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China lifts temporary ban on UK cheese exports

The UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) announced on 6 June 2014 that the temporary ban on British cheese exports to China had been lifted. The ban was implemented in April 2014 after “issues related to maintenance air sanitation, raw milk transport temperatures and chemical storage” were identified at a single facility. Chinese authorities conducted a second round of inspections of British cheese-making facilities in collaboration with Defra and the UK Food Standards Agency. Following this, British cheese makers were given the green light to start exporting to China once again. To read more, click HERE.

Published on Wednesday, 18th June 2014 - 09:19

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