Five New Zealand manufacturers have been approved for exporting infant formula to China. These manufacturers represent around 90% of our infant formula exports to China by volume. New Zealand officials have been working intensively with manufacturers and Chinese officials to address corrective actions, allowing these five manufacturers to be registered as of May 1. We appreciate the cooperative relationship with Chinese authorities in registering these New Zealand manufacturers. The new rules signal China’s desire for greater accountability for imported infant formula from all countries. MPI is working with all manufacturers to ensure the new Overseas Market Access Requirement (OMAR) – issued last night – is complied with. This sets out the requirements needed to produce infant formula for export to China from 1 May. China has indicated that other manufacturers can be registered after 1 May if they meet the requirements verified by MPI. There is a team of people at MPI who will be assisting the remaining manufacturers to be registered as soon as possible. Deputy Director-General Roger Smith is currently in China working with Chinese officials, and they have informed us the register will be updated regularly.
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 03:42:31 +0000
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