Infant milk powder is the best alternative to breast milk. Both parents want to choose the best milk powder for the baby. In the face of lin's full import market, there are strict quarantine regulations for the purchase and identification of imported milk powder, for the selection of milk powder suitable for their own baby's consumption, and for the introduction of a market access system for imported infant and child formula. As the careful parents can see from the chinese label of milk powder, let me teach you today how to buy raw milk powder
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How do you know if the milk powder that you bought is..
Original products formally imported
One is to read the chinese label. The chinese label must be printed directly on the minimum sales package。
Secondly, the quarantine certificate for the inspection of inbound goods is available to dealers. The quarantine certificate for the inspection of inbound goods includes information on the name of the product, its specifications, country of origin, date of production/volume number, etc。
Thirdly, if there is doubt, the customs authorities can be consulted when issuing the certificate。
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A quick way to identify imported milk powder
"flaming eye" in three moves
First move, if you see an imported infant formula less than three months away, buy it carefully
The formula formula for infants and young children, which has a shelf life of less than three months, cannot be imported。
Second move, no purchase of infant and child formulas marked for import
There is a strict ban on the distribution of infant and young child formulas in the country, and imported infant and child formulas must be filled in minimum retail packagings that are then sold to consumers。
The third is to see imported infant and child formulas that are not labelled in chinese on commercial channels and carefully buy them
The chinese label for imported infant formula must be printed directly on the minimum sales package before entering the country, and infant formula formulas without chinese labels are not imported。
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Customs on the formal import of infant and child milk powder
How to monitor management
Importing infant and child milk powder “seven levels”
First, market access
The general customs administration carries out a risk assessment of the country that applied for the first import and its products, and only the product of the country where the risk is acceptable。
Level two, business registration
In accordance with the regulations of the people's republic of china on the registration of enterprises producing the importation of foodstuffs abroad, the conditions for the registration of enterprises producing imported foods abroad are:
1. Food safety management systems in the host country (region) are evaluated and reviewed through the general customs administration
2. Established and under the effective supervision of the competent authorities of the host country (region)
3. To establish an effective food safety and hygiene management and protection system, to legally produce and export food products in the countries or regions in which they are located, and to ensure that food products exported to china are in accordance with china's relevant laws and regulations and national food safety standards
Compliance with the relevant quarantine requirements agreed between the general customs administration and the competent authorities of the country or region in which it is located。
Third level, import/exporter file
Domestic importers should have skilled food safety professionals, managers and regulations to ensure food safety。
Fourth, official health certificates from abroad
The certificate clearly states that dairy raw materials come from healthy animals, that dairy production enterprises are under the supervision of local government authorities and that dairy products are safe for human consumption。
Fifth level, product detection report
The import declaration is accompanied by a declaration of possession of an import milk test report that meets the requirements of chinese standards。
Sixth level, product label in chinese
It must be printed directly on the minimum sales package, labelled with the name of the product, the form, the specifications, the country or area of origin, the date of production, the shelf life, the nutritional composition table, and the name, address and contact information of the domestic importer, agent or distributor。
Customs control
In accordance with the relevant regulations, customs authorities in each region carry out inspections of imported infant and young child milk powder, and are subject to on-site inspection and sample inspection by the supervisory system. They also check cargo information on-site and take samples to the laboratory for testing, which will be released only after all the tests have been certified。
Only imported infant and young child formulas that have crossed the “seven-point” above will be able to enter the country successfully, which can be said to have very strict quarantine control and control requirements for imported infant and young child formulas。
A sweet hint
On 18 march 2021, the national health and safety commission of the people's republic of china issued a note on the development of revised food baskets for infants and young children, including the need for the revision, the context, the revised principles and the main elements of the revision, which will be officially implemented on 22 february 2023。
The new national standard for infant and young child formulation was significantly changed: the division of the larger infant and young child formula (gb10767-2010) into two criteria, namely, the larger infant formula (gb-10766), and the young child formula (gb-10767), bringing our national standard for infant powdering into line with the revised trend of the international codex alimentarius commission standards and providing more precise nutritional elements based on the age of the child。
Five major changes to the new national target:
1. Consistency with the trend of revision of the international codex alimentarius commission standards
2. Ensure the nutritional effectiveness of infant and young child formulations, with many nutrients setting minimum and maximum additions
Improved safety and adequate nutrition security for infants and young children
4. To adjust part of the nutritional component of the old version of the criteria from the option to the essential component
5. Pollutant, fungal toxin and pathogenicity limits require uniform reference to relevant basic standards and greater inter-standard coherence。
:: protein
The new national standard adjusts the protein content requirements for larger infant and young child formulas and increases the milk protein content requirements for larger infant formulas。
Protein is the material basis of life and is essential for the growth and development of infants and young children. However, the formation of protein amino acids in patterns close to human demand makes it easier to absorb and exploit. Cow emulsion proteins contain a wide range of amino acids, which are relatively similar to breast milk and are known as high-quality proteins。
• sugar
The new national standard limits the addition of sugar to infant and larger infant formulas。
Lactose is 90% carbohydrate in larger infant formulations
Lactation is 50 per cent of the carbohydrate content in dairy-based infant formulations
Sugar cane is hydrolytic into glucose and fruit sugar, and sweetness is five times that of lactose and is not easily digestive. At the same time, sugar and proteins in high-temperature milk are subject to non-enzymes-induced sugarification, which can affect the natural nutrient molecules in milk (non-locked amino acids in proteins)。
• choline
The choline in infant and larger infant formulations is adjusted from the optional to the necessary addition。
Choline is a nitrogen-containing organoalkali compound that is involved in the formation of cellular membranes in the form of egg phosphorus and thorium phosphorus, and plays an important role in the normal functioning of the brain nervous function。
:: dha
The importance of the new national marker for the growth and development of infants and young children can also be seen in the increase in the dha addition and in the establishment of a lower limit for the addition。
The main dha “business” is brain and visual development, which is as high as 20 per cent in the human brain cortex and about 50 per cent in the eye retina, and is essential for the intellectual and visual development of infants。
• ara
The ara addition cap has also been increased. As an important representative of the omega-6 family, it is important for the brain and vision development of infants and young children。
In the brain and nervous tissues, ara generally accounts for 40-50 per cent of the total unsaturated fatty acid and up to 70 per cent at the end of the nerve。
Seeing here, i'm sure mom and dad have gained a more intuitive understanding of how to select and identify imported milk powder. While keeping the quality of milk powder off the baby, it is important for the parents to remember to look at the distribution table on the chinese label and choose the milk powder for their baby, not the more expensive. I want every baby to drink safe and secure milk powder and grow healthy and strong
Contribution: food safety service, huaibei customs
