GAIN Reports from March 25, 2024

The following GAIN reports were released on March 25, 2024. _______   China: 47 National Food Safety Standards Released On March 12, 2024, the People's Republic of China (PRC) National Health Commission (NHC) and State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) jointly published an Announcement on releasing 47 new or updated National Food Safety Standards (known as Guo Jia Biao Zhun, or GB Standards) and 6 amendments sheets. The new or updated GB standards cover food additives, nutritional fortification substances, milk powder, food contact materials, microbial testing methods, and testing for arsenic and nickel. This report provides an unofficial translation of the Announcement. Stakeholders should conduct their own review of the regulations. India: Walks like a Duck and Quacks like a Duck - We Have US Grade A Duck in India On February 22, 2024, India's Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying/Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, issued Office Memorandum File No. L-110109(3)/1/2016-Trade (E-2625) outlining the parameters for premium frozen duck meat for import into India. On March 6, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce and of Industry/Department of Commerce - Directorate General of Foreign Trade, authorized imports of premium frozen duck meat for into India under the harmonized tariff system (HS) codes 0207.4200 and 0207.4500. Concurrently, on March 6, 2024, the Ministry of Finance/Department of Revenue notified the lowering of import duties for premium frozen duck meat and the governing conditions for imports via the Notification No. 13/2024-Customs. Exports of U.S.-origin premium frozen duck meat to India are foreseen to accelerate in the short-to-mid-term. Sri Lanka: Sri Lanka Extends Implementation of Food Trans - Fats Regulation 2022 by One Year The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka's (Sri Lanka) Ministry of Health extended the implementation effective date of the Food (Trans Fat) Regulations (2022) from January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025. The Sri Lankan government notified the extension in the Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka – Extraordinary (official gazette) on December 27, 2023.   For more information, or for an archive of all FAS GAIN reports, please visit gain.fas.usda.gov/. Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service · 1400 Independence Avenue, SW · Washington, DC 20250