China clears Romanian dairy imports from April 16
Strict herd health rules set for export approval
China has approved the imports of dairy products from Romania effective April 16, Reuters reported, citing a notice from the General Administration of Customs.
Here are some key details about the approval:
The permitted products refer to all types of milk and dairy products processed primarily from cow, sheep and goat’s milk.
These include pasteurised milk, sterilised milk, flavoured milk, fermented milk, cheese and processed cheese, single cream, cream, anhydrous cream, condensed milk, milk powder, whey powder, whey protein powder, colostrum powder, casein, milk mineral salts, milk-based infant formula and its premixes.
Dairy cattle supplying raw milk for dairy products exported to China must come from farms that have no cases or suspected cases of foot-and-mouth disease for at least one month prior to the collection of raw milk.