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US and Chinese officials agreed to a new US Dairy Export Certificate, resolving a longstanding issue and allowing US dairies to enter a growing export market. China has said since 2010 that the previous 2007 standard did not meet its requirements and required renegotiation, but allowed US imports to continue in the meantime as long as negotiations were in good faith. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service will begin to issue the new certificates immediately. Certificates issued prior to Jan. 18, 2013 will remain valid for 60 days, but will not be accepted in China after March 20, 2013.
The Food Defense Strategy Exchange (FDSE) is a forum for food defense professionals to interact and share their knowledge and experiences. At the most recent FDSE, a poll of attendees revealed that approximately two-thirds were either re-evaluating their existing food defense plan, or implementing new food defense plans. In this podcast, Don Hsieh, Director of Commercial and Industrial Marketing at Tyco Integrated Security, discusses this topic and other findings from the exchange, and offers some best practices to proactively protect a company’s brand from food adulteration.
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