Shenzhen Yantian Port ¨C Imported Food with Exceeding Aerobic Bacterial Count was Returned
Recently, Shenzhen Yantian CIQ accepted the import declaration of a batch of pastries and biscuits from a company based in Shenzhen. It was found in sampling test that the aerobic bacterial count sfor two varieties biscuits from India were 860cfu/g and 800cfu/g respectively, exceeding the national regulated 750CFU/G limit. The unqualified biscuits weighted 1.6 tons, with a total value of 3510 US dollars. Yantian CIQ returned it according to relevant regulations.
Loose quality control, halfway disinfection and sterilization on production environment and facilities, mismanagement in transportation and sales sections are the main causes of exceeding aerobic bacterial count. Food with exceeding aerobic bacterial count easily cause dysentery, and may lead to vomit, diarrhea and other symptoms, which do harms to human health.
According to statistics, Shenzhen ports detected 332 batches of unqualified food in the first eight months of 2014. Therein, 41 batches contained exceeding aerobic bacterial count, accounting for 12.35%. The involving imported food included seasoning nori, frozen flour products, solid beverage, fried petty food, biscuits, concentrated fruit/vegetable juices.
For that, Seahog, as a long-established customs clearance agent in Shenzhen, reminds food importers to learn National Safety Standards on Imported Food and keep an eye on imported food risk warning information released by AQSIQ. When planning food import, it is advised to strengthen the communication with foreign food manufacturer, to know more about quality of imported food, so as to ensure safety and sanitation of imported food.
Loose quality control, halfway disinfection and sterilization on production environment and facilities, mismanagement in transportation and sales sections are the main causes of exceeding aerobic bacterial count. Food with exceeding aerobic bacterial count easily cause dysentery, and may lead to vomit, diarrhea and other symptoms, which do harms to human health.
According to statistics, Shenzhen ports detected 332 batches of unqualified food in the first eight months of 2014. Therein, 41 batches contained exceeding aerobic bacterial count, accounting for 12.35%. The involving imported food included seasoning nori, frozen flour products, solid beverage, fried petty food, biscuits, concentrated fruit/vegetable juices.
For that, Seahog, as a long-established customs clearance agent in Shenzhen, reminds food importers to learn National Safety Standards on Imported Food and keep an eye on imported food risk warning information released by AQSIQ. When planning food import, it is advised to strengthen the communication with foreign food manufacturer, to know more about quality of imported food, so as to ensure safety and sanitation of imported food.
