On July 10, the General Administration of Customs issued Announcement No. 81 of 2020, which will suspend the import of products from three foreign companies and suspend the acceptance of import declarations for the products of these three companies. The reason is The new coronavirus was detected in the inner wall and outer packaging samples of the container of its goods!
Recently, the customs imported goods from Ecuador Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila S.A. (registration number 24887), Empacreci S.A. (registration number 681), Empacadora Del Pacifico Sociedad Anonima Edpacif S.A. (Registration No. 654) 6 positive nucleic acid tests for the new coronavirus were detected in the container inner wall and outer packaging samples of frozen shrimp imported by three companies, and the test results of the shrimp body and inner packaging samples were all negative.
After nucleic acid sequence analysis and expert judgment, the test results indicate that the container environment and cargo outer packaging of the products of the three companies are at risk of being contaminated by the new coronavirus, and the food safety management systems of the companies are not in place. .
In order to eliminate hidden risks and protect the health of the people, in accordance with the “Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China” and its implementation regulations, as well as relevant customs regulations, the following is hereby announced:
1. The registration qualifications of the above three companies in China are suspended.
2. The import of products from the above three companies is suspended, and the acceptance of import declarations for the products of the three companies is suspended.
3. Importers should immediately recall the frozen shrimp produced by the above three companies after March 12, and the above three companies temporarily detained by the customs after March 12 The frozen shrimp produced will be returned and destroyed, and the import and sales records of the goods will be provided to the customs at the place of import. If they refuse to comply, the customs will deal with them in accordance with the “Food Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China” and its implementation regulations, as well as relevant customs regulations.
This announcement shall be effective from the date of issuance.
This afternoon, the Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism of the State Council held a press conference to introduce the prevention of epidemic import risks and strengthening the supervision of imported cold chain foods. information.
At the meeting, Bi Kexin, director of the Import and Export Food Safety Bureau of the General Administration of Customs, introduced that in order to prevent the risk of the COVID-19 epidemic being introduced through imported cold chain foods, customs across the country have carried out COVID-19 inspections on imported cold chain foods. Virus monitoring: As of 24:00 yesterday, customs across the country had taken a total of 227,934 samples for monitoring, including 43,964 product samples, 147,568 internal and external packaging samples, and 36,402 environmental samples.
Among the above samples, on July 3, Dalian Customs collected a sample from the inner wall of a container containing frozen vannamei shrimp produced by an Ecuadorian company. Three outer packaging samples were found to be positive for the new coronavirus nucleic acid.
On the same day, Xiamen Customs tested positive for the new coronavirus nucleic acid in two outer packaging samples of frozen vannamei shrimp produced by an Ecuadorian company. The frozen vannamei shrimp bodies and inner packaging samples from the above-mentioned enterprises all tested negative for the new coronavirus nucleic acid, and the other 227,928 samples tested all negative. For the positive samples, after nucleic acid sequence analysis and expert judgment, the test results indicate , the container environment and cargo outer packaging of the products of three Ecuadorian companies are at risk of being contaminated by the new coronavirus.
Experts believe that the detection results do not mean that they are contagious, but reflect that the food safety management system of the relevant enterprises is not in place. In order to protect the health of consumers, the General Administration of Customs has decided to suspend the registration qualifications of the above three companies in China starting today, suspend the import and export of the products of the above three companies, and take measures such as returning and destroying the temporarily detained goods.
In the next step, the General Administration of Customs will further strengthen the source control of imported cold chain food and strictly enforce port inspection and quarantine to ensure the safety of imported and exported food.
First, insist on moving the border forward.
Require the competent government departments of all 105 countries or regions that export cold chain food to my country to urge food companies exporting to China Improve the food safety production management system and take preventive measures to ensure the safety of food exported to China.
The second is to carry out remote video inspections.
Focus on the operation of overseas food safety management systems and the implementation of regulatory responsibilities, and the main responsibilities of overseas food enterprises for food safety implementation status, as well as the implementation status of overseas officials and enterprises on the COVID-19 and food safety-related guidelines issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
The third is to take measures to suspend product imports.
In response to the recent clusters of infections in meat and aquatic product companies in some countries, my country has taken measures to suspend the import of their products. , has currently suspended the import of products from 23 overseas meat production companies including Germany, the United States, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. Many countries and companies have actively cooperated. Among these 23 companies, 10 have independently proposed measures to suspend exports to China based on China’s requirements.
Containers contain drugs! Customs found 40 kilograms of drugs in a Maersk container shipped to China
Shenzhen Customs recently held a press conference saying that it seized suspected drugs in a shipping container at Yantian Port Terminal 40 kilograms of cocaine were smuggled, worth more than 40 million yuan.
According to anti-smuggling officials, the Dapeng Branch of the Shenzhen Customs Anti-smuggling Bureau found a suspicious clue, and a shipment of imported goods was declared as ” Frozen Pig Ears”, and declared imports in a “one ticket, one container” manner, which is very different from the usual declaration method for imported frozen products. Subsequently, the investigators further investigated and found that the containers were transshipped from South America to Europe and then to Asia, and South America is not the main source of frozen products imported from China.
The anti-smuggling department immediately listed the shipment as a key target and cooperated with Dapeng Customs formed a joint working group to conduct in-depth risk analysis and judgment, and control the containers.
The picture shows Shenzhen Customs The Anti-Smuggling Bureau seized 40 kilograms of suspected smuggled cocaine in a shipping container
After the container arrived at the port, the joint working group first used container inspection equipment to conduct a comprehensive inspection and found many abnormalities. The drug-detection dog inspected appeared to be in an abnormally excited state.
The investigators finally found 40 rectangular packages of the same size wrapped in waterproof tape at the end of the container. Crime at the scene Technicians conducted a preliminary sampling test on the white powder in the package and found that all of them were positive. Finally, laboratory testing determined that the white powder seized on site had a net weight of 40.0439 kilograms and was all cocaine. The container had previously passed through three No abnormalities were found in the country’s customs inspections. At present, the anti-smuggling department has opened an investigation into the case, and the case is under further investigation.
The suspected smuggled cocaine seized in the shipping container Cocaine is a fine, white crystalline powdery organism Alkali is one of the strongest natural central nervous system stimulants. It has a high degree of mental dependence. It can cause mental variation, anxiety, depression or paranoia, delayed reaction, oral and nasal ulcers, and large-dose use. It can cause severe complications and even death, which is extremely harmful to human health and life. Article 347 of the “Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China” stipulates: Smuggling, selling, transporting, and manufacturing drugs, regardless of the quantity, shall be investigated for criminal responsibility and given criminal penalties. In serious cases, they may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death. The Shenzhen Customs Anti-Smuggling Department stated that the criminal methods of international drug trafficking groups are emerging in endlessly. In the future, it will continue to strengthen risk assessment, intelligence analysis and international cooperation to severely crack down on cross-border drug smuggling activities.
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