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Headlines Browse: A kindergarten in Shanghai sent expired mooncakes. Official: Production date misposted/A kindergarten canteen in Anhui has expired. A pig African swine fever epidemic occurred in Jilin and Inner Mongolia. Food safety breakfast
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A Food Safety·City
1) Recently, Anhui Wuhu A parents reported that a rice with rice insects and expired white vinegar were found on the kitchen of Tongxin Kindergarten in Binhe Xinju Community, Jiujiang District. After preliminary investigation, the district market supervision and management department found that the kindergarten violated the relevant provisions of the "Food Safety Law" and was suspected of committing a crime.
2) Recently, it was reported that five primary school students accidentally drank bleaching water in Bade District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan, causing vomiting and physical discomfort; the fire department immediately dispatched ambulances to support and sent the students to the hospital for observation. Fortunately, there was no life-threatening, and the main cause of the accident is still to be investigated.
3) Recently, Baolong Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen, smashed a mooncake counterfeiting den, and seized more than 400 boxes of problematic mooncakes on the spot, totaling more than 3,000 boxes. These mooncakes are packaged for sale in brands such as Meixin, Anqi, Jinjiu, and Ronghua.
4) Recently, the Public Security Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai Province, cracked a case of toxic and harmful food, destroyed the black workshop for production, processing and sales of poisonous bean sprouts, and arrested three criminal suspects.
5) Recently, the State Administration for Market Regulation organized a special sampling of 421 batches of mooncake samples, including 11 batches of unqualified samples, most of which were colonies, molds and preservatives that exceeded the standard. The public's favorite five-nut mooncakes and egg yolk mooncakes were "infected".
6) Recently, the Environmental Food and Drug Brigade of the Beijing Public Security Bureau cooperated with police in Guizhou, Shanxi, Hubei, Henan and other places to crack down on two large-scale criminal gangs that produce and sell fake wine packaging materials, fill fake wine, and sell fake wine in one fell swoop, with the amount involved in the case being about 400 million yuan.
7) Recently, the Baisha County Food and Drug Administration of Hainan Province concentratedly destroyed counterfeit and shoddy food seized due to cases since January 2018 at the Baisha Garbage Station through environmental protection methods such as machine crushing and sanitary landfill. A total of 320 kilograms of unqualified food were destroyed, with a value of 9,800.3 yuan.
8) The Hong Kong Department of Health recently released the results of the survey on healthy living of young children. Full-time kindergartens and kindergarten centers provide 1.2 portions of fruit, two portions of vegetables and 3.1 cups of water to low-class children every day, and arrange about 120 minutes of physical activity time, which is ideal.
9) Recently, the Macau Civil Affairs Bureau, the Health Bureau and the Consumer Council cooperated to conduct random inspections of mooncakes sold on the market. A total of 40 mooncake samples were taken for testing. The results showed that the content of aflatoxin B1 in one of the samples exceeded the regulations, and the sale of problematic products was immediately stopped.
10) Recently, someone reported that the mooncakes sent to children by Baoshan Poly Yedu Kindergarten in Shanghai have expired. Later, relevant personnel from the Baoshan District Education Bureau confirmed to the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau that the mooncake production date label was misplaced, and the mooncakes did not actually expired.
B Food Safety·Dairy
1) According to reports, Danone said that due to the boycott of Moroccan consumers, its revenue in Morocco fell 18% in the first half of this year, falling to about US$261 million (about RMB 1.787 billion). Among them, sales of bus sterilized fresh milk fell by 28%, the highest decline in all categories.
2) According to reports, 10 infant nutrition rice noodles from China, Germany, the United States, Croatia and other countries have been tested for the "cadmium content". The test results show that among the 10 infant nutrition rice noodles, only 4 of Nestle, Beingme , Jiabao , Heshengyuan , and 4 were not detected.
3) According to reports, the French government recently stated that it had recently approved the resumption of production in factories contaminated by Salmonella in Lant Ries. Previously, the factory recalled 12 million cans of milk powder in France and around the world due to milk powder contamination incidents.
4) It is reported that in the first half of the year, the United States exported milk powder, cheese, cream, whey and lactose more than 1.14 million tons, a record high, an increase of 20% over last year.
5) According to reports, research has found that many children's yogurt in supermarkets contain a lot of sugar, which may cause childhood obesity, tooth decay and other health problems. Therefore, relevant experts warn manufacturers and retailers that they need to take measures to deal with the problem of excessive sugar content.
C Food Safety·Beverage
1) According to reports, my country's annual export of concentrated apple juice is 650,000 tons, exported to more than 60 countries and regions around the world. It is firmly ranked as the world's largest producer and exporter of concentrated apple juice, of which Shaanxi accounts for nearly 30% of the export volume.
2) According to recent reports, Coca-Cola executives revealed that Coca-Cola is advancing the acquisition of Nigerian juice giant Chi and plans to close the transaction early next year, but the acquisition price has not been made public.
3) It is reported that Thai Tensile, the controlling shareholder of Red Bull vitamin, has lost trust in Yan Bin (Chairman of Red Bull Vitamin), and decided not to cooperate with it anymore.
4) According to reports, Coca-Cola company recently announced the acquisition of Organic & Raw Trading Co, Australia-based, whose famous product is Mojo Kombucha - a naturally fermented tea.
5) Recently, La Colombe launched a seasonal mass-produced pumpkin spice canned latte. The beverage is made of cold-pressed espresso and fresh milk supplemented with pure pumpkin puree and mixed natural spices, without using any synthetic ingredients.
D Food Safety·Liquor Industry
1) It is reported that Scotch whiskey brand Royal Salute recently launched its new annual polo series - Royal Salute 21 Year Beach Polo Limited Edition Whiskey, the second limited edition whiskey in the series.
2) According to reports, Suntory has launched a limited edition special edition wine bottle to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its brand "resurrection". It is reported that the design of the bottle is inspired by traditional kimono patterns, and the traditional knot pattern on the bottle is a symbol of celebration in Japan.
3) It is reported that the National Children's Cancer Foundation in the United States jointly launched a limited edition "Rising Hope IPA" Indian Pale Al beer to fund its treatment activities.
4) Recently, the "First China Wine Summit Forum" with the theme of "Inheriting national winemaking skills and innovating industrial development models" was successfully held in Fenyang .
5) Recently, Allt-A-Bhainne, a brand under Pergola , launched the "Aromatic Peat Smoky" single malt whiskey. Perno Riga says the brand can provide a unique product for the next generation of whiskey tasters.
E Food Safety·Circulation
1) According to Starbucks recent news, Starbucks relies on Ele.me’s takeaway service - Starbucks will officially start trial operation. The pilot will be launched in Starbucks stores in key business districts in Beijing and Shanghai, and will gradually cover other major cities in China later.
2) According to reports, Luckin Coffee Forbidden City Jianting Store opened recently. This is the 1099th store of lucky coffee. The Forbidden City Jianting Store is located on the east side of the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City and the east side of the Jianting Pavilion. In the future, we will provide professional, fresh coffee and light food to the Forbidden City tourists and staff for a long time.
3) According to Sam's member store, frozen seafood, which has grown rapidly in recent years, has won the favor of mid-to-high-end families with its selling points of "high food safety standards" and "preserving true nutrition". It currently accounts for about 70% of the total sales of seafood categories, among which the growth of imported and private brand sub-categories is particularly prominent.
4) Recently, Pinduoduo entered the community group buying by investing in Shanghai Chongma Neighborhood Group. "Chongma Neighborhood Group" adopts the community group buying model. Its main products are "handmade products + vegetables, eggs and meat", and also includes various daily edible products such as fresh fruits, nut snacks, rice, flour, grain and oil.
5) Recently, the opening ceremony of the first Harvest Festival and National Shopping Festival of BBKG Meixi New World was grandly held in Changsha. Bubugao has linked 350 Bubugao supermarkets in five provinces to create a national shopping festival with six major categories such as dry goods, fresh food, and red wine.
F Food Safety·Agriculture
1) Recently, Han Changfu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, presided over a special meeting on the prevention and control of African swine fever, studied the current African swine fever epidemic situation and pig production situation, and deployed the next key points of work.
2) The latest agricultural situation dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs shows that the national autumn grain harvest has now exceeded 20%, and it will enter the peak harvest period around the National Day, and autumn grain is expected to achieve another bumper harvest.
3) According to the Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Industry Association, the total output this year is about 1,300 tons, which is basically the same as last year, and the price will change according to market conditions.
4) The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs News Office recently announced that a pig African swine fever epidemic occurred in Nanweizi Town, Gongzhuling City, Jilin Province and Korqin Right Wing Middle Banner, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
5) It is reported that it is the time for jujubes to be launched in large quantities, and it is also the time for date farmers to sell fresh dates in a concentrated manner. According to market research, in the past few weeks, the price of jujubes in various places has been mediocre, and some regions have even experienced unsalable sales.
G Food Safety·Market
1) Recently, I learned from some farmers' markets and supermarkets in Kunming that due to the impact of the Mid-Autumn Festival and costs, Kunming bulk fresh eggs have been sold to 12 yuan/kg, which is the higher price this year.
2) According to reports, vegetable prices in Dalian market fell, and the price of Chinese cabbage fell the most. From the end of August to the beginning of September, the wholesale price of Chinese cabbage in Dalian market once rose to 30 yuan-35 yuan/kg, setting a historical high. Recently, the wholesale price of Chinese cabbage was 3-6 yuan/kg.
3) Recently, the national comprehensive agricultural product price index closed at 114.95 points, up 0.52%. Among them, the national comprehensive vegetable price index closed at 123.75 points, up 1.51%; the national comprehensive fruit price index closed at 99.16 points, down 1.76%.
H Food Safety·Comprehensive
1) Recently, Shiwu Manufacturer, the manufacturer of "White Lovers", issued an announcement and posted a "authorization letter" of Nanjing Shixifang Trading Co., Ltd., indicating that its certificate is forged and Shiwu Manufacturer has not exported the product to countries other than Japan.
2) It is reported that Weikemei launched organic seasonings to provide consumers with the latest flavors around the world, made of high-quality spices. There are five flavors of seasonings in this series.
3) According to reports, since the beginning of this year, enterprises in Guangzhou Customs inspected the jurisdiction have exported 652 tons of mooncakes and a value of 6.21 million US dollars, an increase of 70% and 60% year-on-year, respectively, and exports have reached a new high.
4) According to reports, Arla Food may increase its investment in bangladesh . According to Arla Foods, to meet the growing demand for nutritional products in Bangladesh, the company will increase its investment in investment and construction.
5) According to reports, Kraft Heinz launched a mixed sauce product called Mayochup in the United States, a new product mixed with mayonnaise, tomato sauce and other spices.
I Food Safety·Health Care
1) Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the Consumer Association reminds consumers not to blindly pursue "health care mooncakes", because the national food and drug supervision department has never approved health care mooncakes. "Health Mooncakes" are a gimmick. Some companies are actually producing ordinary mooncakes under the banner of "Health Mooncakes".
2) Recently, Jiamusi Food and Drug Administration has supervised and inspected the rectification of fraud and false propaganda in food and health food in Xiangyang District, Qianjin District, , Dongfeng District, and other districts (county, city).
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