told Reuters, referring to news stories detailing contaminated products linked to Chinese manufacturing.

Food for Health's products are made from organically grown foods processed and packaged in the United States without chemical additives, company executives said.

Consumer awareness that products from China may be tainted has greatly increased in recent months since contaminated pet food made by Canadian-based Menu Foods Income Fund and other manufacturers made its way onto U.S. retail shelves.

The food, tainted by the industrial chemical melamine from China, was sold in more than 100 brands and is being probed as the possible cause of illness and death in thousands of pets.

The scare has put a spotlight on food items and chemicals from China, ranging from fruits and vegetables to toothpaste and phone batteries, and it has heightened global scrutiny of products with ingredients from that country.

China has tried to rein in substandard food and drug makers, and just last month a government agency said it shut down 152,000 food processors in 2006 alone.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires seafood to be labeled showing its origin, but not meats and produce. While government officials, manufacturers and consumers are all discussing ways to better label products, no group yet appears to have come up with a "China-Free" promotion.